The 25th-ranked UW women's basketball team was matching the Lady Vols step for step, the 11,861 spectators realized. Something great was afoot.

That feeling crumbled quickly, however.

The Lady Vols' full-court pressure took hold, their rebounding became dominant and they simply ran the Badgers out of the gym.

Tennessee (5-1) collected an 85-62 non-conference victory that was the 700th win of coach Pat Summitt's storied career. She left the Kohl Center with a bouquet of yellow roses and a group hug from her team, while the Badgers (4-2) departed disappointed with their collapse.

"I think we are very upset. All of us are," UW coach Jane Albright said. "I don't think this is OK. I think we are better than we played in the second half. Quite frankly, I'm embarrassed we didn't give them a better game."

The outcome was all the more difficult for Albright, who began her collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant on Summitt's staff. Summitt, who has compiled a 700-147 record in 26 seasons at Tennessee, became the second women's college coach to reach the 700-victory plateau -- joining Texas' Jody Conradt.

"It feels like I've been watching a whole lot of basketball in my life," Summitt said afterward. "It's certainly a milestone that I've been reminded of in the last few weeks. The most important thing today was how the team played, and I'm really proud of them. What we are focused on this year is not how many wins I have in my career, but how we came together as a team."

The Badgers used a 10-1 run, including seven points by freshman center Nina Smith, to rally from a 40-34 halftime deficit. But Tennessee outscored the Badgers, 44-18, in the final 15 minutes, 34 seconds after Sims' basket and foul shot. The Badgers' last lead came at 46-45 on Jessie Stomski's basket.

The Lady Vols scored the next six points before Kyle Black's 3-pointer brought the Badgers within two at 51-49 with 12:12 to play. From there, Tennessee outscored UW, 32-7, over the next 11 minutes, building a 27-point lead.

"We went up by three points, and I think that pretty much we didn't get the ball over half court for it seemed like an hour and a half to me," Albright said. "We've done everything I know to work against the press. It's very frustrating for all of us."

The Badgers committed 28 turnovers, including a combined 15 by guards Dee Dee Pate, Candas Smith and Tamara Moore. Tennessee became more aggressive with its traps and anticipated better in the second half, Summitt said.

"We had trouble with the press," Sims said. "There was no way to get started offensively."

Tennessee outrebounded UW, 48-34, with the Lady Vols offsetting 39.2 percent shooting by grabbing 24 offensive rebounds.

Five Tennessee players scored in double figures led by guard Semeka Randall, who had a game-high 19 points. Smith, who chose to attend UW over Tennessee, led the Badgers with 16 points.