NCAAB

Auburn Tigers at Texas Longhorns

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Auburn Tigers
14-1, 1-1 Away
Final
87 - 82
Texas Longhorns
11-4, 8-2 Home

No. 2 Auburn hangs on 87-82 at Texas to give Bruce Pearl school-record coaching victory

Highlight: Pearl sets program wins record as No. 2 Auburn defeats Texas

Auburn (14-1, 2-0 SEC) led by 21 in the second half, and bullied the Longhorns with its size and length for long stretches, only to watch Texas fight back behind Arthur Kaluma and Jordan Pope to get within three in the final minute.

Denver Jones and Tahaad Pettiford made four free throws over the final 17 seconds to seal it.

Pearl earned victory No. 214 in his 11th season at Auburn, pushing him past Joel Eaves, who coached the Tigers from 1949-63.

Kaluma had 34 points for Texas (11-4, 0-2) on 12-of-16 shooting. Pope scored 17 of his 19 in the second half. Kaluma's 3-pointer with 50 seconds left and Pope's two free throws pulled Texas to 83-80.

Takeaways Auburn: The Tigers are in prime position to reach No. 1 next week after top-ranked Tennessee was routed by Florida 73-43 on Tuesday night.

Texas: The Longhorns were dominated in the paint 48-16 during a 20-point loss to Texas A&M in their previous game. Texas was much tougher around the basket this time, and matched Auburn's 28 points in the paint.

Key moment Broome put Auburn ahead by 10 on a buzzer-beating jumper with 1:23 left, but was then called for a technical foul. Pope made two free throws, and a jumper by Tre Johnson had Texas threatening again.

Key stat Texas had just one assist and no 3-pointers in the first half.

Up next Both teams play Saturday. Auburn plays at South Carolina, and Texas hosts No. 1 Tennessee.

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Matchup Prediction

Texas: 30.8%
Auburn: 69.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 87 - 82
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 87 - 82
2nd 0:00 Chad Baker-Mazara Defensive Rebound. 87 - 82
2nd 0:00 Jordan Pope missed Three Point Jumper. 87 - 82
2nd 0:06 Tahaad Pettiford made Free Throw. 87 - 82

Statistics

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29-61 FG 26-56
47.5 Field Goal % 46.4
8-21 3PT 5-14
38.1 Three Point % 35.7
21-25 FT 25-30
84.0 Free Throw % 83.3
37 Rebounds 30
12 Offensive Rebounds 9
25 Defensive Rebounds 21
15 Assists 6
6 Steals 6
10 Blocks 4
10 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 11
2 Technical Fouls 0
2 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 12
11 Fast Break Points 9
28 Points in Paint 28
22 Fouls 20
21 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Venue: Moody Center

Location: Austin, TX
Attendance: 10,516 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Auburn 9-0 - 21-1
Alabama 8-1 1 19-3
Florida 6-3 3 19-3
Missouri 6-3 3 17-5
Texas A&M 6-3 3 17-5
Tennessee 6-4 3.5 19-4
Ole Miss 6-4 3.5 17-6
Mississippi State 4-5 5 16-6
Vanderbilt 4-5 5 16-6
Kentucky 4-5 5 15-7
Georgia 4-6 5.5 16-7
Texas 4-6 5.5 15-8
Oklahoma 3-6 6 16-6
Arkansas 3-6 6 14-8
LSU 1-8 8 12-10
South Carolina 0-9 9 10-12
Full Standings