Auburn Boosts NCAA Tournament Hopes, Wins 79-70 over No. 12 Tennessee
Auburn, which lost eight of its previous 11 games, enjoyed their biggest win of the season as Tennessee failed to score over the final six minutes.
Auburn, which lost eight of its previous 11 games, enjoyed their biggest win of the season as Tennessee failed to score over the final six minutes.
No. 2 Alabama rallied from a 17-point deficit before beating archrival Auburn 90-85 in overtime on Wednesday night.
Jaylin Williams scored 13 points and Johni Broome 12 for Auburn, which shot just 34% and was outrebounded 41-23.
Auburn beat Mississippi 78-74 Wednesday night after blowing a 12-point second-half lead.
Vanderbilt coach Jerry Stackhouse picked up his first win in four tries against Auburn’s Bruce Pearl.
In what Auburn coach Bruce Pearl called “a must-win for us,” the Tigers defeated Missouri 89-56.
Alabama remains the only Power-5 team without a league loss, but it was iffy most of the way with Auburn putting the defensive clamps on Bama star Brandon Miller.
The Southeastern Conference says it distributed an average of $49.9 million to its 14 member schools for the fiscal year that ended last August.
Auburn has lost four of its last five games before it faces No. 3 Alabama on Saturday.
Wendell Green Jr. and Jaylin Williams each scored 14 points to lead No. 16 Auburn to its fourth straight victory, 67-49 over LSU on Wednesday night.