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12/20 12:46 CST Roberts, Berry lead No. 16 Louisville women to 89-65 win over
No. 17 Tennessee at Barclays Center
Roberts, Berry lead No. 16 Louisville women to 89-65 win over No. 17 Tennessee
at Barclays Center
NEW YORK (AP) --- Tajianna Roberts scored 18 points, Imari Berry had 15 points
and 13 rebounds for her first career double-double, and No. 16 Louisville
pulled away from No. 17 Tennessee 89-65 on Saturday in the Champions Classic at
Barclays Center.
The Cardinals (12-3) have won five straight and eight of their last nine.
Louisville has won the last four meetings with the Lady Vols.
Reyna Scott scored 10 of her 13 points in the fourth quarter, Mackenly Randolph
finished with 11 and Laura Ziegler and Skylar Jones each had 10. Elif
Istanbulluoglu grabbed 14 rebounds with nine points.
Zee Spearman had 18 points and 12 rebounds, her first double-double this season
for the Lady Vols (7-3). Talaysia Cooper added 14 points and Mia Pauldo 10.
The game was tied midway through the third quarter before the Cardinals closed
the period on a 15-4 run that included seven Tennessee turnovers. After
Spearman and Randolph were assessed technical fouls following a skirmish in the
opening minute of the fourth quarter, Louisville picked up where it left off in
the third, scoring 12 straight points over two minutes. Suddenly the Cardinals
were up by 22 after Tennessee missed its first six shots.
Louisville outscored Tennessee 26-13 in the fourth quarter and 48-29 in the
second half.
The Cardinals shot 49% and had a 59-37 advantage on the boards, scoring 24
second-chance points.
Louisville led 41-36 at halftime. Tied after the first quarter, the teams
exchanged leads in the second period before Louisville went on a 12-0 run to
lead by nine before Tennessee trimmed it to five at the break.
Up next Tennessee is host to Southern Indiana on Monday. Louisville returns to ACC play at home against SMU on Jan. 1. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
Up next Tennessee is host to Southern Indiana on Monday. Louisville returns to ACC play at home against SMU on Jan. 1. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
