(2) Tennessee 80, (10) Maryland 75
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Candace Parker and Alexis Hornbuckle each scored 19 points and No. 2 Tennessee rallied to a 80-75 victory over No. 10 Maryland in the Paradise Jam tournament Saturday.
Sidney Spencer added 13 points and Parker finished with eight rebounds for the Lady Vols (5-0).
Crystal Langhorne had 19 points and 11 rebounds for Maryland (4-1). Marissa Coleman scored 16 and sophomore Laura Harper finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Coleman scored to give Maryland a 42-41 lead in the second half, and the Terps moved out to a 51-46 advantage when Harper made two free throws with 13:10 left. Ashleigh Newman added a foul shot to extend the lead.
Tennessee battled back and regained the lead at 64-63 on Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood's jumper with 6 minutes left.
The Lady Vols led by three points with two minutes left and tried to run down the clock. Coleman was called for an over-and-back violation after a steal, and Wiley-Gatewood was whistled for a foul after a Tennessee miss, putting Kristi Toliver at the line.
Toliver made both free throws, pulling the Terps within 76-75.
Shanna Zolman missed a long field goal attempt and Maryland had possession with 5.3 seconds left.
Spencer stole the inbounds pass and was fouled. She made both free throws and Maryland's ensuing inbounds pass flew into the stands with 2 seconds left.
Parker was fouled on the following inbounds pass and made two free throws to help close out the win.
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