FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Razorbacks dropped Thursday’s matchup to No. 9 Tennessee by a score of 164-72.
Zee Spearman was two rebounds shy of a double-double with 18 points and eight rebounds in the Lady Vols' 30-point road win against Arkansas on Sunday.
Three Lady Vols combined for 55 points against Arkansas: Talaysia Cooper (20), Zee Spearman (18) and Ruby Whitehorn (17). Arkansas guard Izzy Higginbottom led all scorers with 26 points. Tennessee forward Sara Puckett led all players with nine rebounds, while Lady Vols’ guard Samara Spencer was the contest’s leader in assists (8).
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Following Arkansas women’s basketball’s 93-63 loss to #16 Tennessee, Hogs head coach Mike Neighbors spoke to the media. Coach Neighbors spoke
After two close losses against Oklahoma and LSU, Tennessee dominated Arkansas, 93-63, to reach .500 in SEC play. Talaysia Cooper led the way with 20 points, while Zee Spearman picked up 18 and Ruby Whitehorn recorded 17.
No. 16 Tennessee downed Arkansas 93-63 in front of 3,072 fans while hitting 12 3-pointers and scoring 28 points off 22 Razorback turnovers. It was fourth loss in five games for Arkansas (8-11, 1-3) and came after a thrilling 59-58 win at Auburn on Thursday night.
Tess Darby had a rolled right ankle and missed the Lady Vols' loss to LSU. She is available for Tennessee vs Arkansas on Sunday on the SEC injury report.
• Tennessee senior guard Samara Spencer transferred from Arkansas to Tennessee. Spencer is averaging 12 points and a team-high 5.5 assists, along with a 43.5% three-point percentage that ranks second in the SEC. Her 3.12 assist-to-turnover ratio is second best in the SEC.
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The Razorbacks are looking for their first win over Tennessee since 2020. Arkansas, then-No. 22, defeated the Lady Vols 83-75 in Bud Walton Arena on Feburary 20, just weeks before the season was canceled due to Covid-19.
Alijah Martin scored 14 points and three teammates also scored in double figures as No. 8 Florida defeated Arkansas 71-63 on Saturday.