No. 22/22 Tennessee shot 52 percent from the field and outscored Missouri in the paint by a 54-24 margin to claim a 98-53 wire-to-wire victory in front of 10,489 at Food City Center on Thursday night.
The Lady Vols (16-6, 8-2 SEC), who matched their league victory total from last season and remained as one of only three teams in the conference with two losses or fewer, were led by 22 points from senior forward Janiah Barker.
Redshirt junior guard Talaysia Cooper filled the stat sheet with 17 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals with no turnovers, while junior forward Alyssa Latham, senior guard Nya Robertson and freshman guard Deniya Prawl chipped in 15, 14 and 13, respectively.
Prawl and fellow freshman guard Jaida Civil pulled down 10 rebounds each, with Prawl notching her first career double-double.
Missouri (16-11, 4-8 SEC) was paced by Grace Slaughter with 20 points, while Shannon Dowell tossed in 11.