Memphis Tigers at Auburn Tigers
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Auburn squeaks past Memphis with a 74-71 win
Flanigan's jumper with 3:45 left to play gave Auburn a 64-63 lead and they led the rest of the way. Powell made 1 of 2 foul shots with 1:58 left for a 70-65 advantage, the largest lead either team held in the second half.
Flanigan made 1 of 2 from the line with 1.8 seconds to go to give Auburn a 74-71 lead. Alex Lomax grabbed the defensive rebound and managed to take a couple of dribbles, but his three-quarter court baseball toss went wide right of the basket.
Neither team played its best basketball.
Memphis had 18 turnovers while Auburn (3-2) committed 17 . Memphis was 27-for-71 (38%) shooting — including 6 for 21 from 3-point range. Auburn was 27 for 60 (45%) and missed 18 of 24 from 3-point range.
Additionally, Memphis (4-3) finished 11-for-23 (47.8%) shooting from the foul line while Auburn made only 14 for 26 (53.8%).
D.J. Jeffries led Memphis with 16 points and Boogie Ellis and Lomax each scored 10. Moussa Cisse grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds — including 10 offensive — for Memphis.
Saturday’s game was just the second meeting in the series history between the two. Auburn won the first contest, 78-64, in 1953 at Memphis.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Alex Lomax Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Allen Flanigan missed Free Throw. | 71 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Allen Flanigan made Free Throw. | 71 - 74 |
Statistics
 MEM |
 AUB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-71 | FG | 27-60 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 11-23 | FT | 14-26 |
| 48 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 24 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 14 | Assists | 12 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 25 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 22-16 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |