No. 15/13 Tennessee put together a pair of 16-0 first-half runs to build a 48-16 lead at the intermission and never looked back, blowing past Middle Tennessee, 85-41, on Thursday night in front of an announced crowd of 10,212 at the Murphy Center.

The Lady Vols (4-1) won their fourth straight game, all against in-state opponents, and tied their largest margin of victory in the 25-game series vs. the Blue Raiders (2-3). On Feb. 1, 1974, Margaret Hutson's UT squad won 77-33 in Knoxville to also notch a 44-point triumph.

Senior forward Janiah Barker led the Big Orange charge, turning in season highs of 20 points and 12 rebounds behind 6-of-10 shooting from the field and 7-of-8 accuracy at the free-throw line.

Freshman guard Deniya Prawl produced a career-high 15 points, while redshirt juni

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