Payton Verhulst scored 16 points including two free throws with 50 seconds left in the game to help No. 9 Oklahoma hold on for an 87-86 win over No. 15 Tennessee

The Sooners led by as many as 19 points on Sunday but had to survive a late 3-point attempt to escape Tennessee with the win.

The Sooners answered the challenge, handing Tennessee its first loss, 87-86, on Sunday at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. OU led by 19 in the second half and by 15 early in the fourth quarter before the Lady Vols started making a push.

Tennessee women's basketball coach Kim Caldwell was complimentary, to a point, of her players Sunday after their fourth-quarter rally fell short.

Jim bought the tickets to Tennessee's matchup with Oklahoma as a Christmas present for Lynn. The couple from Huntington, West Virginia, drove four hours to Knoxville to see coach Kim Caldwell lead her new team. They got only one season with Caldwell ...

Payton Verhulst scored 16 points including two free throws with 50 seconds left in the game to help No. 9 Oklahoma hold on for an 87-86 win

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The Bulldogs led the Volunteers at the break, but a second-half surge from No. 6 Tennessee put the game out of reach for No. 23 Georgia.

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Payton Verhulst scored 16 points including two free throws with 50 seconds left in the game to help No. 9 Oklahoma hold on for an 87-86 win over No. 15 Tennessee on Sunday.

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