No. 14 Auburn rallies to beat Furman 81-78
Christian Okoro scored a season-high 18 points, including two free throws with 1.6 seconds left in overtime, to lift No. 14 Auburn to an 81-78 victory over Furman on Thursday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Furman Paladins
78
Auburn Tigers
81
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUR | 39 | 27 | 12 | 78 |
| AUB | 31 | 35 | 15 | 81 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | @ Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | W 79-70 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 78-81
Isaac Okoro made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 78-80
Isaac Okoro made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 78-79
Foul on Jaylon Pugh.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 78-79
Mike Bothwell made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:11 75-79
Foul on Alex Hunter.
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LayUpShot 0:15 75-79
Samir Doughty made Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:44 75-77
Mike Bothwell made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:57 73-77
Austin Wiley made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:57 73-76
Austin Wiley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:57 73-75
Foul on Clay Mounce.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:35 73-75
Clay Mounce made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Hunter.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:51 70-75
Tre Clark made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:51 69-75
Foul on Isaac Okoro.
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LayUpShot 2:31 69-75
Danjel Purifoy made Layup. Assisted by J'Von McCormick.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:48 69-73
Isaac Okoro made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:48 69-72
Isaac Okoro made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:48 69-71
Foul on Alex Hunter.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:14 69-71
Austin Wiley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:14 69-70
Foul on Noah Gurley.
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LayUpShot 3:14 69-70
Austin Wiley made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:25 69-68
Noah Gurley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Hunter.
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LayUpShot 4:44 66-68
Isaac Okoro made Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:14 66-66
J'Von McCormick made Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:30 66-64
Mike Bothwell made Layup.
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JumpShot 1:05 64-64
J'Von McCormick made Jumper.
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DunkShot 2:55 64-62
Austin Wiley made Dunk. Assisted by Danjel Purifoy.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 64-60
Clay Mounce made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:04 63-60
Foul on Danjel Purifoy.
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LayUpShot 3:23 63-60
Austin Wiley made Layup. Assisted by Danjel Purifoy.
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PersonalFoul 3:37 63-58
Foul on Anfernee McLemore.
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LayUpShot 3:38 63-58
Noah Gurley made Layup.
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LayUpShot 4:41 61-58
Anfernee McLemore made Layup. Assisted by Isaac Okoro.
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PersonalFoul 5:20 61-56
Foul on Noah Gurley.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:43 61-56
Danjel Purifoy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J'Von McCormick.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:14 61-53
Noah Gurley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Bothwell.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:52 58-53
Alex Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Lyons.
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LayUpShot 7:24 55-53
Samir Doughty made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:40 55-51
Clay Mounce made Layup.
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LayUpShot 8:20 53-51
Samir Doughty made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:31 53-49
Noah Gurley made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:31 52-49
Noah Gurley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:31 51-49
Foul on Austin Wiley.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:44 51-49
Samir Doughty made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:44 51-49
Samir Doughty made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:44 51-48
Samir Doughty made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:44 51-47
Foul on Alex Hunter.
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PersonalFoul 9:21 51-47
Foul on Jalen Slawson.
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PersonalFoul 9:21 51-47
Foul on Jalen Slawson.
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LayUpShot 9:21 51-47
Allen Flanigan made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:23 51-45
Foul on Anfernee McLemore.
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PersonalFoul 9:42 51-45
Foul on Anfernee McLemore.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:06 51-45
Noah Gurley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:06 50-45
Foul on Anfernee McLemore.
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JumpShot 10:08 50-45
Noah Gurley made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:34 48-45
Isaac Okoro made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:34 48-44
Foul on Clay Mounce.
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LayUpShot 10:34 48-44
Isaac Okoro made Layup. Assisted by Austin Wiley.
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LayUpShot 12:33 48-42
Samir Doughty made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:26 48-40
J'Von McCormick made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaac Okoro.
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PersonalFoul 14:52 48-37
Foul on Jaylon Pugh.
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End Game 0:00 78-81
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 78-79
End of 1st overtime
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 78-81
Isaac Okoro made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 78-80
Isaac Okoro made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 78-79
Foul on Jaylon Pugh.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 78-79
Mike Bothwell made Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:07 75-79
Jaylon Pugh Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 75-79
Samir Doughty missed Free Throw.
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Offensive Rebound 0:11 75-79
Auburn Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 75-79
Samir Doughty missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:11 75-79
Foul on Alex Hunter.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:12 75-79
Alex Hunter Turnover.
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LayUpShot 0:15 75-79
Samir Doughty made Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:44 75-77
Mike Bothwell made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:57 73-77
Austin Wiley made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:57 73-76
Austin Wiley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:57 73-75
Foul on Clay Mounce.
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Offensive Rebound 0:57 73-75
Austin Wiley Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:59 73-75
Danjel Purifoy missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:35 73-75
Clay Mounce made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Hunter.
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Defensive Rebound 1:38 70-75
Clay Mounce Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:43 70-75
Isaac Okoro missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:51 70-75
Tre Clark made Free Throw.
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Offensive Rebound 1:51 69-75
Furman Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:51 69-75
Tre Clark missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:51 69-75
Foul on Isaac Okoro.
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Steal 1:51 69-75
Tre Clark Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:51 69-75
Isaac Okoro Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:11 69-75
Austin Wiley Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:16 69-75
Clay Mounce missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:31 69-75
Danjel Purifoy made Layup. Assisted by J'Von McCormick.
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Defensive Rebound 2:33 69-73
Isaac Okoro Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:38 69-73
Alex Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:48 69-73
Isaac Okoro made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:48 69-72
Isaac Okoro made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:48 69-71
Foul on Alex Hunter.
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Defensive Rebound 2:48 69-71
Isaac Okoro Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:55 69-71
Austin Wiley Block.
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LayUpShot 2:55 69-71
Jordan Lyons missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:14 69-71
Austin Wiley made Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 365 events.
Team Stats
FUR
AUB
28-61
FG
29-62
46
Field Goal %
47
13-31
3PT
4-25
42
Three Point %
16
9-13
FT
19-29
69
Free Throw %
66
25
Rebounds
45
4
Offensive Rebounds
15
21
Defensive Rebounds
30
13
Assists
14
11
Steals
6
1
Blocks
6
15
Turnovers
19
1
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
19
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
20
Points Off Turnovers
21
9
Fast Break Points
14
20
Points in Paint
48
27
Fouls
14
12
Largest Lead
6
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