Missouri took an early 7-0 lead, forcing a Tennessee timeout by Coach Kim Caldwell ... and Spearman hit a three on a pass from Cooper for a 37-36 score. Kaniya Boyd made a pair of free throws ...

The No. 16 Missouri Tigers (17-4, 6-2 SEC) take on the No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers (18-4, 5-4) Wednesday. Tip-off from Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center is set for 7 p.m. ET (SEC Network).

Tennessee is the best team in the SEC at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 58.6 points while holding opponents to 36.1% shooting ... made shots than the 7.4 per game Missouri gives up.