KNOXVILLE – There were a lot of things that one could glean to be positive about the Tennessee women’s basketball performance Monday against Arkansas.
The outcome would not be one of them.
The Lady Vols – who fell out of the Top 25 on Monday – led for over 12 minutes of the game and held a lead late, but they were unable to contain Malica Monk on the Razorbacks’ last possession. The Arkansas guard hit a 15-foot jump shot with 3.3 seconds to play for an 80-79 Southeastern Conference win in front of 7,259 at Thompson-Boling Arena.
The loss was the fifth straight for Tennessee (12-6, 1-5), and things don’t get easier as top-ranked Notre Dame comes to town for a 7 p.m. game Thursday.
Tennessee was led by Evina Westbrook’s 24 points and five assists. She was 10-for-17 from the field. Zaay Green was 8-for-14 for 17 points while adding six rebounds and three assists, while Cheridene Green had 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting and had 12 rebounds.