AUBURN, Ala. – The Auburn women's basketball team faces its second straight top-25 opponent Sunday afternoon when the Tigers travel to Columbia, Mo., to face No. 25 Missouri. Game time is 2 p.m. CT at Mizzou Arena.
Auburn (15-4, 3-3 SEC) dropped a heartbreaker to No. 24 Texas A&M at home Thursday night when the Aggies scored just before the buzzer to take a 69-67 win at Auburn Arena. The Tigers had rallied from a 11-point deficit with less than five minutes to play to tie the game.
The Tigers seek to remain unbeaten on the road in SEC play; all three Auburn conference wins have come away from home with victories at Florida, Alabama and Vanderbilt. Going back to non-conference play, Auburn has won eight straight games away from home, including six true road games.
Missouri (15-6, 4-3) comes into Sunday's game having dropped two straight games on the road against top-20 opponents. Missouri lost at No. 19 South Carolina on Monday night and at No. 15 Kentucky on Thursday. The two teams met at Auburn Arena last year with then-No. 13 Missouri taking a 59-51 win.
Andy Burcham and Brit Bowen will have the radio call beginning at 1:45 p.m. CT on WTGZ 93.9 FM, online at AuburnTigers.com and on the Auburn Tigers mobile app. The game can also be seen on SEC Network +, available via WatchESPN.com or the ESPN app.
QUICK HITS
• This is the 11th meeting between Auburn and Missouri in women's basketball
• Missouri leads the series 6-4 and has won the last two meetings
• Missouri earned a 59-51 win last season in Auburn
• This is Auburn's third game against a top-25 opponent in its last four contests
• Auburn seeks its first win against a ranked opponent since defeating No. 16 Florida 80-58 on Feb. 14, 2016
• Auburn leads the SEC and ranks 6th in the NCAA in steals per game (12.6)
• Auburn has forced 20 or more turnovers in 16 of 19 games this season, including the last 11 in a row
• The Tigers are averaging 25.8 points per game off opponent turnovers
AN AUBURN WIN WOULD...
›› Be Auburn's fourth straight road win in SEC play.
›› Be Auburn's first win at Mizzou Arena.
›› Give Auburn a third RPI top-50 win this season.
›› Improve Auburn to 4-3 in SEC play.
›› Snap a 19-game skid against ranked opponents that dates back to the 2015-16 season.
AUBURN VS. MISSOURI
›› Auburn is 4-6 all-time against Missouri, including a 2-6 mark since Missouri joined the SEC in 2012-13. Auburn is looking for its first win at Mizzou Arena.
UP NEXT
›› The Tigers play their fifth road game of January when they travel to Oxford, Miss., to take on Ole Miss. Game time is 7 p.m. CT Thursday at The Pavilion at Ole Miss.
Auburn women travel to No. 25 Missouri Sunday
