NCAAB

Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Auburn Tigers
23-2, 7-1 Away
Final
94 - 85
Alabama Crimson Tide
21-4, 10-2 Home

Johni Broome scores 19 points as No. 1 Auburn holds off in-state rival and No. 2 Alabama 94-85

No. 1 Auburn takes down No. 2 Alabama in Tuscaloosa

Mark Sears scored 18 points and Grant Nelson added 12 points and 12 rebounds for Alabama, which rallied from a double-digit deficit in the second half, but failed to complete the comeback.

Denver Jones scored 16 points, Chad Baker-Mazara and Miles Kelly added 15 points apiece, Chaney Johnson had 14 and Tahaad Pettiford 13 for Auburn (23-2, 11-1 Southeastern Conference).

Labaron Philon and Aden Holloway each scored 10 for Alabama (21-4, 10-2).

Takeaways Auburn: Starter Dylan Cardwell fouled out after playing just 12 minutes, and key bench player Baker-Mazara foul out with just over two minutes remaining. Johnson picked up much of the slack, playing 33 minutes, after averaging 23 minutes per game.

Alabama: The Crimson Tide allowed the Tigers to shoot 46% from the field. It was the first time in conference play a team has shot better than 40% from the field at home against Alabama.

Key moment Before fouling out, Baker-Mazara scored consecutive baskets to give the Tigers the lead for good with about six minutes to play.

Key stat Alabama entered the season shooting 34.4% from 3-point range but made just five of its 26 3-point attempts (19.3%) on Saturday.

Up next Auburn hosts Arkansas on Wednesday night, while Alabama plays at No. 21 Missouri the same night.

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Matchup Prediction

Alabama: 47.5%
Auburn: 52.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 94 - 85
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 94 - 85
2nd 0:15 Chris Moore Steal. 94 - 85
2nd 0:15 Aden Holloway Turnover. 94 - 85
2nd 0:20 Chaney Johnson Defensive Rebound. 94 - 85

Statistics

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30-65 FG 27-70
46.2 Field Goal % 38.6
12-30 3PT 5-26
40.0 Three Point % 19.2
22-32 FT 26-35
68.8 Free Throw % 74.3
40 Rebounds 49
7 Offensive Rebounds 14
33 Defensive Rebounds 35
13 Assists 9
3 Steals 1
6 Blocks 3
4 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 1
4 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
3 Points Off Turnovers 7
13 Fast Break Points 19
26 Points in Paint 40
24 Fouls 22
14 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Coleman Coliseum

Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Attendance: 13,474 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Auburn 14-1 - 26-2
Alabama 12-3 2 23-5
Florida 11-4 3 24-4
Tennessee 10-5 4 23-5
Missouri 10-5 4 21-7
Texas A&M 9-6 5 20-8
Ole Miss 8-7 6 19-9
Kentucky 8-7 6 19-9
Mississippi State 7-8 7 19-9
Vanderbilt 7-8 7 19-9
Arkansas 6-9 8 17-11
Georgia 5-10 9 17-11
Texas 5-10 9 16-12
Oklahoma 4-11 10 17-11
LSU 3-12 11 14-14
South Carolina 1-14 13 11-17
Full Standings