STARKVILLE, Miss. โย Mississippi State women’s basketball fell to Tennessee 75-64 inside Humphrey Coliseum on Thursday.ย
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Graduate student forward Erynn Barnum led the team in points and rebounds to finish with her eighth career double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds in 34 minutes, while graduate student guard Lauren Park-Lane added 10 points and a team-high five assists.ย
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The 12 rebounds for Barnum surpassed her previous SEC-high and marked her seventh game this season with a team-high rebound total. Park-Lane has led the team in assists in 18 of 20 games and all five SEC contests this season. Mississippi State is now 15-5 on the season and 2-3 in the SEC.ย
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Mississippi State converted on 7-12 from the field and all five starters scored before the first stoppage of play to take a 14-7 lead at the first media timeout with 4:16 left in the first quarter. Mississippi converted on 52.4 percent from the field and held its visitors to 22.2 percent to secure a 23-12 lead after the initial 10 minutes.ย
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A pair of free throws from Barnum off a steal and fastbreak foul secured the Bulldogs their largest lead of the contest at 25-12 nearly a minute into the second quarter. Tennessee responded to the early deficit with a 7-0 run to cut the margin to 25-19.ย
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Mississippi State headed into the locker room with a 37-30 lead after Barnum knocked down a jumper with 1:42 left in the first half. ย
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Tennessee opened the second half on an 8-2 run to cut the deficit to one possession at 39-38 and force a…
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