AUBURN, Ala. – The Auburn women's basketball team will hit the road for its next two SEC games, beginning with a trip to Fayetteville, Ark., to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks on Sunday. Game time is 1 p.m. CT at Bud Walton Arena.
The Tigers (17-6, 5-5 SEC) will look to bounce back after dropping a 78-68 decision to No. 19 Kentucky on Thursday night. In that game, sophomore Unique Thompson scored a game-high 20 points and the Tigers out-rebounded Kentucky, but the Wildcats made their first eight 3-point attempts and shot 55 percent from 3-point range for the game.
Auburn is currently tied with Arkansas (15-8, 5-5) and LSU for sixth place in the SEC with six games remaining in the regular season. The teams are one game out of fourth place, behind Kentucky and Missouri who are both 6-4 in the league.
Arkansas is coming off a 71-34 loss at LSU Thursday night where, for the first time this season, the Razorbacks failed to make a 3-point field goal. Arkansas is averaging 7.6 treys per game and has made 183 on the season.
Andy Burcham and J.J. Jackson will have the broadcast on WTGZ 93.9 FM and online at AuburnTigers.com beginning at 12:45 p.m. CT. The game can also be seen on SEC Network with Sam Gore and Blair Schaefer calling the action.
QUICK HITS
• This is the 38th meeting between Auburn and Arkansas in women's basketball
• Auburn leads the all-time series 22-15, including a 9-8 advantage in games played in Fayetteville
• The Razorbacks won last season's meeting 68-58 in Auburn
• Auburn leads the SEC and ranks 5th in the NCAA in steals per game (12.9)
• Auburn has forced 20 or more turnovers in 18 of 23 games this season, including 13 of the last 15
• The Tigers are averaging 24.3 points per game off opponent turnovers
• Senior Janiah McKay became Auburn's 12th all-time player to reach the 1,500-point plateau; she is now 11th in scoring in Auburn history with 1,530 points after passing Tyrese Tanner (1,515) vs. Georgia
• McKay is the first player in Auburn history with 1,500 points, 400 assists and 200 steals
AN AUBURN WIN WOULD...
›› Be Auburn's 18th win of the year, matching the most regular-season wins of the Coach Flo era.
›› Give Auburn its fifth road win in SEC play, tying the school record for road conference wins (5-2 in 2008-09; 5-1 in 1992-93).
›› Be Auburn's third win in its last four trips to Fayetteville.
AUBURN VS. ARKANSAS
›› Auburn is 22-15 all-time against Arkansas, including a 9-8 edge in games played in Fayetteville. The Tigers and Razorbacks have split the last 10 meetings; Arkansas won last year's contest at Auburn Arena.
SCOUTING ARKANSAS
›› Arkansas is 16-8 on the season and 5-5 in SEC play. The Razorbacks come into Sunday's game having dropped three straight.
›› The Razorbacks average 73.1 points per game while holding opponents to 67.7. Arkansas relies heavily on the 3-point shot, making 7.6 per game to rank fourth in the SEC.
›› Chelsea Dungee is the Razorbacks' leading scorer with 18.0 points per game. Four Arkansas players have made at least 25 3-pointers this season - Dungee (38), Alexis Tolefree (50), Malica Monk (29) and Jailyn Mason (25).
UP NEXT
›› Auburn continues its two-game road swing with a trip to Knoxville to face the Tennessee Lady Volunteers. Game time is 6 p.m. CT Thursday at Thompson-Boling Arena.