Okoro, No. 5 Auburn edge Vanderbilt 83-79 to stay perfect
Freshman Isaac Okoro scored 17 of his season-high 23 points in the first half and No. 5 Auburn held off Vanderbilt 83-79 on Wednesday night to remain unbeaten.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Vanderbilt Commodores
79
Auburn Tigers
83
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 38 | 41 | 79 |
| AUB | 42 | 41 | 83 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | vs Bellarmine Knights | W 93-47 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:03 79-83
Foul on Saben Lee.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 79-83
J'Von McCormick made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 79-82
Foul on Scotty Pippen Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 79-82
Isaac Okoro made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:29 79-81
Foul on Aaron Nesmith.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 79-81
J'Von McCormick made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 79-80
J'Von McCormick made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 79-79
Foul on Scotty Pippen Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 79-79
Jordan Wright made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 78-79
Jordan Wright made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 77-79
Foul on Danjel Purifoy.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 77-79
Isaac Okoro made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 77-78
Foul on Aaron Nesmith.
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LayUpShot 1:15 77-78
Jordan Wright made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:54 75-78
Aaron Nesmith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Scotty Pippen Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 2:09 72-78
Isaac Okoro made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:09 72-77
Foul on Scotty Pippen Jr..
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LayUpShot 2:33 72-77
J'Von McCormick made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 2:46 72-75
Foul on Samir Doughty.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:46 72-75
Aaron Nesmith made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:59 69-75
Austin Wiley made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:59 69-74
Austin Wiley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:59 69-73
Foul on Dylan Disu.
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LayUpShot 3:29 69-73
Aaron Nesmith made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:51 67-73
Saben Lee made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:15 64-73
Austin Wiley made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:15 64-72
Austin Wiley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:15 64-71
Foul on Jordan Wright.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:09 64-71
Dylan Disu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Scotty Pippen Jr..
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LayUpShot 5:26 61-71
Devan Cambridge made Layup.
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LayUpShot 6:15 61-69
Jordan Wright made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:00 59-69
Jordan Wright made Layup. Assisted by Dylan Disu.
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LayUpShot 7:34 57-69
Saben Lee made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:59 55-69
Austin Wiley made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:59 55-68
Austin Wiley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:59 55-67
Foul on Jordan Wright.
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PersonalFoul 8:12 55-67
Foul on Danjel Purifoy.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:29 55-67
Samir Doughty made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:29 55-66
Foul on Saben Lee.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:12 55-66
Saben Lee made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:12 54-66
Saben Lee made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:12 53-66
Foul on Anfernee McLemore.
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LayUpShot 9:46 53-66
Danjel Purifoy made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:04 53-64
Saben Lee made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:04 52-64
Saben Lee made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:04 51-64
Foul on Jamal Johnson.
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DunkShot 10:21 51-64
Danjel Purifoy made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:39 51-62
Austin Wiley made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:39 51-61
Austin Wiley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:39 51-60
Foul on Oton Jankovic.
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PersonalFoul 10:39 51-60
Foul on Ejike Obinna.
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LayUpShot 11:12 51-60
Saben Lee made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 11:29 49-60
Foul on J'Von McCormick.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:40 49-60
Isaac Okoro made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:40 49-59
Foul on Aaron Nesmith.
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DunkShot 11:40 49-59
Isaac Okoro made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:08 49-57
Samir Doughty made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:08 49-56
Samir Doughty made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:08 49-55
Foul on Ejike Obinna.
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PersonalFoul 12:37 49-55
Foul on Samir Doughty.
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End Game 0:00 79-83
End of Game
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Offensive Rebound 0:01 79-83
Jordan Wright Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:01 79-83
Jordan Wright missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:03 79-83
Jordan Wright Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 79-83
Allen Flanigan missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:03 79-83
Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 79-83
Allen Flanigan missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 79-83
Foul on Saben Lee.
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Defensive Rebound 0:09 79-83
Allen Flanigan Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:09 79-83
Aaron Nesmith missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:15 79-83
Jordan Wright Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 79-83
J'Von McCormick missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 79-83
J'Von McCormick made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 79-82
Foul on Scotty Pippen Jr..
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Steal 0:22 79-82
Danjel Purifoy Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:22 79-82
Saben Lee Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 0:23 79-82
Vanderbilt Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 79-82
Isaac Okoro made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:29 79-81
Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 79-81
Isaac Okoro missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:29 79-81
Foul on Aaron Nesmith.
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Defensive Rebound 0:30 79-81
Isaac Okoro Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:30 79-81
Ejike Obinna missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:32 79-81
Ejike Obinna Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:32 79-81
Ejike Obinna missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 79-81
J'Von McCormick made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 79-80
J'Von McCormick made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 79-79
Foul on Scotty Pippen Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 79-79
Jordan Wright made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 78-79
Jordan Wright made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 77-79
Foul on Danjel Purifoy.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 77-79
Isaac Okoro made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:01 77-78
Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 77-78
Isaac Okoro missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 77-78
Foul on Aaron Nesmith.
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ShortTimeOut 1:07 77-78
Auburn Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:15 77-78
Jordan Wright made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:29 75-78
Jordan Wright Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:29 75-78
J'Von McCormick missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:54 75-78
Aaron Nesmith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Scotty Pippen Jr..
Showing the last 40 of 345 events.
Team Stats
VAN
AUB
26-52
FG
25-57
50
Field Goal %
44
10-17
3PT
5-20
59
Three Point %
25
17-25
FT
28-38
68
Free Throw %
74
28
Rebounds
39
5
Offensive Rebounds
14
23
Defensive Rebounds
25
10
Assists
10
5
Steals
2
4
Blocks
4
9
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
0
9
Total Turnovers
8
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
28
Fouls
21
2
Largest Lead
14
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