No. 2 Tennessee Escapes

Semeka Randall made two free throws with a half-second left and No. 2 Tennessee pulled out a 59-57 victory against Vanderbilt at Nashville, Tenn. The Lady Vols (24-3, 12-1 in the Southeastern Conference) had to rally from a 55-50 deficit with 5:43 remaining against the Commodores (18-10, 6-7).

In other games involving top 25 teams: Deana Nolan scored 21 points for No. 3 Georgia (27-2, 12-1 in the SEC) against Alabama (5-8, 15-11) in a 72-37 victory at Athens, Ga. . . . Andrea Garner had 20 points as Penn State (23-3, 14-1) clinched the Big Ten title with a 92-43 victory over Minnesota (9-17, 2-13) at State College, Pa. . . . Missy West scored 17 points as No. 9 Duke (23-4, 12-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference) defeated Florida State (11-15, 4-11), 87-52, at Durham, N.C. . . . LeCoe Willingham scored eight of her 18 points in the final minutes as No. 11 Auburn (21-5, 9-4 in the SEC) beat Arkansas, 71-58, at Fayetteville, Ark. The Razorbacks are 14-12 and 4-9.

Marie Ferdinand scored 21 points as No. 12 Louisiana State (21-5, 10-3 in the SEC) stopped Florida, 71-66, at Baton Rouge, La. Tonya Washington had 31 points for the Gators (15-11, 5-8). . . . Georgia Tech (13-12, 6-9 in the ACC) upset No. 14 North Carolina State, 69-52, at Raleigh, N.C. The Wolfpack fell to 20-7 and 11-5. . . . Antonieta Gabriel scored a career-high 21 points as Maryland (14-12, 5-10) ended a 17-game losing streak against No. 16 Virginia (21-7, 12-3) with a 76-71 victory at College Park, Md. . . . Katie Douglas scored 19 points to lead No. 21 Purdue (18-7, 10-5 in the Big Ten) past Michigan State, 53-44, at West Lafayette, Ind. The Spartans are 17-9 and 8-7.