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On Thursday night, Auburn traveled to Baton Rouge to play No. 13 LSU. Auburn’s result was a 71-66 loss, dropping its SEC record to 5-8 and its overall record to 16-10.
Honesty Scott-Grayson, a graduate senior at Auburn, achieved yet another career milestone during the game when she surpassed 1,500 points overall.
With a game-high 28 points, a career-high five 3-pointers, four rebounds, and three steals, Scott-Grayson led the group once more. JaMya Mingo-Young, a graduate student, came in second to Scott-Grayson with 16 points and 6 rebounds.
On defense, Auburn forced 23 turnovers from LSU, with 10 steals, topped by three each from senior Taylen Collins and Scott-Grayson.
Johnnie Harris, the head coach of Auburn, stated, “Our team prepared for this.” “We’ve encountered these circumstances. This group is becoming increasingly proficient. We were a very strong squad; I cannot disparage LSU in any manner. And we retaliated with punches when we were struck. They were forced into 23 (turnovers) by us. We need to take advantage of that. Although we made progress offensively, we still need to put in more effort
Tonight, LSU dominated on both ends of the court under the hoop. With 40 points in the paint alone, as opposed to Auburn’s 16 on offense, the home team more than doubled Auburn’s points in the paint.
With 42 boards overall for the game as opposed to Auburn’s 28 boards, the home team also outrebounded Auburn.
LSU scored the first points of the game at the free-throw line. Auburn took an early lead thanks to goals from sophomore Kaitlyn Duhon, freshman Savannah Scott, and Collins. Nevertheless, LSU embarked on a 10-0 run, thus the lead was lost quickly. LSU took the lead at the end of the first quarter after numerous lead changes during the remainder of the game. They did this by making a 3-point jumper.
With her fourth 3-pointer of the game, Scott-Grayson helped Auburn reclaim the lead. Once more, the lead was fleeting as LSU launched a 12-0 run to take a 40-30 advantage at the half’s end.
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