Auburn wins massively over rival Georgia, 83-60.
The Tigers would go on to dominate the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry, 83-60 thanks to Walker Kessler with 15 points, a double-double from Wendell Green JR and a loyal and loud Auburn Crowd.
The Tigers would go on to dominate the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry, 83-60 thanks to Walker Kessler with 15 points, a double-double from Wendell Green JR and a loyal and loud Auburn Crowd.
“It’s what won the Alabama game and it's what won the game tonight, our second half defense,” Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl said.
Jabari Smith led the way with 25 points and Auburn wins its 12th straight game.
Auburn was outrebounded 50-35 , and the Tigers did not hit a three-pointer until there was less than two minutes to go in the game, going 1-13 from downtown.
Although it was not a perfect game for the Tigers they were still able to get it done thanks to a raucous Auburn crowd, and a combination of K.D Johnson’s 23 points and Walker Kessler’s eight rebounds.
For Auburn, this is the second straight SEC loss on the road. The Tigers return home on Sunday, Jan. 9 for a big matchup against No. 13 LSU.
In the SEC opener, Alabama would hold on to win 56-53.
A recap of Auburn basketball's 71-58 win over the visiting Murray State Racers.
The Auburn Tigers (9-1) came into Auburn Arena on the back of a five-game win streak with their most recent win coming against The Nebraska Cornhuskers, on Saturday December 11th in neutral Atlanta Georgia, ending 99-68.
Jabari Smith led the scoring for Auburn today with 21 points, Wendell Green Jr. followed closely behind with 19. Walker Kessler was Auburn’s leading rebounder with seven.
The Tigers outscored the Cowgirls 44-28 in the paint, which turned out to be the difference in the game.
K.D. Johnson led the way with 19 points and Jabari Smith finished with 17. Auburn is in action next Saturday at 11:30 a.m. EST/10:30 a.m. CST against Nebraska in Holiday Hoopsgiving at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
The No. 21 Auburn Tigers basketball team defeated the University of Central Florida Knights Wednesday evening inside Auburn Arena 85-68. After losing against the Knights a year ago on the road, the Tigers successfully defended their home floor. Auburn used a strong second half to pull away, outscoring the Knights by 14.
The Auburn Tigers (4-3) played its last game of November, hosting the University of North Florida Ospreys (5-3) in a thrilling matchup in which both teams went shot for shot.
It was the first Iron Bowl ever to go into overtime and Alabama's first road Iron Bowl win since 2015.
The Tigers will now turn their heads to in-state rival Alabama in the regular-season Iron Bowl finale next Saturday on Nov. 27. Kick-off is set for 2:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on CBS.
It was senior day for Auburn Volleyball but the No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats were too much for the Tigers, winning their fifth straight match in straight sets 3-0.
Entering the final stretch of the 2021 season, Auburn Volleyball (13-12, 5-10 SEC) is set to host #8 Kentucky Wildcats (20-4, 13-1 SEC) on Saturday and Sunday afternoon in Auburn Arena.
Bruce Pearl and the Auburn Men’s Basketball team traveled down to Tampa, FL this evening to take on the South Florida Bulls at Amalie Arena. Auburn would end up pulling it out by a score of 58-52.
It’s not an age-old rivalry. It’s not an annual tradition. It’s South Carolina versus Auburn.