The Texas A&M Aggies delivered a stunning road upset against 21st-ranked Tennessee, defeating the Volunteers 82-74 Thursday evening in Knoxville.
Leading the charge for the Aggies were Ny’Ceara Pryor, who tallied 22 points and dished out 10 assists, and Fatmata Janneh, who contributed 17 points while grabbing 12 rebounds. Lemyah Hylton chipped in 12 points for Texas A&M (11-11, 4-9 SEC).
The turning point came in the third quarter when the Aggies exploded with a dominant 16-2 run to open the period, building a commanding 63-44 advantage. Despite jumping out to a 10-0 lead early in the contest, Texas A&M held only a narrow five-point edge at intermission before their decisive third-quarter surge resulted in a 22-9 period advantage.
Tennessee’s Janiah Barker delivered an outstanding individual performance with a career-best 29 points and 10 rebounds. Zee Spearman contributed 14 points while Talaysia Cooper added 11 for the Volunteers (16-9, 8-5), who never managed to take the lead and suffered their third consecutive defeat.
In other Top 25 action, fourth-ranked Texas dominated Arkansas 93-62 behind Madison Booker’s 21 points. The Longhorns built a substantial 20-point halftime advantage and cruised to victory in Fayetteville.
Ninth-ranked Duke defeated NC State 83-65 as Toby Fournier posted 26 points and 12 rebounds. The Blue Devils improved to a perfect 15-0 in ACC play.
Eleventh-ranked Oklahoma edged 24th-ranked Georgia 71-67, with Aaliyah Chavez leading the way with 27 points. The Sooners controlled the game throughout, never surrendering their lead.
Thirteenth-ranked Iowa topped Purdue 83-74 behind Ava Heiden’s 21 points and 13 rebounds, while 22nd-ranked North Carolina needed overtime to defeat Virginia Tech 66-63, with Nyla Harris contributing 15 points and nine rebounds in the victory.
