Tennessee’s SEC Win Streak at 30

Tasha Butts scored a career-high 37 points to help No. 3-ranked Tennessee extend its Southeastern Conference winning streak to 30 by defeating Vanderbilt, 94-88, Sunday at Nashville.

The Lady Vols (21-2, 10-0) haven’t lost an SEC game since Feb. 2, 2002, when Vanderbilt routed them, 76-59.

Before Butts took over, the Commodores (16-7, 4-6) looked as if they might stop their instate rival again as they built an 11-point lead in the first half and still had a six-point edge at halftime.

OTHER TOP 25 GAMES

No. 5 Purdue (21-2, 11-1 Big Ten) took control with a 19-5 run in an 80-45 victory over Northwestern (8-16, 1-12) at Evanston, Ill.... No. 8 Penn State (19-4, 11-1 Big Ten) took a 13-0 lead in a 73-44 victory over Michigan (11-15, 4-9) at State College, Pa.... No. 10 Minnesota (19-4, 8-4 Big Ten), helped by a 12-2 run in the second half, was a 63-54 winner over Illinois (10-13, 4-8) at Champaign, Ill.... Khara Smith scored 27 points and had 14 rebounds to lead No. 13 DePaul (22-2, 10-1 Conference USA) to an 87-78 victory over Memphis (17-8, 7-5) at Chicago....No. 14 Auburn (20-5, 8-3 SEC) was a 69-58 winner over South Carolina (10-13, 1-9) at Auburn, Ala. ... Seimone Augustus scored 26 points for No. 16 LSU (20-4, 8-2 SEC) in a 91-72 victory over No. 20 Florida (16-7, 6-4) at Gainesville, Fla.... No. 17 Michigan State (19-5, 9-4) was defeated, 72-53, by Ohio State (15-8, 7-5 Big Ten) at East Lansing, Mich. ... No. 19 Georgia (17-7, 6-5) was a 79-62 winner over Mississippi (15-10, 6-5) at Athens, Ga.