Murfreesboro, Tenn. — Janiah Barker scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and No. 15 Tennessee dominated the first half to roll to an 85-41 win over Middle Tennessee on Thursday night.

Barker scored the first five points of the game and the Lady Vols scored the first 15, including back-to-back 3-pointers from Talaysia Cooper. They added a 9-0 run and led 25-9 after one quarter.

Another 16-0 run in the second quarter, after Zee Spearman scored the first five points of the quarter, helped make it 48-16 at the half.

Deniya Prawl had 15 points off the bench for Tennessee (4-1), which had a 47-31 rebounding advantage. Cooper added 13 points and Mya Pauldo had 10.

Savannah Davis had 18 points for the Blue Raiders (2-2), who shot 26.5% and had 27 turnovers that were converted into 36 point

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