STANFORD, Calif. — Tara VanDerveer has always considered a game against Tennessee a true test for her Stanford program, win or lose.

This victory told the Cardinal coach plenty. The next game on the schedule should do the trick, too.

Kayla Pedersen had 16 points and eight rebounds and No. 2 Stanford beat third-ranked Tennessee, 67-52, yesterday in a matchup of unbeaten powerhouses.

"This really kind of lets you know where you're at," VanDerveer said. "When you play Tennessee, I think it's a win whether it's a big 'W' or a little 'w.' They help you get better. They're the barometer. They always let you know what you have to work on."

Jayne Appel added 10 points, 14 boards, three assists and three blocks, and Nnemkadi Ogwumike scored all 14 of her points in the second half to go with 10 rebounds for the Cardinal (9-0). Stanford held off a late run and won its 35th straight game at Maples Pavilion.

Let the hype begin for Stanford's showdown with No. 1 Connecticut on Wednesday night in Hartford in one of the most highly anticipated games of the regular season.

Angie Bjorklund scored 15 points and Glory Johnson 13 for the Lady Vols (9-1) on a day when leading scorer Shekinna Stricklen was held to eight on 4-of-12 shooting.

Tennessee managed only four assists.

"That may be an all-time record at University of Tennessee for the Lady Vols basketball team," Tennessee coach Pat Summitt said.

The Lady Vols are still striving for the Final Four.

"This team has got to make a decision here real soon if we're committed to getting to San Antonio, because right now we're miles away, or we could be years away," Summitt said.

NO. 8 BAYLOR 70, GONZAGA 49

Brittney Griner had 18 points, 12 rebounds and eight blocks as Baylor (10-1) won its 10th in a row with a rout of Gonzaga (9-3) in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic. Morghan Medlock added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Bears. Katelan Redmon scored 13 to lead Gonzaga.

NO. 8 OHIO STATE 78, ALABAMA A&M 54

Samantha Prahalis had 16 points and 12 assists and host Ohio State (12-1) pulled away from a five-point halftime lead to give Alabama A&M (4-4) its first loss in four games. Jantel Lavender had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Buckeyes.

NO. 10 FLORIDA STATE 65, TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO 50

Alexa Deluzio scored 12 points and blocked two shots to lead Florida State (10-0) past Texas-San Antonio (4-4) in the first game of the Duel in the Desert tournament in Las Vegas. Kelsey Ansley, playing in her first game for the Roadrunners after transferring from New Mexico last season, led Texas-San Antonio with 11 points.

NO. 13 TEXAS A&M 72, NO. 14 ARIZONA STATE 62

Tyra White scored a career-high 18 points and Tanisha Smith also had 18 to help Texas A&M (8-1) beat Arizona State (7-2) in the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic. The game was a rematch of last season's NCAA tournament regional semifinal, when the Sun Devils beat the Aggies, 84-69, and shot a season-best 62 percent.

NO. 16 MICHIGAN ST. 69, WASHINGTON 52

Lykendra Johnson had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Lauren Aitch added 12 points to help host Michigan State (8-3) beat Washington (4-5). Porsche Poole and Allyssa DeHaan each had 10 points for the Spartans, who used an early 17-0 run to pull away.

NO. 23 WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY 65, MARQUETTE 48

Heather Golden scored a career-high 20 points to lead host Wisconsin-Green Bay (10-0) to the best start in program history with a win over Marquette (7-4). The Phoenix held the Golden Eagles to just two points over the final 11:32 of the first half and never let Marquette get closer than 15 points in the second.

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HAWAI'I HILO 71, BRIGHAM YOUNG-HAWAI'I 52

Hina Kimitete scored a game-high 20 points, and Kayce Kirihara and Hotia Vaaimamao scored 10 points apiece to lead the Vulcans (3-7) over the Seasiders (3-5) at Konawaena gym. Mahina Gago led BYUH with 17 points, and Madison Kite added 13. The Vulcans shot 65 percent for the game and held BYUH to 32 percent.