In its first-ever road game in the Southeastern Conference, Oklahoma held off a late Tennessee run to win its first SEC game, 87-86, on Sunday in Knoxville, earning NCAA.com team of the week honors.
Oklahoma split a pair of top-15 SEC games this week, losing at home to No. 5 Texas, 80-73 on Jan. 2, before rebounding to win at No. 15 ranked and previously undefeated Tennessee on Sunday.
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Senior guard Payton Verhulst scored 16 points including two free throws with 50 seconds left in the game to help Oklahoma hold off a late Tennessee rally. Leading 46-39 at the halftime break, the Sooners outpaced Tennessee 29-20 in the third quarter, growing the lead to as many as 19 points with 3:49 left in the quarter. The Lady Vols answered with a strong run in the final minutes to cut Oklahoma’s lead to one before Tennessee’s Sara Puckett missed a 3-pointer in the final seconds as the Sooners held on for the win,…
