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USA Today
29-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Texas eliminates Lady Vols in Sweet 16
Texas eliminates Lady Vols in Sweet 16 No. 1 seed Texas (34-3) defeated No. 5 seed Tennessee (24-10), 67-59, Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. The Longhorns led, 34-30, at halftime before Tennessee rallied to tie the game, 50-50, in the third quarter. Ruby Whitehorn totaled 16 points, two assists and one steal for Tennessee, which scored just nine points over the final 10 minutes of the contest and converted 5-of-26 three-point attempts against Texas. Texas also forced the Lady Vols into 18 turnovers. Zee Spearman recorded 13 points and seven rebounds, while Samara Spencer had 12 points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal for Tennessee. Talaysia Cooper finished with seven points for Tennessee, which led, 13-8, in the first quarter. The Longhorns' Madison Booker led all scorers with 17 points. She also totaled six rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
2025 March Madness: Texas fends off Tennessee upset to advance to Elite Eight
Texas forward Madison Booker (35) blocks the shot attempt of Tennessee guard Ruby Whitehorn (2) during the first half in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) In a thrilling matchup, Texas pulled off a 67-59 win over Tennessee, fending off a Lady Vols' comeback in a game that came down to the wire. The women's Sweet Sixteen has been delivering plenty of madness, and the matchup between the SEC foes did not disappoint. After a tight start, Texas pulled ahead, going up by as many as eight points as Tennessee struggled to get successful shots. Advertisement Tennessee's infamous fast-paced play was a key aspect in this game: The Lady Vols largely controlled the pace, only falling behind Texas as their shots fell short. But in the third quarter, some of those threes started to land, and Tennessee took advantage of some unfortunate Longhorns turnovers to make it a close game again. Throughout a frantic fourth quarter, the two teams traded leads, before Texas started to pull away again, picking up a five-point lead. In the final minutes, a few turnovers and misses put a win further out of reach for Tennessee. A pair of free throws from Madison Booker, and two more from Bryanna Preston, sealed the eight-point win for Texas. With the win, Texas advances to the Elite Eight and will face TCU, who is coming off a massive Hailey Van Lith-powered win over Notre Dame.
