NCAAB

Auburn Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels

· The Maui Invitational Presented by Novavax
Auburn Tigers
6-0, 0-0 Away
Final
85 - 72
North Carolina Tar Heels
4-2, 2-0 Home

Broome has 23 points and 19 rebounds as No. 4 Auburn tops No. 12 UNC 85-72 to reach Maui title game

Chaney Johnson obliterates the rim on this slam

Miles Kelly added 15 points and Chad Baker-Mazara scored 14 for the Tigers (6-0), who never trailed and led by as many as 19. They will play Memphis for the tournament championship on Wednesday.

Broome scored 18 points in the first half and finished 9 of 18 from the field. He also had five assists and three blocks.

Chaney Johnson had 11 points and eight rebounds for Auburn. Denver Jones and Tahaad Pettiford scored 10 apiece.

Seth Trimble led the Tar Heels (4-2) with 17 points. RJ Davis, the reigning ACC player of the year, was held to a season-low 12 on 5-of-11 shooting.

North Carolina pulled to 33-30 on Jalen Washington's dunk in transition, but Auburn closed the first half on a 7-2 spurt to take a 40-32 lead at the break.

Takeaways Auburn: Broome posted his fourth consecutive double-double and the 64th of his career.

North Carolina: The Tar Heels rallied to a 92-90 win over Dayton in the quarterfinal round — the second-largest comeback in program history — but were unable to duplicate the feat against the Tigers, who erased an 18-point deficit of their own Monday against No. 5 Iowa State.

Key moment Auburn opened the second half on a 12-2 run spurred by Kelly's 3-pointer and capped by Baker-Mazara's 3 that stretched the lead to 52-34.

Key stats Auburn held a 15-6 advantage in points off turnovers and held the Tar Heels to a season scoring low.

Up next Auburn tries to become the third SEC team to win the Maui Invitational. North Carolina will play Michigan State for third place Wednesday night.

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Matchup Prediction

North Carolina: 40.7%
Auburn: 59.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 85 - 72
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 85 - 72
2nd 0:17 Ian Jackson made Layup. 85 - 72
2nd 0:21 Jae'Lyn Withers Offensive Rebound. 85 - 70
2nd 0:25 Seth Trimble missed Three Point Jumper. 85 - 70

Statistics

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30-69 FG 27-62
43.5 Field Goal % 43.5
11-30 3PT 6-16
36.7 Three Point % 37.5
14-17 FT 12-19
82.4 Free Throw % 63.2
42 Rebounds 36
11 Offensive Rebounds 7
31 Defensive Rebounds 29
15 Assists 7
7 Steals 3
7 Blocks 2
8 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 6
11 Fast Break Points 15
32 Points in Paint 36
22 Fouls 16
19 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Venue: Lahaina Civic Center

Location: Maui, HI
Attendance: 2,400 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Florida 0-0 - 12-0
Oklahoma 0-0 - 12-0
Tennessee 0-0 - 12-0
Auburn 0-0 - 11-1
Georgia 0-0 - 11-1
Ole Miss 0-0 - 11-1
Mississippi State 0-0 - 11-1
Vanderbilt 0-0 - 11-1
Alabama 0-0 - 10-2
Arkansas 0-0 - 10-2
Kentucky 0-0 - 10-2
LSU 0-0 - 10-2
Missouri 0-0 - 10-2
Texas 0-0 - 10-2
Texas A&M 0-0 - 10-2
South Carolina 0-0 - 9-3

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 2-0 - 10-2
SMU 2-0 - 10-2
Clemson 2-0 - 10-3
Pittsburgh 1-0 0.5 10-2
Stanford 1-0 0.5 9-3
NC State 1-0 0.5 8-4
North Carolina 1-0 0.5 7-5
Notre Dame 1-0 0.5 7-5
Wake Forest 1-1 1 9-4
Louisville 1-1 1 7-5
California 0-1 1.5 7-5
Virginia 0-1 1.5 7-5
Syracuse 0-1 1.5 5-6
Virginia Tech 0-1 1.5 5-7
Miami 0-1 1.5 4-8
Florida State 0-2 2 9-4
Boston College 0-2 2 7-5
Georgia Tech 0-2 2 5-7
Full Standings