(AP Photo)Tiffany Clarke scored all of her 23 points in the second half, and Vanderbilt beat Mississippi State 69-55 Friday night in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals.more>> A huge weekend of activities in downtown Nashville kicked off Friday with the SEC women's basketball tournament.more>> A'dia Mathies scored on a three-point play with 38.8 seconds left, and No. 16 Kentucky edged LSU 60-58 Friday in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals.more>>
(AP) NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Glory Johnson scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 4 Tennessee beat eighth-seeded Florida 92-75 Friday in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals.
The Lady Volunteers (29-2) will meet either fourth-seeded Georgia or fifth-seeded South Carolina in Saturday's semifinals.
Tennessee had a 38-36 halftime lead, but Johnson hit a long-range jumper, a shot in the paint and a fast-break layup in the first 1:25 of the second half to give the Lady Vols a 44-36 lead.
Jordan Jones hit a 3-pointer from the corner to cut the margin to five points, but it was as close as the Gators (18-14) would get.
The Lady Vols shot 69.2 percent in the second half and hit 17 of 25 from the free-throw line after halftime. Shekinna Stricklen added 20 points for Tennessee.
Lanita Bartley led Florida with 14 points.
Georgia and South Carolina will play Friday at 6:30 p.m., and Vanderbilt will play Mississippi State at 9 p.m.
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