Syracuse, N.Y. — Remaining in a stalemate as the minutes ticked away in overtime, something had to give. The Auburn and Syracuse women’s basketball teams traded leads, then the score was tied again.

Then Orange guard Laila Phelia took over. First, she converted an and-one to give the Orange a 3-point lead with 1:08 remaining. After the Tigers responded with a basket, Phelia got the points right back on the other end.

When Sophie Burrows notched a steal and drained two free throws with 20 seconds remaining, the pendulum finally shifted where SU needed it to go as the Orange outlasted Auburn 66-60 in the ACC/SEC Challenge Wednesday at the JMA Wireless Dome.

Across its opening eight games, the Tigers (8-2) are the highest-rated team in the NET rankings (No. 55) that Syracuse (7-1) has de

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