AUBURN, Ala. — The Auburn women’s basketball team’s SEC wins this season aren’t great in quantity. It’s hard to argue with their quality, though.

The Tigers notched their second victory against a top-15 team, soundly beating No. 9 Georgia 67-53 at Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum on Sunday.

Auburn (12-10, 3-6 SEC) also has an overtime win against then-No. 11 LSU on its resume from earlier this month.

“Isn’t that crazy?” Auburn coach Nell Fortner said. “I think it shows us what the potential of this team is. It’s about consistency. We have to do that night-in and night-out.”

Guard Alli Smalley finished with a game-high 22 points and center KeKe Carrier was her usual force down low, adding 15 points, nine rebounds and four blocks as the Tigers snapped a four-game losing streak.

It was a stark turnaround from the 29-point pummeling Auburn took at No. 5 Tennessee on Thursday.

“We actually let it go that night,” Carrier said. “We had to move on and look ahead. We have half the SEC to go.”

Auburn controlled the game from the outset, helped by the fact that Georgia All-SEC point guard Ashley Houts re-aggravated an ankle injury early in the game. She played only eight minutes and finished with six points.

“Houts is the quarterback of that team,” Fortner said. “That would hurt any team. I know that was a blow to them ... because she runs the ship for them.”

The Tigers controlled the game’s pace as a result, stretching a 37-32 halftime lead to as many as 16 in the second half.

Smalley, who was just 2-for-9 from 3-point range, shook off slow start to get the bulk of her 22 points on an array of mid-range jumpers, floaters and layups.

“I felt like I did a pretty good job of adjusting and getting inside,” Smalley said. “Because my short jumper was falling pretty good and I was attacking the basket, so I got to the foul line. I guess I just had to adjust missing the 3’s.”

Auburn was relentless on the boards, finishing with a 39-27 rebounding advantage. The Tigers out-hustled the Lady Bulldogs for 17 offensive rebounds, getting 10 from Jordan Greenleaf and Carrier.

“Offensive rebounding is just a confidence builder,” Fortner said. “And it’s an energy destroyer for the other team.”

“They kicked our butt,” Georgia coach Andy Landers said.

The Tigers ran their offense efficiently, finishing with 25 field goals and 20 assists. Freshman point guard Morgan Toles led the way with a career-high 10 assists.

Jasmine James scored 13 points on 5-for-15 shooting to lead Georgia (18-4, 5-4 SEC), which has lost four of six since opening the season with 16 straight wins.

“We’ve got to get it in gear,” Landers said.