No. 25 Mizzou women ride Cunningham early, beating Auburn
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Sophie Cunningham scored 30 points -- 21 in the first half -- and No. 25 Missouri blitzed Auburn early and made it hold up in a 74-65 win on Sunday.
Cunningham scored 13 of Missouri's first 18 points as it built an 18-0 lead. Cunningham made her first four shot attempts with three coming from behind the 3-point arc. Missouri (16-6, 5-3 SEC) didn't score until Janiah McKay's layup with 1:32 before the end of the first. Missouri led 23-2 at the end of one as Auburn shot 1 of 14 from the field. Missouri finished with a 17-5 rebounding advantage at the end of one.
Missouri led 43-23 at halftime and Cunningham was 6 of 9 from distance. Missouri made 11 of its 12 3s before intermission.
Auburn showed some fight late and narrowed the deficit to 69-61 on Daisa Alexander's 3 with 89 seconds left capping a 14-3 run that started with Alexander's 3 four minutes prior.
McKay led Auburn (15-5, 3-4) with 23 points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Mark Zentz
- Bill Larance
- Angelica Suffren
2023-24 Southeastern Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
South Carolina | 16-0 | - | 38-0 |
LSU | 13-3 | 3 | 31-6 |
Ole Miss | 12-4 | 4 | 24-9 |
Alabama | 10-6 | 6 | 24-10 |
Tennessee | 10-6 | 6 | 20-13 |
Vanderbilt | 9-7 | 7 | 23-10 |
Mississippi State | 8-8 | 8 | 23-12 |
Auburn | 8-8 | 8 | 20-12 |
Texas A&M | 6-10 | 10 | 19-13 |
Arkansas | 6-10 | 10 | 18-15 |
Florida | 5-11 | 11 | 16-16 |
Kentucky | 4-12 | 12 | 12-20 |
Georgia | 3-13 | 13 | 12-18 |
Missouri | 2-14 | 14 | 11-19 |