AUBURN, Ala. – Mizzou Women’s Basketball (19-9, 8-6 SEC) dropped a tough SEC road contest on Sunday, as Auburn (20-7, 8-6 SEC) won 58-54 at Auburn Arena. It was Mizzou’s second consecutive contest decided by less than five points.
Senior guard Sophie Cunningham (Columbia, Mo.) led the way for Mizzou by scoring with 19 points on 7-for-15 shooting from the field, while junior guard Amber Smith (Shreveport, La.) recorded her eighth double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
With nine points, redshirt senior guard Lauren Aldridge (Marhsfield, Mo.) notched her 1,000 career point in the game.
TURNING POINT
Mizzou outscored Auburn, 23-12 in the third period to take a seven-point lead heading into the final quarter, but Auburn responded in the fourth by outscoring Mizzou 20-9 to edge the Tigers, 58-54. Junior guard Jordan Chavis (Lexington, N.C.) drained a three-pointer from the top of the arc to cut Auburn’s lead to 54-52 with 24 seconds remaining, but Auburn was able to convert on 4-of-6 shots from the free throw line in the game’s final 30 seconds.
TOP TIGERS
- Cunningham scored 19 points in the game on 7-for-15 shooting from the field while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out two assists.
- With 10 points and 11 rebounds, Smith recorded her eighth double-double of the season. Smith shot 5-for-11 from the field and dished out a team-high three assists.
- Aldridge scored nine points, dished out a team-high three assists and matched a career-high with five rebounds.
NOTES
- Aldridge recorded her 1,000 career point in the game with a third quarter three. Aldridge scored 603 points with Kansas between the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons before transferring to Mizzou where she has scored 398 points over the past two seasons.
- Cunningham continued her recent scoring surge, as she has now scored in double figures in 10 consecutive contests and is averaging 21.3 points over that stretch.
- After recording just two double-doubles in her freshman and sophomore seasons combined, Smith has now recorded eight double-doubles on the season.
- Mizzou continued its staunch defense in the game, as Mizzou held Auburn to 58 points, marking the 24th time in 28 games Mizzou has held its opponent to 65 points or less.
- Mizzou shot 43.8 percent (21-for-48) from the field in the game, marking the 14th time in the last 16 games the Tigers have shot at least 40 percent from the field.
UP NEXT
Next, Mizzou continues its two game road trip with a Thursday, Feb. 28, matchup at Arkansas. Tipoff from Fayetteville is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
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