Jan. 3, 2013
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Auburn vs. Arkansas
Jan. 3, 2013
Auburn Arena | Auburn, Ala.
- Attendance: 2,090
- Auburn def. #23 Arkansas, 50-47
- Auburn Starters: Blanche Alverson, Peyton Davis, Hasina Muhammad, Najat Ouardad and Tyrese Tanner
- Arkansas Starters: Calli Berna, Jhasmin Bowen, Keira Peak, Quistelle Williams and Dominique Wilson
- Coach Terri Williams-Flournoy became the second Auburn head women's basketball coach to win their SEC debut, joining Joe Ciampi
- The win was Auburn's first over a ranked opponent since winning at #22 Georgia, 63-58, on Feb. 24, 2011 and the first home win over a ranked team since downing #16 Kentucky, 65-53, on Feb. 28, 2010
- Hasina Muhammad scored 13 points, making her the only player in the SEC to score in double figures in every game this season; dating back to the 2011-12 season, she has scored in double figures in 16 straight games
- Peyton Davis set a career high with 17 rebounds, her second double-digit rebounding game of her career
- Davis' 17 rebounds are tied for 27th all-time at Auburn in single-game rebounds and are the most for an Auburn player since DeWanna Bonner pulled down 19 against St. Joseph's on Dec. 29, 2007
- Najat Ouardad picked up five assists, moving her into the top 30 all-time at Auburn in career assists with 172
- The game marked the seventh time this season for Auburn to hold its opponent to fewer than 50 points
- Blanche Alverson's one rebound gave her sole possession of 28th all-time at Auburn in career rebounding with 474
- Auburn forced 20 turnovers Thursday against Arkansas, marking the 12th time in 14 games this season for the Tigers to force 20 or more turnovers
- For the 10th time this season, Auburn's opponent had more turnovers than field goals made; Arkansas had 20 turnovers on 16 made field goals
- The Tigers now have a +100 turnover margin on the season
- Auburn is on a nine-game winning streak, its longest such streak since winning 20 in a row to open the 2008-09 season
- Auburn has won 10 home games in a row, dating back to last season, its longest winning streak ever at Auburn Arena and the most since a 15-game winning streak from March 2, 2008 until Nov. 19, 2009
- Najat Ouardad had five steals, marking the fourth time she has had five or more steals in a game this season
- Auburn leads the all-time series with Arkansas, 19-12, and is 10-4 when playing in Auburn
- The Tigers are 193-168 all-time in SEC play
- Auburn is now 12-2 all-time on Jan. 3 and 190-104 in the month of January
- The Tigers are 20-12 all-time vs. teams from the state of Arkansas
- Auburn is 15-19 all-time in SEC openers and 19-15 all-time in SEC home openers