Top-ranked Tennessee rolls past Louisiana Tech

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Shanna Zolman scored 21 points and Candace Parker had 18 points and seven rebounds to lead top-ranked Tennessee to a 83-59 victory over Louisiana Tech on Thursday night.
The Lady Vols (9-0) took advantage of 22 turnovers by the Lady Techsters (5-3).
Nicky Anosike added 12 points on 5-for-7 shooting for the Lady Vols. Zolman shot 5-for-7 from 3-point range. It was Tennessee's fifth straight victory in the series.
Louisiana Tech was led by Aarica Ray-Boyd's 15 points. Tasha Williams added 13 and Shan Moore 10.
Tennessee shot 46.6 percent from the floor, while Louisiana Tech shot 38.5 percent.
The game was close for the first 13 minutes before Parker's layup with 14:15 left in the period gave the Lady Vols a 12-10 lead. Tennessee never trailed again.
With 7 minutes left in the half and leading 17-14, Tennessee went on a 13-0 run. Zolman's 3-pointer gave the Lady Vols a 30-14 lead with 3:30 left in the half.
The Lady Vols outscored Louisiana Tech 23-6 over the last 7 minutes of the half and led 40-20 at the break.
Louisiana Tech shot 23.1 percent from the floor in the first half, making 6 of 26 attempts, and committed 15 turnovers. Tennessee shot 50 percent and made nine turnovers.
Zolman had 16 points at halftime, and Parker scored 13 in the first half.
Tennessee built the lead to 25 early in the second half. The Lady Techsters rallied briefly with an 8-0 run, cutting it to 49-32 on Eboni Mangum's layup with 15:30 left.
The Lady Vols build the lead back to 25 points with just under 10 minutes left.
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