No. 12 Texas A&M women beat No. 23 Tennessee 76-71 in OT
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Courtney Walker scored 29 points, including 10 in overtime, and No. 12 Texas A&M bounced back from two straight losses to beat No. 23 Tennessee 76-71 on Sunday.
After a sloppy first half, which ended with the Aggies on top 30-29, the third quarter would was owned by Tennessee, which shot 60 percent to open a 51-40 lead. A&M made just 2 of 17 shots.
That is when Walker and the Aggies roared back, outscoring Tennessee 21 to 10 in the final period, which was capped by a game-tying field goal from Khaalia Hillsman with five seconds remaining.
Tennessee opened overtime with a free throw before Walker scored four points and Chelsea Jennings made two free throws for a 67-62 lead with 2:57 left.
Twice the Volunteers closed within on and each time Walker answered and the Aggies went 7 of 8 from the line in the last 1:34.
Hillsman added 14 points for the Aggies (16-7, 6-3 SEC).
Jordan Reynolds led the Lady Vols (14-9, 5-5) with 16 points.