Final
Vaughn sparks Arkansas over St. Louis
Dec 31, 2006 - 1:15 AM ST LOUIS (Ticker) -- Arkansas survived a second-half blitz to post its 15th victory of the season.Brittney Vaughn scored 13 points and barely missed a triple-double as No. 24 Arkansas rallied for a 66-59 victory over St. Louis.
The Razorbacks appeared to be on their way to an easy win after building a 14-point halftime lead. But the Billikens opened the second half with a 31-9 run to pull ahead, 51-43.
Vaughn sparked a comeback and finished with 10 assists and nine rebounds for Arkansas (15-1), which also got 12 points and 14 boards from Lauren Ervin. Two free throws by Ervin capped a 9-0 run for a 52-51 lead.
Theresa Lisch had 19 points and eight rebounds and Tyler McIlwraith added 14 and 12 for St. Louis (8-6), which couldn't overcome a 25-0 deficit in bench scoring.
- NCAA WOMENS BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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ARKANSAS (24) 19 47 66
SAINT LOUIS 16 43 59 FINAL
Dec 30 6:59 PM
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