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For Auburn, the loss comes at a time when the team is already reeling from the number of injuries that seems to keep piling up. The Tigers were without star transfer Taliah Scott for the ninth straight game due to a wrist injury, someone who could give a much-needed spark to Auburn’s backcourt offensively.

LSU women's basketball let its defense be the spark plug as it suffocated Auburn to win its SEC home opener Sunday afternoon.