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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
12-10 (2-7SEC)
Auburn
11-11 (3-6SEC)
Women's Hoops Drops Game To Auburn
1/29/2012 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 29, 2012
OXFORD, Miss. - The Ole Miss women's basketball team fell to Auburn, 67-54, Sunday.
With the loss, Ole Miss fell to 12-10 overall (2-7 SEC) while Auburn improved to 11-11 (3-6 SEC).
Valencia McFarland led Ole Miss with 15 points, five rebounds and four assists while Danielle McCray added eight points and five rebounds and Nikki Byrd scored 11.
A basket from Tia Faleru with 16:11 remaining in the half put the Rebels up three, 7-4. Ole Miss went up five, 15-10, on a jumper from McCray with 11:42 to play.
From that point, neither team led by more than three until the Tigers led by six, 32-28, with just over three minutes left in the half.
Auburn led Ole Miss, 38-28, at the half. McFarland led the Rebels at the break with nine points and four boards while McCray had seven points. Ole Miss shot 35.7 percent from the floor (10-28) while Auburn shot 51.7 percent (15-29).
In the second half, a pair of free throws from Byrd cut Auburn's lead to six, 44-38, with 15:10 to play but the Tigers hit a three on their next trip down the floor to push their lead to nine, 47-38.
Auburn pulled away down the stretch leading by 16, 59-45, with 4:05 to play.
For the game, Ole Miss shot 32.7 percent (17-52) from the floor while Auburn shot 46.3 (25-54). The Tigers outrebounded the Rebels 40-32.
Ole Miss will play at No. 6 Kentucky on Thursday at 6 p.m. CT.
