Kentucky Wildcats at Tennessee Lady Volunteers
· SEC Tournament - 2nd Round
Puckett scores 22, Lady Vols pull away in second half to top Kentucky 76-62 in SEC second round
The Lady Vols (18-11) face fourth-seeded Alabama in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Darby, a senior, came off the bench and scored all 10 of her points in the second half to go with a career-high 10 rebounds. Jewel Spear also had 10 points.
Saniah Tyler had 17 points for the Wildcats (12-20). Ajae Petty scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for her 18th double-double of the year and 20th for her career. Eniya Russell added 11 points.
Darby hit a 3-pointer to cap a 10-0 run through the middle of the third quarter for a 45-35 lead. Spear also had a 3. Darby added another 3 and had eight points in the quarter for a 53-44 lead heading into the fourth.
The Lady Vols got the lead to 14 but Tyler scored five points to cut the deficit to 63-54 with 4 1/2 minutes to go. Rickea Jackson and Jillian Hollingshead answered and the lead stayed in double figures.
After a horrible shooting first half, Tennessee shot 61% in the second half (19 of 31), including 5 of 10 from 3-point range. Kentucky finished 4 of 17 behind the arc and shot 35.5% (22 of 62).
The first half was a bit of a struggle for both teams, with neither leading by more than five or having a run longer than five. The Lady Vols led 19-18 after one quarter and 28-26 at halftime. Puckett was the only player with more than six, scoring 12. She was 4 of 7 from the floor, 2 of 3 behind the arc, while her teammates were 4 of 24, 1 of 8.
Kentucky shot 34% (11 of 32) with two 3s and just 2 of 2 at the line in the first half. Tennessee shot 26% (8-31) but had three 3s and was 9 of 10 from the foul line.
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- TV Channel: Wildcats vs Lady Volunteers 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on SEC Network.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 62 - 76 |
| 4th 0:25 |  |
Karoline Striplin Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 76 |
| 4th 0:25 |  |
Eniya Russell missed Layup. | 62 - 76 |
| 4th 0:34 | |
Kentucky Timeout | 62 - 76 |
| 4th 0:35 | |
Karoline Striplin made Layup. Assisted by Jillian Hollingshead. | 62 - 76 |
Statistics
 UK |
TENN |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-62 | FG | 27-62 |
| 35.5 | Field Goal % | 43.5 |
| 4-17 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 23.5 | Three Point % | 36.4 |
| 14-20 | FT | 14-21 |
| 70.0 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Assists | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 1 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Greenville, SC
Attendance: 6,144 | Capacity:
2023-24 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 16-0 | - | 38-0 |
| LSU | 13-3 | 3 | 31-6 |
| Ole Miss | 12-4 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Alabama | 10-6 | 6 | 24-10 |
| Tennessee | 10-6 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Vanderbilt | 9-7 | 7 | 23-10 |
| Mississippi State | 8-8 | 8 | 23-12 |
| Auburn | 8-8 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Texas A&M | 6-10 | 10 | 19-13 |
| Arkansas | 6-10 | 10 | 18-15 |
| Florida | 5-11 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Kentucky | 4-12 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Georgia | 3-13 | 13 | 12-18 |
| Missouri | 2-14 | 14 | 11-19 |