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Tennessee hangs on to beat Mississippi 60-59 (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Angie Bjorklund hit a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left to give Tennessee coach Pat Summitt her 999th victory and help the 13th-ranked Lady Vols narrowly avoid a big upset with a 60-59 win over Mississippi on Thursday night. Shantell Black hit a 3 with 1:16 left to give the Lady Rebels (13-8, 2-4 Southeastern Conference) a 59-54 lead, but Tennessee (16-4, 5-2) scored the final six points.