AUBURN, Ala. – The Auburn women's basketball team faces their third top-25 team in the last four contests Sunday afternoon when the Tigers travel to Fayetteville, Ark., to face Arkansas. Game time is set for 2 p.m. CT at Bud Walton Arena.
The Tigers are coming off an 84-69 loss to No. 8 Texas A&M on Thursday that saw senior Unique Thompson move into second place all-time at Auburn in career rebounds. Arkansas, meanwhile, handed No. 3 UConn its first loss of the season Thursday with a 90-87 win at home.
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ON THE AIR
›› Brit Bowen and Larry DiChiara will have the radio call beginning at 1:45 p.m. CT on WQSI 93.9 FM and online at AuburnTigers.com and the official Auburn Athletics app.
›› The game can be seen on SEC Network + with Brett Dolan and Matt Zimmerman on the call. SEC Network + is available via WatchESPN.com or the ESPN app.
LAST TIME OUT
›› Auburn got 21 points from Honesty Scott-Grayson and 18 from Unique Thompson, but No. 8 Texas A&M shot lights-out in the second half as the Tigers fell 84-69 Thursday night at Auburn Arena.
›› The Tigers kept the Aggies in their sights through three-plus quarters and had one of their best shooting nights in SEC play, but A&M shot 69 percent in the second half and 83 percent in the fourth quarter to pull away in the closing minutes.
›› For the night, Auburn shot 41.3 percent (26-63) and hit 10 3-pointers, their best in SEC play. But Texas A&M hit for 51.7 percent (31-60), including 67 percent from the second quarter on. The Aggies also made the most of 18 trips to the free-throw line, knocking down 14; Auburn was 7-for-8.
›› Scott-Grayson topped the 20-point mark for the second time in SEC play; she had a career-high 23 at Ole Miss. She and Thompson shared the Auburn lead with three steals apiece. Thompson saw her streak of 10 straight double-doubles come to an end but led the Tigers with seven rebounds. She also made her first career 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter for Auburn's final points of the night.
AN AUBURN WIN WOULD...
›› Be the Tigers' third straight win in Fayetteville.
›› Be Auburn's highest-ranked win since defeating then-No. 16 Florida 80-58 on Feb. 14, 2016.
AUBURN-ARKANSAS SERIES
›› Auburn is 23-17 all-time against Arkansas, including a 10-8 advantage in Fayetteville. The Tigers have won their last two games on the road against the Razorbacks.
LAST MEETING: March 5, 2020, in Greenville, S.C.
No. 25 Arkansas 90, Auburn 68
›› Unique Thompson picked up her 22nd double-double of the season, but Arkansas' 3-point shooting was too much as the Tigers fell 90-68 in the second round of the 2020 SEC Tournament.
›› Auburn (11-18) saw four players score in double-figures and grabbed more rebounds than Arkansas (23-7), but the Tigers were unable to slow down the SEC's top-scoring team as the Razorbacks topped the 90-point mark for the 11th time this season.
›› Kiyae' White led Auburn with a career-high 15 points, hitting 7-of-9 attempts from the floor. She also pulled down eight rebounds and had a team-best four assists. Daisa Alexander scored 12 points in her final Auburn game. Thompson's 12-point, 15-rebound night was her 22nd double-double of the season, second-most in the nation this year, and the 42nd of her career. She also added three assists and a steal.
›› Arkansas hit 17-of-42 3-point attempts on the night, an SEC Tournament record, and shot 47.8 percent (32-of-67) overall. The Tigers shot 42.4 percent (28-of-66) but were just 6-of-26 from 3-point range (23.1%). A day after forcing Vanderbilt into 25 turnovers, the Tigers were only about to get eight from Arkansas, turning those into 10 points. Meanwhile, the Razorbacks scored 24 points on fast-break chances. Auburn did out-rebound Arkansas, 38-36.
SCOUTING ARKANSAS
›› Arkansas is 12-6 overall, 2-5 in SEC play, but with a pair of top-5 wins over Baylor and UConn. The Razorbacks are ranked No. 19 in the AP poll and No. 18 by the coaches.
›› The Razorbacks are the SEC's top-scoring team, averaging 85.7 points/game while giving up 75.1. They also shoot 38.4% from 3-point range, the top mark in the SEC, and they average 10.3 turnovers/game, second-fewest in the nation.
›› Chelsea Dungee is the SEC's leading scorer with 22.5 points/game; she has also made more free throws (112) than anyone in the country.
SCOUTING AUBURN
›› Senior forward Unique Thompson leads the SEC and is second nationally with 13.6 rebounds per game this year and leads Auburn with 17.8 points/game. She has 10 double-doubles on the season, which ranks second in the SEC and fifth nationally. Thompson pulled down her 1,000th career rebound against Belmont on Dec. 20 and is one of two active players nationally with over 1,000 career rebounds.
›› Thompson was unavailable the first three games of SEC play with medical issues, but made her return at Florida Jan. 17 and has recorded double-doubles in three of four games since, including 22 points, 10 rebounds vs. Kentucky.
›› Two redshirt sophomore transfers that sat out last season are the Tigers' second- and third-leading scorers. Honesty Scott-Grayson (Baylor) has started all 14 games, averaging 12.3 points/game, and had a career-high 23 points at Ole Miss, 21 vs. Texas A&M, 18 points vs. Belmont & Florida, and 17 points at Alabama. Jordan is Auburn's third-leading scorer with 7.7 points/game; she's also the Tigers' leading shot-blocker (0.8/game).
UP NEXT
›› Auburn returns home for its third straight game against a top-25 opponent when they host No. 4 South Carolina at 6 p.m. CT Thursday.
Auburn women face No. 19 Arkansas on the road Sunday
