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#6 UT Continues To Dominate Bama, 77-56
February 19, 2015 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 19, 2015
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- #6 Tennessee won its 41st consecutive game against Alabama, blasting the Crimson Tide, 77-56, on Thursday night. The Lady Vols (23-3 overall) remain perfect in the SEC with a 13-0 conference mark. Tennessee has won 19 of its last 20 games overall.
The Lady Vols have not lost a game to an SEC foe in more than a year now, winning the last 20 in a row dating to a loss to Kentucky on Feb. 16, 2014.
Tennessee set a school record for most made free throws without a miss in history. The Lady Vols were a perfect 18-of-18, surpassing the mark of 10-of-10 vs. LSU in 2010. In making 18-of-18, Tennessee tied for third in SEC history for most free throws made without a miss. The record is 20-of-20 by LSU in 1988 and Alabama in 1992.
Senior Ariel Massengale led three Lady Vols in double-figures with 17 points as she connected on 5-of-11 from 3-point range. Massengale now has 34 points in her last two games after scoring 33 total in the prior six games.
Senior Cierra Burdick tallied 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds while junior Bashaara Graves scored 14 points.
Starting in place of injured Isabelle Harrison, junior Nia Moore scored six points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked a career-high six shots.
Alabama (13-15, 2-11 SEC) was led by Ashley Williams, who scored 18 points. Hannah Cook chipped in with 11.
Tennessee raced out to a 16-2 lead eight minutes into the game and continued to control the contest from there.
An Andraya Carter layup with 9:23 left in the first half put Tennessee ahead 20-9 and the Lady Vols led by at least double-figures the rest of the way.
Massengale knocked down three consecutive 3-pointers to put Tennessee ahead 33-17 with just over four minutes left in the first half.
The Lady Vols led 33-22 at the half led by Massengale's 12 points. Tennessee limited Alabama to 27.3 percent from the floor including 0-of-7 from 3-point range.
The Lady Vols opened a 29-point lead at 57-28 by virtue of a 20-2 run with 11 minutes left in the game. Tennessee made nine consecutive free throws to finish the spurt.
Tennessee led by as many as 36 points at 69-33 with 6:19 left in the game on a Burdick free throw.
Tennessee returns to action on Monday in a huge clash at #2 South Carolina in Columbia. That game airs on ESPN2 and can be heard on the Lady Vol Network.
