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Lady Vols pull away in final 6 minutes to beat Green Bay

Tennessee guard Andraya Carter (14) knocks the ball away from Green Bay forward Mehryn Kraker (10) during the first half of a first-round women's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 18, 2016, in Tempe, Ariz. Tennessee guard Andraya Carter (14) knocks the ball away from Green Bay forward Mehryn Kraker (10) during the first half of a first-round women's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 18, 2016, in Tempe, Ariz.

By Associated Press March 18, 2016 1 min read

TEMPE, Ariz. – Te’a Cooper scored 15 points, Diamond DeShields added 14 and Tennessee pulled away in the final six minutes to beat Wisconsin-Green Bay 59-53 in the opening round of the NCAA women’s tournament on Friday.

The seventh-seeded Lady Vols (20-13) used a 10-0 run to take control in the final minutes after trailing much of the game. No. 10 seed Green Bay (28-5) went 6:07 without scoring after taking a 49-48 lead with 6:11 to play.

Tennessee improved to 28-1 all-time in first-round NCAA play and advanced to Sunday’s second-round contest against the winner of the game between No. 2 seed Arizona State and No. 15 New Mexico State.

Allie LeClaire scored 14 points, Kaili Lukan 12 and Jessica Lindstrom 11 for the Phoenix.x