RUSTON, La. — Louisiana Tech had no answer for Tennessee's defensive pressure.

The fourth-ranked Lady Vols forced 19 turnovers in the first half and beat Louisiana Tech, 71-50, last night.

"Tennessee's length and athleticism really caused us problems, especially in the first half," said Tech head coach Chris Long. "They are so talented. Our kids haven't played against anything like that this year, and it took us the entire half to adjust."

The Lady Vols (6-0) built a 42-15 halftime advantage and cruised the rest of the game.

"If you look at it, most of our turnovers (in the first half) weren't because of the press," Long said. "They came in the half court set. I was disappointed we didn't execute better. I thought we did much better in the second half."

Tech's combination of turnovers and poor shooting (6 of 28) in the first 20 minutes of play were simply too much to overcome as Tennessee jumped to an early lead and never looked back.

Dominique Redding led Tennessee with 13 points, while Alberta Auguste added 11 and Sidney Spencer 10. Candace Parker contributed 10 points, eight rebounds and seven blocked shots — five in the first half.

Amber Metoyer led Tech (2-4) with 13 points and nine rebounds. Shan Moore and Jokierra Sneed each added 12 points.

HAWAI'I DIVISION II

BYU-HAWAI'I 82, HAWAI'I PACIFIC 66

Artevia Wily scored 24 points, Latoya Wily added 16 points and 18 rebounds and Lesina Funaki contributed 14 points, leading the Seasiders (1-2) over the Sea Warriors (0-5) at Cannon Activities Center in La'ie.

Ashley Jenkins scored 21 points, Kelly Morey 17 and Constance DeCaires 12 for HPU.

MONTANA TECH 89, HAWAI'I-HILO 63

Rebecca Gimeno scored 18 points and her sister Angela added 16, powering the host Orediggers (7-3) past the Vulcans (0-7) at Butte, Mont.

Sophomore Sheila Azevedo had her third double-double of the season with 34 points and 10 rebounds to lead Hawai'i-Hilo.

RANKED MEN

NO. 1 UCLA 88, LONG BEACH STATE 58

Josh Shipp scored a career-high 24 points, Arron Afflalo added 20 and host UCLA defeated the 49ers, 88-58, last night in its first game as the nation's No. 1 team since 1995.

Fresh off winning the Maui Invitational last week and still drained from traveling all day Friday, the Bruins led 41-36 at the break after blowing most of a 14-point lead. The Bruins opened the second half by scoring on their first eight possessions in a 15-0 run that gave them a 56-35 lead and the rout was on.

HAWAI'I DIVISION II

CHAMINADE 90, CARLETON (MINN.) 67

Led by Zack Whiting's triple double — 20 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds — the host Silverswords (1-3) rolled past the Knights (1-3) at McCabe gym.

Center Marko Kolatic had a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds, Stewart Kussler had 16 points, Mike Green 14 and Hayden Heiber 12 points as Chaminade broke away from a 49-39 halftime lead, outscoring the Knights 41-28 in the second half.