Scott-Grayson, Auburn women upset No. 21 Georgia 65-60
Feb 19, 2022, 9:46 PM | Updated: Feb 20, 2022, 11:47 am
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Honesty Scott-Grayson scored 23 points with five steals and Auburn scored the last 11 points of the game to upset No. 21 Georgia 65-60 on Sunday.
After Jenna Staiti’s layup put Georgia on top 60-54 with 7:16 to play, the Bulldogs missed their last 11 shots and had six turnovers.
Aicha Coulibaly, who had 19 points and eight rebounds, started the winning run and then tied the game with a breakaway layup with 3:42 to play. After that the Tigers made just 3 of 6 free throws before Sania Wells hit two free throws with 16.7 seconds left.
Auburn (10-15, 2-12 Southeastern Conference), ended a five-game losing streak. The Tigers were playing their third-straight ranked team. It is Auburn’s third win over a ranked team this season.
Staiti led the Bulldogs (18-8, 7-7) with 18 points. Que Morrison added 14, Javyn Nicholson added 11 and Reigan Richardson 10.
Auburn led 20-14 after one quarter but Georgia took a 33-30 lead at the half and led by as many as eight in the third quarter. Morrison’s layup to open the fourth quarter made it 56-48.
Georgia was 3 of 16 in the fourth quarter and shot 39% (22 of 57) for the game. The Bulldogs were 1 of 6 from 3-point range and 15 of 18 from the foul line but had 21 turnovers.
Auburn had six 3-pointers and shot 41%.
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