STANFORD, Calif. — Talaysia Cooper scored a go-ahead layup with 6 seconds left on the way to 19 points and a career-high 10 steals as Tennessee forced 30 turnovers, and the 19th-ranked Lady Vols beat Stanford 65-62 on Wednesday night in the first matchup between the storied national power programs in nearly three years.

Stanford's Lara Somfai missed two free throws with 13 seconds left but Nunu Agara rebounded the second and scored the putback to tie the game at 62, giving Tennessee (6-2) another chance with 12.1 seconds left. Agara missed a driving layup with 2 seconds to go.

Agara's 3-pointer with 1:13 remaining pulled Stanford within 62-60 and she finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds as Hall of Famer Tara VanDerveer watched her former team from the stands.

Freshman Hailee Swain sc

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