No. 1 Tennessee 107, Princeton 39

12/20/2005 9:27 PM

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Shanna Zolman scored 23 points and Tye'sha Fluker had 15 points and eight rebounds Tuesday night to lead No. 1 Tennessee to a 107-39 victory over Princeton.

Tennessee (10-0) shot 59.7 percent from the floor, hit 11-of-15 shots from 3-point range and outrebounded Princeton 52-22.

Princeton (6-4) shot 29.3 percent from the floor and was 4-of-23 from 3-point range.

Alexis Hornbuckle and Dominique Redding had 12 points each and Sidney Spencer had 11 for the Lady Vols. Candace Parker led the team with 10 rebounds.

Becky Brown scored 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting for Princeton in its first game against the Lady Vols.

It was Princeton coach Richard Barron's return to Knoxville, where he attended middle school and high school and where his parents reside.

Tennessee's victory came a day after starting guard Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood announced she was leaving the team. Wiley-Gatewood, a sophomore, started eight of nine games and was the team's fourth-leading scorer.

In her absence, Fluker started her fourth game at center and Hornbuckle started at guard. Hornbuckle and Wiley-Gatewood had shared the point guard job.

Tennessee started pulling away five minutes into the game. The Lady Vols led 12-8 with 16 minutes left in the half and went on a 12-0 run. Two free throws by Fluker gave the Lady Vols a 24-8 lead with 10:46 left in the half. Their lead grew to 20 when Parker scored a fast-break layup with 6:42 to play in the half.

Fluker's two foul shots with 1:07 left in the half gave the Lady Vols a 47-17 lead.

Tennessee shot 48.5 percent from the floor in the first half and Princeton shot 27.6 percent.

Zolman scored 11 in the first half and hit 3-of-4 shots from 3-point range.

Tennessee opened the second half with a 13-2 run. Hornbuckle's drive and layup gave the Lady Vols a 60-21 lead with 16:24 to play, and they added to the lead in the remaining time.