AUBURN, Ala. – The Auburn women's basketball team continues a three-game home stand Sunday afternoon when the Tigers host Missouri at 2 p.m. CT at Auburn Arena.
Sunday's game will be Auburn's Senior Day as the Tigers will honor their three senior players – Emari Jones, Janiah McKay and Erica Sanders – along with senior manager KK Wiggins. The ceremony will begin at approximately 1:40 p.m.; arena doors open at 1 p.m.
In addition, the first 100 fans through the doors will receive a voucher for free nachos. For tickets, visit AUBTix.com or the Auburn Arena ticket office on gameday.
The Tigers (19-7, 7-6 SEC) look to avenge an earlier loss at Missouri from Jan. 27 when a dismal first quarter put Auburn in a huge early hole. The rest of the way, Auburn outscored the host Tigers – including cutting a 29-point third-quarter deficit to as few as eight in the fourth – but the early margin was too much to overcome.
After an off day in competition on Thursday, Auburn looks to build on its biggest SEC win of the year, a 77-38 victory over rival Alabama last Sunday. In that game, the Tigers never trailed and held Alabama to their lowest scoring output of the season; Daisa Alexander scored 22 points for the second straight game.
Missouri (19-8, 8-5) also had Thursday off in league play; the black and gold Tigers pulled the season's biggest upset in league play with a win at Mississippi State two weeks ago, then dropped a 62-60 decision at home to Tennessee last Sunday.
Andy Burcham and Larry DiChiara will have the radio call of Sunday's game beginning at 1:45 p.m. on WTGZ 93.9 FM and online at AuburnTigers.com and the Auburn Athletics app. Rod Bramblett and Joe Ciampi will call the action on SEC Network +, available via WatchESPN.com or the ESPN app.
QUICK HITS
• This is the 12th meeting between Auburn and Missouri in women's basketball, the second this season
• Missouri leads the all-time series 7-4, including a 3-2 advantage in games played at Auburn
• Missouri won the season's first meeting 74-65 in Columbia on Jan. 27
• Auburn leads the SEC and ranks 5th in the NCAA in steals per game (12.4)
• Auburn has forced 20 or more turnovers in 19 of 26 games this season
• The Tigers are averaging 23.8 points per game off opponent turnovers
• With 19 wins already, Auburn has its highest total of regular-season wins under Terri Williams-Flournoy (previous: 18 regular-season wins in 2015-16)
• In a 77-38 win last Sunday, the Tigers held Alabama to the lowest output by an SEC opponent since holding Georgia to 26 points in 2015
• Auburn's 39-point win over Alabama was its third largest margin of victory in the 90-game history of the series
• With six more rebounds, sophomore Unique Thompson will become the third player in Auburn history to record 500 rebounds in her first two seasons
AN AUBURN WIN WOULD...
›› Give Auburn its first 20-win regular season under Terri Williams-Flournoy and the first since 2009.
›› Secure the 22nd 20-win season in program history.
›› Ensure at least a .500 record in SEC play for the second time in four years.
›› Snap a three-game skid against Missouri.
›› Be Auburn's first win over a ranked opponent since 2016.
AUBURN VS. MISSOURI
›› Auburn is 4-7 all-time against Missouri, including a 2-7 mark since Mizzou joined the SEC in 2012-13. Auburn is 2-3 against Mizzou at home.
LAST MEETING (Jan. 27, 2019 in Columbia, Mo.):
#25 Missouri 74, Auburn 65
›› Janiah McKay scored a season-high 23 points, but Auburn was unable to overcome a big early deficit in a 74-65 loss at No. 25 Missouri.
›› Auburn cut what had been a 29-point Missouri lead to as few as eight points in the fourth quarter and outscored the host Tigers by 20 points over the final 14 minutes, but a difficult first quarter was too much for Auburn to overcome.
›› McKay's 23 led four Tigers in double figures. Crystal Primm added 12 points, Daisa Alexander had 11 and Brooke Moore scored 10.
›› After missing its first 11 shots, Auburn finished at 42% for the game. Missouri hit 11 3-pointers in the first half but was held to just one in the second half and finished at 49% from the field for the game. Auburn scored 20 points off 17 Missouri turnovers.
UP NEXT
›› Auburn plays its final home game of the season Thursday night as the Tigers host No. 13 South Carolina. Game time is 6 p.m. CT with the broadcast on SEC Network +.