Historic Showdown! No. 1 Auburn to play No. 2 Alabama in Tuscaloosa

What make be the biggest basketball game in state history happens Saturday when No. 1 Auburn travels to Tuscaloosa to face No. 2 Alabama.

Both teams are 10-1 in the SEC. Auburn is 22-2 overall, while Alabama is 21-3. Alabama is on a seven-game win streak, while Auburn’s win streak is one, following the Tigers’ loss to Florida last weekend.

Those statistics make this a matchup for the ages.

Auburn scores 84.8 points and has outscored opponents by 17.1 points per game. Alabama has had seven games this season scoring at least 100 points.

Alabama averages 10.3 made 3-pointers per game, 4.3 more made shots than the 6.0 per game Auburn allows. Auburn has shot at a 48.7% rate from the field this season, 7.6 percentage points higher than the 41.1% shooting opponents of Alabama have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mark Sears is averaging 17.8 points and 4.9 assists for the Crimson Tide. Aden Holloway is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Johni Broome is averaging 18.1 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.7 blocks for the Tigers. Miles Kelly is averaging 12.6 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Crimson Tide: 9-1, averaging 89.7 points, 38.5 rebounds, 16.6 assists, 5.6 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 50.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.1 points per game.

Tigers: 9-1, averaging 80.2 points, 34.3 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 8.1 steals and 6.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.4 points.

Tipoff is at 3PM CST on ESPN. Whichever team loses will get a chance for revenge when they play again on March 8 at Auburn.

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