Lashann Higgs scored 18 points and led an efficient 3-point attack Sunday as No. 8 Texas defeated No. 4 Tennessee 64-53 to snap the Lady Vols' 27-game home winning streak. The freshman guard entered the day having missed all seven of her 3-point attempts this season. Diamond DeShields had 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead Tennessee, but no other Lady Vol had more than six points. Tennessee cut an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to four when Carter sank two free throws with 1:18 left. Carter then made a midcourt steal to start a fastbreak, but Te'a Cooper missed a contested layup with a minute remaining. Texas focused its defense on slowing down Lady Vols post players Mercedes Russell and Bashaara Graves. [...] Tennessee couldn't hit its outside shots and shot just 30.4 percent overall. The Lady Vols' five starters combined to score just 21 points and shoot 9 of 39 from the floor.