Scott-Grayson was on fire Over Their Senior Night win Agaist Mississippi State

Guard Honesty Scott-Grayson of Auburn was still enjoying the evening moments after scoring more points than she had in her career and helping her team defeat Mississippi State 77-60.

We’re not done yet, but this is it, Scott-Grayson declared. “I wasn’t really considering my point total at the time. I only knew that we needed to triumph. I was just trying to do the best I could with the shot I had.

With four 3-pointers, two rebounds, two assists, and 32 points overall, Scott-Grayson had a great night.

Auburn guard Honesty Scott-Grayson was still savoring the evening moments despite having scored the most points of her career and assisting her team in a 77-60 victory over Mississippi State.

Scott-Grayson said, “This is it, but we’re not done yet.” “At the time, I wasn’t really thinking about my point total. All I knew was that we had to win. All I was trying to do was make the most out of the shot I had.

Scott-Grayson had a fantastic night, finishing with 32 points total, two rebounds, two assists, and four 3-pointers.

Despite Scott-Grayson’s outstanding offensive display, other Tigers also had a part in the team’s effective offensive strategy versus the Bulldogs.

In conference play, the Tigers shot 32 for 74 (43.2%) from the field and 8 for 21 (38.1%) from beyond the arc, setting a season-high for made three-pointers. Along with Scott-Grayson, McKenna Eddings, Sydney Shaw, and JaMya Mingo-Young completed Auburn’s three-point shooting group.

Auburn scored 15 fast break points, 25 points off turnovers, and 30 points in the paint. 23 more points came from its bench to help Auburn’s outstanding offensive effort.

Auburn scored 15 fast break points, 25 points off turnovers, and 30 points in the paint. 23 more points came from its bench to help Auburn’s outstanding offensive effort.

Eddings finished the game with 13 points, five rebounds, one assist, and one 3-pointer, trailing only Scott-Grayson. This season, her 13 points were the guard’s highest total in conference play.

“McKenna works out every day. Johnnie Harris, the head coach at Auburn, remarked, “She is a really good shooter.” It’s appropriate that this happened to her, and I believed she was acting naturally. She engaged in systemic play.

Eddings was followed by Taylen Collins and Kaitlyn Duhon, each with six points.

Auburn outscored the Bulldogs 19–12 in the opening quarter, stopping them from shooting 30% from the field and outrebounding them 13–8. The Tigers increased their lead in the second quarter and took advantage of seven Mississippi State mistakes to lead 37-28 at the half.

Because of several fouls committed by the Tigers, Mississippi State narrowed the gap between them and Auburn in the third and first quarters of the fourth quarter. With 11 fouls in the second half against the Bulldogs’ nine, Auburn gave up 14 points to Mississippi State and 4 to Auburn at the charity stripe.

With 6:27 remaining in the game, Mississippi State center Jessika Carter converted a free throw to pull the Bulldogs within eight points of the Tigers’ advantage. However, Auburn rallied and outscored the Bulldogs 24–16, keeping Mississippi State scoreless for the final six minutes of play.

Harris remarked, “I just wanted our team to come and give it all for the seniors, and I think they did that with them.” However, I believe that the seniors set the tone, and we wanted to set the tone defensively. It has great significance.