Kaniya Boyd sank a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:58 to play as No. 12 Tennessee rallied for a 68-58 nonconference win over Belmont on Thursday in Knoxville, Tenn.

The Bruins led by five points early in the fourth quarter and were up 56-54 after Tuti Jones made 1 of 2 free throws with just under five minutes to go.

A tip-in from Tennessee’s Deniya Prawl tied the score and started a game-changing 10-0 run. Talaysia Cooper hit 1 of 2 foul shots with 1:01 remaining, giving the Lady Vols a 64-56 advantage.

Cooper paced Tennessee (3-1) with 22 points and 14 rebounds. Janiah Barker added 11 points for the Lady Vols, and Zee Spearman had 10 points and eight boards. Belmont (1-2) got 14 points from Avery Strickland, 13 from Jailyn Banks and 10 from Hilary Fuller.

No. 9 Maryland 88, Towson 70

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