NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Chantelle Anderson scored 13 of her game-high 19 points in the first half to lead No. 9 Vanderbilt past Harvard 84-44 Sunday in the championship game of the First Tennessee Tournament.

The Commodores (4-0) built a 42-15 lead at halftime behind Anderson and Jenni Benningfield, who scored all 12 of her points in the first 20 minutes.

Harvard (3-1) never got started offensively, as Vanderbilt went on a 14-0 run early in the first half to take an 18-3 lead, then outscored the Crimson 20-2 over the last 10 minutes before the break. Harvard shot 20.7 percent from the floor (6-for-29) in the first half, and missed 17 of 19 3-point shots in that span.

Vanderbilt pushed the lead to 31 points with the first two baskets of the second half, and led by as many as 52 inside the final three minutes, before Harvard scored the game's last 12 points.

Ashley McElhiney scored 14 points for Vanderbilt, hitting all four of her 3-point attempts. Tia Battle scored 13, and Ashley Earley 10.

Harvard was led by Hana Peljto's 15 points. Reka Cserny had 12.

Florida 72, Long Beach State 69

LONG BEACH, Calif. --Dalila Eshe, Tamia Williams and Tara Taylor each scored 13 points leading the Florida women's basketball team (4-1) to a 72-69 victory over Long Beach State (1-3) at The Pyramid.

It was a true team-effort for the Gators, who had all 10 players who saw action score tonight. UF's leading scorers Bernice Mosby and Vanessa Hayden combined for just three points, as the Gator's bench came through in the win. Florida found itself trailing by as many as 14 points in the game, before rallying for the victory.

"We regrouped from a sluggish start and I was proud of the way we fought when we were in a hole," UF head coach Carolyn Peck said. "Our defense was very aggressive and kept us in the game when our shots wouldn't fall early. Even though we didn't shoot a high percentage in the game, we were taking the shots we wanted so I wasn't discouraged."

Florida shot 35.1 percent (26-74) from the floor for the game, including a 36.8 percent effort in the first half despite missing its first 11 shots. The Gators forced 22 turnovers, blocked 13 shots and collected 13 steals in the victory. LBSU shots 36.3 percent during the game and outrebounded UF 58-46, including garnering 20 offensive boards.

LBSU capitalized on several early Gators turnovers to begin the second half scoring the first eight points and erasing UF's 39-34 halftime lead to take a 42-39 advantage with 16:50 remaining in the game. Tara Taylor ended the Gator's second-half scoring spell with a long jumper from the right corner with 15:38 on the clock. Taylor's bucket started a 8-2 run forcing a 49ers timeout, after which Jinga Gosschalk nailed a deep 3-pointer to tie the score at 47-all.

The teams continued to trade baskets for the next four minutes, which featured three tied scores and two lead changes. Brittany Davis then helped Florida score six straight points and take a six-point advantage, 60-54, but that lead was short-lived as Candice Wilson scored the next five points to cut the deficit to one with 5:36 remaining. Kelly Stevenson answered with a trey for the Gators to begin a 7-2 lead giving UF a six-point spread, 67-61, with 2:39 on the clock. But LBSU scored the next four points to close within two, 69-67, with 45 seconds remaining. Sarah Lowe hit one free throw with 42.8 seconds left and Kelly Stevenson followed with two more with 25 ticks. Glory Johnson then put in a 2-footer and the 49ers immediately fouled Lowe, who missed the front end of the 1-plus-1 with seven seconds remaining. LBSU snatched the miss and dribbled the length of the court for a chance to tie the game. But Kelly Stevenson blocked Christina Mack's 3-point attempt as the horn sounded.

That block was the Gator's 13th of the game, one shy of the team record set against Harvard on Dec. 20, 1983.

Florida missed its first 11 shots from the floor, as LBSU jumped out to a quick 16-2 lead in the opening six minutes of the game. Sarah Lowe netted the Gators first field goal at the 13:20 mark off a layup and followed that with a pair of free throws to ignite a 23-10 run that featured six points from Danielle Santos and five from Dalila Eshe, as UF closed within one points, 26-25, with 6:44 remaining in the first half.

