STILLWATER, Okla. – Tennessee’s Evina Westbrook set her collegiate career high by scoring 29 points on 12-for-15 shooting as the 11th-ranked Lady Volunteers handed Oklahoma State its first loss of the season, winning 76-63 Sunday in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge for women’s basketball.
Tennessee remains undefeated through six games and will host Stetson (1-6) at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson-Boling Arena before another road game against a Big 12 program next Sunday at Texas (7-1). The Longhorns lost 67-49 to Mississippi State of the Southeastern Conference on Sunday.
In Stillwater, a pair of sophomore guards put on a show in an entertaining first half, when Tennessee’s Westbrook made all eight of her shots to post 16 points and Oklahoma State’s Braxtin Miller scored 22 points on 7-for-11 shooting – including 2-for-4 from 3-point range – and was 6-for-8 on free throws.
There were 10 ties and three lead changes in the first two quarters, and the Cowgirls (6-1) went into the locker room at halftime ahead 43-40.
Tennessee controlled the third quarter, scoring the first eight points and then following that with an 11-1 run. The Lady Vols led 61-49 entering the fourth quarter. The Cowgirls cut the deficit to 70-63 on two Miller free throws with three minutes to play, but Westbrook scored the last six points of the game.