No. 21/21 Tennessee (16-9, 8-5 SEC) continues a challenging stretch, playing its third game in six days and fourth in eight with a Sunday road contest at No. 11/9 Oklahoma (20-6, 8-5 SEC).
The Lady Vols and Sooners will meet at 1 p.m. CT (2 p.m. ET) at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla.
Tennessee is coming off a home loss vs. Texas A&M on Thursday night, falling by an 82-74 count after the Lady Vols erased all but two of a 19-point deficit and nearly had a thrilling comeback win.
Oklahoma, meanwhile, held off an upset bid by No. 24/25 Georgia in Athens on Thursday night, claiming a 71-67 victory.
This is the ninth meeting between these programs, with UT holding a 6-2 edge in the all-time series. The Lady Vols have won three of the past four meetings, but the Sooners edged Tennessee in Knoxville last season, 87-86.
UT is 22nd in the NET, 26th in the WAB and 21st in the AP & Coaches Polls. Tennessee is led by 6-0 redshirt junior guard Talaysia Cooper (15.8 ppg., 5.0 rpg., 3.8 apg., 2.8 spg., 52 3FGs), 6-4 senior forward Janiah Barker (14.4 ppg., 6.8 rpg., 34 3FGs), freshman guard Mia Pauldo (11.2 ppg., 56 assts./31 TOs, 40 3FGs) and senior forward Zee Spearman (10.4 ppg., 6.0 rpg., 21 3FGs).
The Lady Vols rank No. 7 nationally in threes made per game (9.6), with 13 games of 10+ treys (7x in SEC play). UT is No. 16 nationally in offensive rebounds per game (15.6) and No. 52 in total rebounds per contest (40.12). The Big Orange is No. 32 nationally in turnover margin at 4.72.
Tennessee is No. 33 in NCAA scoring offense (77.0), including 74.2 in SEC games. The Lady Vols are 36th nationally in steals per game (10.9), carding 10+ steals 14 times after grabbing an SEC-high 15 vs. Missouri. Tennessee is No. 41 in turnovers forced per game (20.24) and has caused 20+ turnovers 13 times this season after hurrying Missouri into 21 on Feb. 12.
Tennessee ranks No. 1 on the NCAA's Toughest Schedule Report, facing teams with a combined winning percentage of .690 from its past and future opponents. Of the Lady Vols' three remaining games, all are vs. ranked teams and two are vs. those in the top 10. Since Jan. 18, Tennessee is in a stretch of playing nine ranked teams in 13 games.
By the time the regular season ends, UT will have played seven of the top 10 teams in this week's AP Poll, including the top five and all four teams from last year's NCAA Final Four.