NCAAB

Florida Gators at Auburn Tigers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
20-3, 4-2 Away
Final
90 - 81
21-2, 10-1 Home

No. 6 Florida beats top-ranked Auburn 90-81 and ends the Tigers' 14-game winning streak

Highlight: No. 6 Florida escapes The Jungle with a win over No. 1 Auburn

Florida (20-3, 7-3 Southeastern Conference), down by 10 points early, built a 10-point advantage by the end of the first half and held off Auburn in the second half for its second victory over a top-ranked team this season. Florida beat then-No. 1 Tennessee 73-43 on Jan. 7.

The Gators shot 13 for 33 from 3-point range, while Auburn shot 32% from long distance, finishing 7 for 22.

Tigers leading scorer Johni Broome, a fifth-year senior and preseason Associated Press All-American who is considered a contender for national player of the year, had 18 points and 11 rebounds as Auburn (21-2, 9-1) had its nine-game conference winning streak halted.

Miles Kelly scored 22 points, Tahaad Pettiford added 14 and Chaney Johnson 13 for the Tigers.

Takeaways Florida: The victory is a signature road win for Todd Golden, whose Gators hadn’t played their best away from Gainesville this season.

Auburn: The Tigers have been excellent on defense at home, but struggled to slow down the Gators’ offensive balance.

Key moment Florida was down by six points with 5:58 left in the first half before going on a 14-2 run and taking control of the game. The Gators scored 23 of the final 30 points before halftime.

Key stat Florida hit 13 3-pointers in the win. The Gators had averaged 7.7 3s over their last three games — victories over Vanderbuilt and Georgia and a loss at Tennessee.

Up next Both teams are back in action on Tuesday. Florida travels to No. 22 Mississippi State. Auburn is at Vanderbilt.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 90 - 81
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 90 - 81
2nd 0:14 Walter Clayton Jr. Defensive Rebound. 90 - 81
2nd 0:14 Tahaad Pettiford missed Three Point Jumper. 90 - 81
2nd 0:17 Johni Broome Defensive Rebound. 90 - 81

Statistics

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31-64 FG 30-70
48.4 Field Goal % 42.9
13-33 3PT 7-22
39.4 Three Point % 31.8
15-18 FT 14-23
83.3 Free Throw % 60.9
40 Rebounds 40
11 Offensive Rebounds 15
29 Defensive Rebounds 25
22 Assists 16
5 Steals 6
5 Blocks 4
12 Turnovers 8
1 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 13
14 Fast Break Points 3
30 Points in Paint 38
19 Fouls 16
21 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Neville Arena

Location: Auburn, AL
Attendance: 9,121 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Auburn 15-3 - 32-5
Florida 14-4 1 34-4
Alabama 13-5 2 28-9
Tennessee 12-6 3 30-8
Texas A&M 11-7 4 23-11
Ole Miss 10-8 5 24-12
Kentucky 10-8 5 24-12
Missouri 10-8 5 22-12
Mississippi State 8-10 7 21-13
Arkansas 8-10 7 22-14
Georgia 8-10 7 20-13
Vanderbilt 8-10 7 20-13
Oklahoma 6-12 9 20-14
Texas 6-12 9 19-16
LSU 3-15 12 14-18
South Carolina 2-16 13 12-20
Full Standings