AUBURN, Ala. – The 2018-19 women's basketball regular season comes to a close Sunday when Auburn travels to Baton Rouge, La., to face LSU. Game time is 2 p.m. CT at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
The Tigers (20-8, 8-7 SEC) can clinch a winning record in SEC play for the first time since 2009 with a victory at LSU (16-11, 7-8). SEC Tournament seeding is also on the line for 12 of the 14 league teams on the final day of the season.
With a win, Auburn would be either the No. 6 or 7 seed in next week's SEC Tournament in Greenville, S.C., depending on the outcome of Sunday's Kentucky-Georgia game. A loss would lock the Tigers in as the No. 8 seed.
Auburn is also in position to potentially set a pair of program records. A victory in Baton Rouge would be Auburn's sixth road win in SEC play this year, eclipsing a pair of five-win road records in 1989 and 2009 as the most in program history. The Tigers are also just four made 3-pointers away from setting the team record for the most made 3-point field goals in a season (181 in 2016-17).
LSU is coming off a loss at Mississippi State in their last game on Thursday night. Auburn and LSU met twice last season, splitting the two contests with each team winning on their home court.
Andy Burcham, Larry DiChiara and J.J. Jackson will have the radio call of Sunday's game beginning at 1:45 p.m. CT on WTGZ 93.9 FM and online at AuburnTigers.com and the Auburn Athletics mobile app. The game can also be seen on SEC Network +, available via WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app.
QUICK HITS
• This is the 55th meeting between Auburn and LSU in women's basketball
• Auburn leads the series 32-22; the teams are tied 12-12 when playing in Baton Rouge
• The teams split two meetings last year with each team winning at home
• Auburn can clinch either the No. 6 or 7 seed in the SEC Tournament with a win; the Tigers would be the No. 8 seed with a loss
• Auburn is four made 3-pointers away from tying the school record for single-season 3-point field goals (181 in 2016-17)
• Auburn has 20 regular-season wins for the first time since 2009
• Auburn's 5 SEC road wins are tied for the most in program history - Auburn was 5-0 on the road in 1988-89 and 5-2 in 2008-09
• Sophomore Unique Thompson has recorded 12 double-doubles in 28 games, she now has 19 in her career, tied for 7th-most in Auburn history
• Thompson is the third player in Auburn history with 500+ rebounds in her first two seasons
• Senior Janiah McKay became Auburn's 12th all-time player to reach the 1,500-point plateau; she is now 10th in scoring in Auburn history with 1,596 points after passing Angie Hannah (1,583) vs. South Carolina
• McKay is the first player in Auburn history with 1,500 points, 400 assists and 200 steals, and the first to be in the Auburn career top-10 in all three categories
• Junior Daisa Alexander is averaging 17.0 points in SEC road games; 14.9 points in all SEC games
SEC TOURNAMENT SCENARIOS
›› Auburn can finish as the No. 6, No. 7 or No. 8 seed for next week's SEC Tournament.
›› 6-seed: Auburn beats LSU and Kentucky beats Georgia
›› 7-seed: Auburn beats LSU and Georgia beats Kentucky
›› 8-seed: Auburn loses to LSU
AN AUBURN WIN WOULD...
›› Give Auburn its 21st win of the season, which would be the most under Terri Williams-Flournoy.
›› Secure a winning record in SEC play for the first time since 2009.
›› Be Auburn's fourth win over LSU in their last five meetings.
›› Set a new program record for SEC road wins in a season; it would be Auburn's sixth of the year.
AUBURN VS. LSU
›› Auburn owns a 32-22 advantage over LSU in a series that dates back to 1980. The teams are tied 12-12 in games played in Baton Rouge.
›› The teams split two meetings last season with each team winning at home. LSU won 59-56 in Baton Rouge on Jan. 18 before Auburn defeated LSU 70-62 at home on Feb. 8.
UP NEXT
›› Auburn will play Thursday, March 7, in the second round of the SEC Tournament in Greenville, S.C. Opponent and game time are yet to be determined.