MOBILE, Ala. – After the University of South Alabama took its final lead midway through the third quarter on Wednesday, Auburn went on a 23-2 run to pull away for a 82-62 non-conference women's basketball victory over the Jaguars at the Mitchell Center.

Brooke Moore scored 20 points to lead four Tigers in double figures, with Unique Thompson contributing 15 points and 10 rebounds while Daisa Alexander and Erin Howard each pitched in with 14.  AU (4-4) shot 53.3 percent from the field for the game, including making 12-of-24 attempts from three-point range.

Shaforia Kines paced the Jags (3-5) with 18 points, while Damaya Telemaque added 15 on 6-of-7 shooting from the floor.  Savannah Jones finished with 13 points, and Antoinette Lewis recorded 10 and 11 rebounds as well.

Auburn 82, South Alabama 62 (box score)

GAME FACTS
-After turning four Auburn turnovers into seven points on the other end of the floor the Jaguars trailed 19-15 at the end of the first quarter.
-Telemaque and Lewis combined to score South's final 11 points of the second quarter as the Jags were down 37-32 at the half.
-After being held to three points on 1-of-8 shooting over the first 20 minutes, Jones posted eight of USA's first 12 in the third quarter including a three with just over six minutes to go that put the Jaguars up 44-43.
-The Tigers scored 11 of the last 13 points of the period, however, to build a 56-49 advantage with 10 minutes to go.
-AU was 17-of-29 (58.6%) from the floor in the second half to become the first team this season to connect on better than 50 percent overall against the Jaguars.
-Nine of the Jaguars' 15 turnovers came after the break, with the Tigers turning those into 13 points.

NOTES
-This was the first meeting between the two schools since Dec. 2, 2010, and the Tigers first visit to Mobile since Feb. 17, 1998.
-The Jaguars were 10-of-31 from beyond the arc, marking the first time this season they have hit 10 or more treys in consecutive contests.
-USA was just 2-of-4 at the free-throw line, the first time it has attempted fewer than 10 foul shots since a 67-50 win over Coastal Carolina in March 7 a year ago.
-South entered play leading the Sun Belt Conference with 5.1 blocks per game but failed to record a rejection for the first time since a Dec. 5 victory at Alabama last season.
-After making four three-pointers, Kines moved into a tie for fourth place in the school's all-time list — she now has 146 in her career — with Shakira Nettles (2007-10).
-She has now scored in double figures in four straight outings and has paced the Jags in points a team-high five times this year.
-Jones has also scored in double digits in four games in a row after recording 10-plus point four times in the previous nine contests dating back to Feb. 28 last season.
-The double-double was the fourth of the season for Lewis, and her first since the Jags faced Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 15.
-It's the first time Telemaque has posted 10-plus points since scoring 11 in a Nov. 14 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, with the total match her season high recorded in the opener against Rutgers on Nov. 5.

THEY SAID IT
Head coach Terry Fowler
Opening statement: "I was proud of the effort we gave in the first three quarters.  In the first half we gave up some open three-point shots, which allowed them to gain a five-point advantage going into halftime.  The third quarter we were able to find a rhythm and make some shots.  They went on a run to end the third and started the fourth quarter with a 7-0 run to stretch their lead to 14.  During that stretch they made tough shots and we were unable to convert opportunities."
On Auburn's defensive pressure: "In the second half they turn up their intensity.  They showed a different full-court press where they wanted to deny the ball and make it tough for us to get the ball in bounds.  They trapped as soon as the ball passed half court and made life difficult for us.  We told the team in the locker that the storms we are going through right now will make us better as we continue to move forward in our season."

Senior G Shaforia Kines
On the feeling in the locker room after the game: "We are disappointed with the outcome of the game.  We competed with them for most of the game.  However, in the second half their defense forced us into making turnovers and they converted off of our mistakes."
On Auburn's defense: "They played tough defense for four quarters.  They are long and bring a lot of pressure, which we emphasized in practice.  In the first half we were able to make passes to break the press, but as the game progressed they forced us into rushing and making mistakes."

Up next: The Jaguars will visit Tulane at 4 p.m. (CST) on Saturday in their first road game in a month.

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