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W. Basketball. Kansas State outlasts No. 23 Auburn in SEC/Big 12 Challenge

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Senior Katie Frerking scored a season-high 22 points, but No. 23 Auburn could not overcome foul trouble and a big rebounding deficit Thursday night in a 71-66 loss at Kansas State in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

The Tigers (6-2) had three players – two key rebounders – foul out and saw an early rebounding advantage turned into a big deficit by the end of the game. Despite that, the Tigers rallied to take a five-point lead midway through the fourth quarter but could not hang on.

“When our starting five player gets in foul trouble, then we’re coming off the bench smaller than what we were already, that hurt us,” Auburn head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said.