AuburnSports – Auburn survives Kentucky for second SEC win

For the primary time since 2019, Auburn’s received back-to-back SEC video games.

Following an upset of Ole Miss earlier this week, the Tigers made it back-to-back wins over an SEC staff with a 71-68 victory over Kentucky Thursday. It is a massive win in multiple means.

Not solely is it Auburn’s first victory at Kentucky since 2006, it erases what was a 20-game shedding streak in SEC highway video games for the Tigers.

Junior Aicha Coulibaly adopted up her career-high efficiency in opposition to Ole Miss with one other team-leading offensive sport in opposition to the Wildcats. Coulibaly scored 20 within the sport, her sixth time this season reaching that mark.

Auburn fell behind on the finish of the primary quarter, however used an 11-0 run to start the second to seize its first lead, 26-20. Kentucky tied the sport at 35, however a Coulibaly three on the ultimate Auburn possession gave the Tigers their first halftime lead in convention play, 38-35.

With a one-point lead in the midst of the third, Auburn went on one other 11-0 scoring run to increase its lead. The lead grew to as many as 13, however Kentucky closed the interval with 4 factors to carry the rating to 59-50 heading into the ultimate interval.

As soon as within the fourth, the Wildcats continued to slice into the deficit, bringing the differential to as little as two factors on a number of events.

Every time Kentucky fired, Auburn fired again and held on for the win. The Tigers escaped with their second SEC victory, matching their complete from final season.

Sania Wells completed the sport as Auburn’s second-leading scorer with 16, whereas Honesty Scott-Grayson was third with 12 factors.

Auburn will attempt to make it three in a row when it hosts Florida Monday night time at 6 p.m. CT from Neville Area.