Final
Spencer comes up big in Tennessee's win over Vandy
Jan 26, 2007 - 4:02 AM NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) -- Sidney Spencer scored a career-high 26 points as fourth-ranked Tennessee rebounded from its second loss of the season with a 67-57 Southeastern Conference victory over No. 14 Vanderbilt.Spencer, who went just 3-of-13 from the field in a 74-70 loss to top-ranked Duke on Monday, knocked down 8-of-13 shots, including four 3-pointers, as the Lady Vols (18-2, 5-0 SEC) captured their 12th straight win in the series with their intrastate rival.
Candace Parker had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Alexis Hornbuckle scored 11 for Tennessee, which made sure a 28-21 halftime lead held up by shooting 50 percent (11-of-22) after the break.
Carla Thomas was the lone player in double figures with 16 points for the Commodores (17-4, 3-3), who committed a season-high 27 turnovers in absorbing their first loss in 12 home games this season.
- TENNESSEE (67)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Spencer 34 8-13 6-6 4-7 2 3 26
C Parker 34 7-14 5-10 2-11 3 1 19
N Anosike 30 1-1 2-2 2-4 1 4 4
S Bobbitt 23 2-6 0-0 0-0 3 1 5
A Hornbuckle 38 3-8 4-4 0-4 6 3 11
D Redding 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0
Jan 25 9:18 PM - NCAA WOMENS BB
TENNESSEE (4) 28
VANDERBILT (14) 21 HALFTIME
Jan 25 7:51 PM
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