SEC tournament roundup: Vanderbilt knocks off No. 18 Tennessee

Field Level Media|published: Thu 6th March, 15:57 2025

NCAA Womens Basketball: SEC Conference Tournament Second Round-Tennessee vs Vanderbilt

Mar 6, 2025; Greenville, SC, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores guard Mikayla Blakes (1) drives on Tennessee Lady Vols guard Jewel Spear (0) during the second half at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images

Mikayla Blakes scored 24 points, Khamil Pierre had a double-double and Vanderbilt defeated No. 18 Tennessee 84-76 in the second round of the SEC women's tournament Thursday afternoon in Greenville, S.C.

Pierre had 16 points and 15 rebounds before fouling out, and Iyana Moore added 23 points for the No. 8 seed Commodores (22-9), who will face No. 5 and top-seeded South Carolina (27-3) in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Ruby Whitehorn scored 14 points off the bench and starters Talaysia Cooper, Jewel Spear and Samara Spencer scored 13 each for the No. 9 seed Volunteers (22-9).

Vanderbilt, which took control by extending a six-point halftime lead to 15 at the end of the third quarter, made one fewer field goal than Tennessee made. But the Commodores shot 6 of 16 on 3-pointers compared to 9 of 29 for the Volunteers and 16 of 22 on free throws compared to 3 of 8 for Tennessee.

No. 10 Oklahoma 70, Georgia 52

Raegan Beers had 22 points and eight rebounds and No. 5 seed Oklahoma never trailed in winning its eighth consecutive game with the second-round victory.

Liz Scott added 11 points and eight rebounds and Zya Vann scored 10 for the Sooners (24-6), who will face No. 12-ranked and fourth-seeded Kentucky (22-6) in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Trinity Turner scored 12, Roxane Makolo had 11 and De'Maury Flournoy 10 to lead the No. 12 seed Bulldogs (13-19).

Oklahoma led 36-29 at halftime and took command by outscoring Georgia 15-7 in the third quarter. The Sooners finished with 27 assists on 29 field goals.

--Field Level Media