The Lady Vols kicked off We Back Pat Week with a win over Mississippi State. Tennessee improves to 15-2 in Kim Caldwell's first season.

Former Lady Vols coach Kellie Harper talked about the way Tennessee ended the first half against Mississippi State on the SEC Network studio Thursday.

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Tennessee Lady Vols basketball vs Mississippi State Bulldogs in We Back Pat game on Jan. 16, 2025, at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center

Tennessee defeats Mississippi State on Thursday. They will play again on Sunday where they will travel to Nashville, Tennessee to take on Vanderbilt.

The Lady Vols' progress on the court each game isn't the only reason it's not hard to see where Tennessee is going under coach Kim Caldwell.

Mississippi State faces the No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers after Eniya Russell scored 21 points in the Bulldogs' 79-68 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs.

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Ruby Whitehorn scored 20 points, Talaysia Cooper had a double-double and No. 15 Tennessee turned back Mississippi State 86-73.

Mississippi State coach Sam Purcell had high praise for former assistant Gabe Lazo and said he'll "probably be a head coach somewhere next year."

Tennessee made close to half of its 26 attempts from 3-point range against Mississippi State in an SEC women's basketball matchup Thursday in Knoxville.

Ruby Whitehorn scored 20 points, Talaysia Cooper had a double-double and No. 15 Tennessee turned back Mississippi State 86-73 on Thursday night.