Nared leads No. 6 Tennessee to 86-70 win over 9th-ranked SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jaime Nared scored 19 points as No. 6 Tennessee bounced back from its first loss of the season with an 86-70 victory at No. 9 South Carolina, which played without injured All-American A'ja Wilson.
The Lady Vols (16-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) lost in overtime, 79-76, at Texas A&M on Thursday night. But with the 6-foot-5 Wilson sidelined with a right ankle sprain for the Gamecocks (14-3, 3-2), Tennessee took advantage of the middle, with Nared and Mercedes Russell helping build an 18-point lead late in the third quarter.
South Carolina rallied to cut the lead to 70-66 on Alexis Jennings' three-point play with 5:45 left.