Auburn women's basketball defeated SMU 56-43 Sunday, Dec. 21, in the consolation game of the St. John's Chartwells Holiday Classic.
Khady Dieng and Kiani Parker led Auburn with 14 and 11 points, respectively, and the Tigers shot 40 percent from the field.
Auburn's defense led the way, as the Tigers held SMU to 26.3 percent shooting from the field and forced 23 turnovers.
Auburn jumped out to an early 27-7 lead and they held the Mustangs to 18 first half points, the fewest allowed by the Tigers this season.
But SMU rallied in the second half, tightening its defense and cutting the lead to 51-43 with two minutes remaining.
With Auburn in the double-bonus however, the Mustangs were unable to finish the comeback, as Parker hit five free throws down the stretch to clinch it for Auburn.
The Tigers move to 8-3 on the season, and they return to the court Monday, Dec. 29, in the FIU Sun & Fun Classic in Miami against Florida International at 5 p.m.
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