BIMINI, Bahamas – Rennia Davis scored 18 points, Evina Westbrook added 16 and Kasiyanha Kushkituah had 13 as the 11th-ranked Tennessee women’s basketball team rallied from a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit before beating the University of Alabama at Birmingham 73-69 in overtime Saturday.
Tennessee (5-0) won the Junkanoo Division of the Junkanoo Jam tournament after also beating Clemson in a semifinal Thursday, and Davis was named MVP of the four-team bracket.
With the game tied at 65 with 31 seconds left in regulation, Westbrook dribbled down the clock, drove the lane and passed it to the corner for a 3-pointer that was off the mark. Meme Jackson grabbed the offensive rebound, but her last-second shot didn’t hit the rim as the buzzer sounded.
Kushkitauh gave the Lady Vols their first lead since the first half at 70-67 with a three-point play with 46.2 seconds left in overtime. She finished with 13 rebounds and two blocks.
Jackson, who had eight rebounds, eight points and three steals, joined Davis on the all-tournament team.