Candice Wilson then netted a trey to spark a mini 6-2 LBSU spree to put the 49ers ahead by five, 32-27 at the 3:17 mark. But the Gators closed the half on a 12-2 run thanks to eight points from Tara Taylor and four from Eshe to take a 39-34 at halftime.

In spite of their opening-game shooting woes, the Gators managed to hit 36.8 percent (14-38) of their first-half shots. LBSU shot 36.6 percent (15-41) in the first 20 minutes and held a 27-25 edge on the boards.

The Gators continue their hectic schedule, flying the 2,206 miles back to Gainesville in time to play host to Miami on Tuesday in the O'Connell Center. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

Ole Miss 65, Illinois-Chicago 64

CHICAGO, Ill. -- Sophomore guard Elizabeth Cansdale made one-of-two free throws with 23.3 seconds remaining to seal a 65-64 win for Ole Miss (3-0) over host Illinois-Chicago (3-1) to claim the UIC Thanksgiving Tournament title.

“It was good to see Elizabeth step up and hit a big shot for us,” said Ole Miss head coach Ron Aldy. “She really played a great game. She gave us a tremendous lift throughout the tournament.”

The Lady Rebels and the Flames were neck and neck out of the gates as neither team held more than a five point lead the whole first half. Senior guard/forward Leah Henley got things started out for Ole Miss as she scored the Lady Rebels’ first eight points.

Despite some frigid shooting from the field, Henley finally got some help as Cansdale scored 11-straight points for Ole Miss. During her scoring run, Cansdale made six-of-six free throws and a two field goals, including one three-pointer. The Lady Rebels shot just 24 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes of action, but made 12-of-15 free throws to stay in the game. Ole Miss trailed UIC 30-32 at the break.

“We talked at halftime about how we needed to keep getting to the free throw line,” said Aldy. ”We were having some success there and we needed to keep going back.”

The Lady Rebels warmed up a bit in the second half, nailing 11-of-29 shots from the floor and again made 12-of-15 free throws. Ole Miss controlled the boards, collected 47 to UIC’s 39. The Lady Rebels led by five points with 2:56 remaining, but let UIC back into the game on Consuela Hall’s three-pointer and a jumper by Jaysie Chambers with 32 seconds remaining. Ole Miss had the ball out of bounds at mid-court with 25 seconds left on the clock. Cansdale got fouled driving for a lay-up and made one-of-two free throws for the final score of the game.

“We were not shooting the ball well from the field, so we had to get an edge somewhere else,” said Aldy. “Our rebounding and defense was great and gave us a chance to win the game.”

Cansdale led Ole Miss with 16 points off the bench. She also recorded two steals. Junior guard Genice Terry also recorded double figures with 10 points, including making five-of-six free throws in the second half.

Henley finished with nine points along with freshman forward Ellen Buchanan. Sophomore center Amber Watts added eight points. Buchanan led the Lady Rebels with nine rebounds, while Watts added eight and Henley had six. Sophomore guard Carletta Brown dished out four assists.

Chambers and LeKesha Williams each scored 16 points for the Flames and Chambers grabbed 11 boards.

Watts was named the tournament MVP, while Cansdale and Buchanan were named to the All-Tournament team.

“Amber played a very solid game on Saturday,” said Aldy. “She got in some foul trouble today and had to sit the first half. In the second half she made some smart decisions and made UIC focus on her which opened up some of our other players. She was our MVP. We have really seen her mature and it was evident in this tournament.

“Elizabeth and Ellen gave great effort and earned the opponents’ respect. They played hard and competed every minute and really set the tone for our team. They were very deserving of earning All-Tournament honors.”

The Lady Rebels will hit the road again as they travel to Little Rock, Ark., to take on Arkansas-Little Rock on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Game time is set for 7 p.m. at Trojan Fieldhouse.