No. 13 Tennessee finally puts away WSU women
Wichita State’s women’s basketball team stayed with No. 13 Tennessee for the entire first half Monday, but the Lady Vols took control in the second half for a 68-56 victory in Knoxville, Tenn.
WSU (0-4) led 17-13 after one quarter and led 27-25 with a minute to play in the first half. Tennessee (3-0) outscored the Shockers 19-8 in the third quarter.
Diamond Lockhart had 13 points and Angie Tompkins and Jeliah Preston had 12 points each for WSU.
Wichita St. | 17 | 11 | 8 | 20 | — | 56 |
Tennessee | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | — | 68 |
WICHITA ST. (0-4): Thompson 2-5 0-0 4, Lockhart 6-14 0-0 13, Preston 4-10 1-2 12, Bessard 4-14 1-1 9, Tompkins 5-9 1-1 12, Stovall 1-4 0-0 2, Lzada-Cabbge 1-6 2-2 4, , Faye 0-0 0-0 0, Chapel 0-0 0-0 0, Ambrosio 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-64 5-6 56.
TENNESSEE (3-0): Davis 5-12 4-6 15, Westbrook 3-6 3-6 9, Jackson 1-5 1-2 4, Russell 8-12 1-5 17, Nared 3-16 3-4 9, Hayes 2-5 8-11 12, Dunbar 1-1 0-0 2, Green 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-57 20-34 68.
Three-point shooting: Wichita St. 5-16 (Preston 3-8, Tompkns 1-2, Lockhart 1-3, Lzada-Cabbge 0-1), Tennessee 2-12 (Davis 1-2, Jackson 1-5, Westbrook 0-2, Nared 0-3). Rebounds: Wichita St. 34 (Bessard 12), Tennessee 40 (Davis 10). Assists: Wichita St. 14 (Thompson 4), Tennessee 13 (Westbrook 6). Steals: Wichita St. 9 (Lockhart 4), Tennessee 11 (Jackson 4).
This story was originally published November 20, 2017 at 7:56 PM with the headline "No. 13 Tennessee finally puts away WSU women."