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Saturday, March 7, 2009

Women's hoops: Auburn 78, Tennessee 58

A strong second half lifted top-seeded Auburn (29-2) to a 20-point victory against fifth-seeded Tennessee this evening in the SEC tournament semifinals in North Little Rock, Ark.

We at the War Eagle Extra were at the men's game this afternoon, but followed along on the Internet as the women took the court.

Some highlights:
  • The Tigers outscored the Lady Vols 52-27 in the second half after going into the break down by five.
  • Auburn shot 57 percent (16-for-28) in the second half after a 36 percent mark (9-for-25) in the first.
  • Tennessee shot 26 percent after the break (10-for-38) and was 3-for-16 from 3-point range in the game.
  • DeWanna Bonner scored 26 points, Whitney Boddie added 19 and Sherell Hobbs 16 in a a senior onslaught.
  • Auburn advances to Sunday's championship game, where it will face the winner of second-seeded Vanderbilt and third-seeded LSU, which is the late game.
  • The championship game starts at 7:30 p.m. EST and will be televised by ESPN2. A win would pretty much guarantee Auburn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

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