AUBURN, Ala. – Unique Thompson recorded her 14th double-double of the season, but Alabama took advantage of a long cold stretch for Auburn as the Tigers fell 75-48 Sunday afternoon at Auburn Arena.
The Tigers led by six at the end of one quarter and were tied 26-26 with just over two minutes to play in the second. But Auburn went scoreless over the next nine-plus minutes as Alabama used a 25-0 run to put the game out of reach.
"Alabama may be a good team, but there's no way we (should) get beat by 30 or be down by 30 against them," Auburn head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said. "We came out hard. We started the game playing well, and because shots stopped falling, then we lost our intensity."
Thompson led Auburn with 16 points and 14 rebounds to give her 14 double-doubles in 15 games this year, which continues to lead the nation. But she was Auburn's only player in double-figures. Robyn Benton added nine points and three steals off the bench, and Lauren Hansen had four assists.
The Tigers took 15 more shots than Alabama but made nine fewer. Alabama shot 51.9 percent (28-54) from the field, including 11-of-29 from 3-point range (37.9%) while Auburn was 19-of-69 from the field (27.5%) and 6-26 (23.1%) on 3-pointers. Alabama had one more rebound than Auburn, 39-38, and while Auburn forced 17 Alabama turnovers, the Tigers turned those into only 10 points.
Jasmine Walker led the Tide with 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Jordan Lewis added 16 points.
Auburn fell to 6-9 overall, 0-4 in SEC play; Alabama improved to 11-6 (1-3).
The Tigers have an off date Thursday before returning to action Sunday at Georgia. Game time is 1 p.m. CT at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens; the game will be nationally televised by ESPNU.