STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Jaime Nared scored a career-high 30 points, Diamond DeShields added 20 and Tennessee earned a surprisingly easy 82-64 victory over No. 3 Mississippi State on Sunday.
Tennessee (19-10, 10-6 Southeastern Conference) led for nearly the entire game, jumping out to an 18-8 lead by the end of the first quarter. The Lady Volunteers shot 29 of 53 (54.7 percent) from the field, routinely getting open looks near the basket.
Tennessee won a road game against a team ranked in the top three for the first time since 2004.
Mississippi State (27-3, 13-3) has lost two straight games to end the regular season.