Spear has 6 3s, scores 20, No. 15 Lady Vols open SEC play with 91-78 win over Texas A&M

By The Associated Press

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Jewel Spear hit six 3-pointers and scored 20 points and No. 15 Tennessee used a strong first half to beat Texas A&M 91-78 in a SEC opener. The Lady Vols hit four 3-pointers in the first quarter to take a 22-15 lead and took command with a 14-0 run in the middle of the second quarter to make it 48-26 at halftime. Ruby Whitehorn started the run with a jumper that made it 28-20 barely two minutes into the second quarter. Six different players scored and Talaysia Cooper’s jumper made it 40-20 at the 4:18 mark. The Aggies only missed two shots in their 4-minute, 19-second drought but had five turnovers. They finished with 25 turnovers — the 10th Tennessee opponent to have at least 20 — and the Lady Vols turned those into 34 points. Aicha Coulibaly scored 20 points for the Aggies.