AUSTIN, Texas — Tennessee women's basketball head coach Kim Caldwell gave birth to her first child and will not be with the team in Austin for their matchup against No. 7 Texas on Thursday night. "She and husband Justin are the proud parents of a new son, Conor Scott Caldwell. Mom, dad and baby are doing well," the team said in an announcement.

This will be No. 7 Texas' seventh game in the new year, and five of those contests have featured a ranked opponent. Tennessee is ranked 17th.

Texas outscored Tennessee 25-18 in the second, closing the half making its last four shots. The Lady Vols closed the half on a 4:25 field goal drought. Tennessee stormed back, taking multiple leads in the third before a last second jump shot gave Texas a 62-61 lead heading to the fourth.

In a game that featured 15 lead changes, No. 17 Tennessee fell to No. 7 Texas in yet another close contest by a score of 80-76. In all four of the Lady Vols’ losses this season, Tennessee hasn’t lost by more than four points.

Kim Caldwell is not with the Lady Vols after giving birth to a son. Assistant Jenna Burdette will be handing head coaching duties Thursday.

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AUSTIN - In a back-and-forth showdown, the No. 7 Texas Longhorns and No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers did not disappoint. As expected, this game went down to the wir

Tennessee holds a 26-16 lead in its all-time series with Texas, and Thursday's contest will be the 35th UT-UT matchup to feature two ranked teams.

The Lady Vols came up short again. But they showed the promise of the future of Tennessee under coach Kim Caldwell by how they played without her.

One of the finest and most salient of women’s basketball rivalries is reengaged Thursday night. And for the first time ever, Texas and Tennessee tip off as conference rivals. The two ranked teams fittingly meet during the SEC’s Pat Summitt memorial initiative.

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Madison Booker scored 26 points, including the go-ahead basket with 27 seconds left, and No. 7 Texas beat No. 17 Tennessee 80-76.