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 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - One of LSU's more impressive defensive showings of the season wasn't enough to stop Candace Parker. Parker had 27 points and 13 rebounds to help No. 2 Tennessee hold off seventh-ranked LSU for a 56-51 victory Monday night that also gave the Lady Vols their 14th Southeastern Conference regular-season crown.
Tennessee desperately needed Parker's output on a night when they were held to 31.3 percent shooting as a team and when Sidney Spencer managed only two points — 10 below her average — on 1-of-12 shooting.
"Candace on the inside was huge establishing the post-up game and being aggressive to the basket," Tennessee coach Pat Summitt said. "Obviously, I am very proud of this basketball team. They hung really tough when things didn't always go our way. ... We came up with key rebounds down the stretch."
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