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Updated at 2:06 p.m., Sunday, December 21, 2008

CBKB: No. 10 Auburn beats Coppin St., 74-46

Associated Press

BALTIMORE — Alli Smalley scored 20 points to lead No. 10 Auburn in a 74-46 rout of Coppin State today, giving Tigers coach Nell Fortner her 100th collegiate win.

Smalley was also 4-for-4 from beyond the arc for the Tigers (12-0), who shot 60 percent from the field (12 of 20) in the second half to pull away from the Eagles (0-9).

KeKe Carrier chipped in with 14 points and five of the Tigers' 13 blocks.

Danielle Anders led the Eagles with 18 points.

The Tigers, who were up by seven points at halftime, opened the second half on a 12-0 run that put the game out of reach. The Eagles shot 17.9 percent from the field (7 of 39) in the second half.

Fortner has won 83 games in five seasons at Auburn and 17 in her only season at the helm of Purdue.