Aicha Coulibaly, Auburn women close strong to stun No. 4 Tennessee

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Aicha Coulibaly and Auburn didn’t have any trouble sealing the deal this time, even against Southeastern Conference power Tennessee.

Coulibaly had 26 points and Auburn scored 11 straight late in a 71-61 upset of No. 4 Tennessee, ending the Lady Vols' nine-game winning streak Thursday night.

It was Auburn's third game in five days.

"We’ve been right there in so many ballgames and we’ve been talking to them about finishing," Tigers coach Johnnie Harris said. "Once we got in that locker room tonight, I asked them if they were tired. No, nobody was tired.

"We talked about, you need to bust through that wall, you need to finish."

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Auburn guard Aicha Coulibaly (5) reacts after a turnover during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

The Tigers (9-10, 1-7 Southeastern Conference), the last SEC team to grab a league victory, built an 11-point halftime lead and closed strong. Tennessee (18-2, 7-1) came in as the lone SEC team with a perfect league record, but went six minutes without a field goal before a meaningless basket with two seconds left.

Coulibaly made 10 of 14 shots and had seven rebounds for Auburn, which had blown two straight fourth-quarter leads but took over in the end this time. The Tigers dominated the fourth 21-10.

"We think our players got a lesson in you’re going to see everyone’s best effort, obviously," Tennessee coach Kellie Harper said. "Auburn played a really good basketball game.

"They’ve been knocking on the door in some close games here recently and just weren’t able to close it