Senior forward Janiah Barker scored a career-high 29 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, but No. 21/21 Tennessee dropped a Southeastern Conference contest to Texas A&M, 82-74, after a frantic fourth-quarter comeback bid came up short.
The Lady Vols (16-9, 8-5 SEC) outscored the Aggies 23-13 in the final frame and used a 10-0 run to cut an 18-point deficit to two with 2:07 to go, but A&M scored the game's final six points to seal the outcome.
Senior forward Zee Spearman and redshirt junior Talaysia Cooper joined Barker in double figures with 14 and 11, respectively.
Texas A&M (11-11, 4-9 SEC) was led by guard Ny'Ceara Pryor, who scored 13 points in the first quarter and finished with 22. Forward Fatmata Janneh and guard Lemyah Hylton contributed 17 and 12, respectively, with Janneh pulling down a game-high 12 boards.
UT will conclude its arduous stretch of four games in eight days by playing the last one at No. 11/9 Oklahoma on Sunday (ESPN). The Lady Vols and Sooners will meet at the Lloyd Noble Center at 1 p.m. CT (2 p.m. ET).