Feb. 15, 2007

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S. Bobbitt | Coach Summitt

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Candace Parker had 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and third-ranked Tennessee had a decisive run in the first half en route to an 81-69 win over Mississippi on Thursday night.

The Lady Vols (24-2, 11-0 Southeastern Conference) took the lead before halftime with an 11-0 run while Rebels star Armintie Price was on the bench with two fouls.

Price, who is second in scoring in the SEC behind Parker, scored nine of her 13 points in the second half for Mississippi (19-8, 8-4). She was averaging 18.7 points a game.

Shannon Bobbitt added 15 points and Alexis Hornbuckle had 12 for Tennessee.

Danetra Forrest scored 11 points for Ole Miss, while Ashley Awkward, Carla Bartee and Bianca Thomas added 10 apiece, and Jada Mincy had 10 rebounds.

The Rebels got to 42-36 in the second half on a layup by Forrest. Price picked up her third foul on the next play and stayed on the court, but soon the game was out of reach.

The Lady Vols capped the ensuing 7-0 run with Sidney Spencer's jumper that made it 49-36 with 15:34 left. Tennessee led by 19 with 5:56 to go.

The Rebels led 20-17 on Bartee's jumper with 7:36 left in the first half.

Bobbitt then hit a 3 to start an 11-0 run for the Lady Vols. They never trailed again and beat Ole Miss for the 14th straight time.

Price, a senior, only needs seven points to become the fifth women in NCAA history with at least 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 300 assists and 300 steals in a career.

She would follow Southern Cal's Cheryl Miller, Baylor's Sophia Young, and Tennessee's Chamique Holdsclaw and Tamika Catchings.

With Price sitting on the bench with two fouls, Ole Miss kept the game close early and went ahead 14-13 on Thomas' putback with 12:02 left. But Tennessee got the lead back on the next play on Parker's scoop shot in the lane.

The Rebels had 23 turnovers and Tennessee had 20 - 14 were on steals.

Price, who leads in the NCAA with 3.73 steals a game, had four.