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Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Auburn Tigers
23-2, 7-1 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
94 - 85
Alabama Crimson Tide
21-4, 10-2 Home

Johni Broome scores 19 points as No. 1 Auburn holds off in-state rival and No. 2 Alabama 94-85

No. 1 Auburn takes down No. 2 Alabama in Tuscaloosa

Mark Sears scored 18 points and Grant Nelson added 12 points and 12 rebounds for Alabama, which rallied from a double-digit deficit in the second half, but failed to complete the comeback.

Denver Jones scored 16 points, Chad Baker-Mazara and Miles Kelly added 15 points apiece, Chaney Johnson had 14 and Tahaad Pettiford 13 for Auburn (23-2, 11-1 Southeastern Conference).

Labaron Philon and Aden Holloway each scored 10 for Alabama (21-4, 10-2).

Takeaways Auburn: Starter Dylan Cardwell fouled out after playing just 12 minutes, and key bench player Baker-Mazara foul out with just over two minutes remaining. Johnson picked up much of the slack, playing 33 minutes, after averaging 23 minutes per game.

Alabama: The Crimson Tide allowed the Tigers to shoot 46% from the field. It was the first time in conference play a team has shot better than 40% from the field at home against Alabama.

Key moment Before fouling out, Baker-Mazara scored consecutive baskets to give the Tigers the lead for good with about six minutes to play.

Key stat Alabama entered the season shooting 34.4% from 3-point range but made just five of its 26 3-point attempts (19.3%) on Saturday.

Up next Auburn hosts Arkansas on Wednesday night, while Alabama plays at No. 21 Missouri the same night.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 94 - 85
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 94 - 85
2nd 0:15 Chris Moore Steal. 94 - 85
2nd 0:15 Aden Holloway Turnover. 94 - 85
2nd 0:20 Chaney Johnson Defensive Rebound. 94 - 85

Statistics

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30-65 FG 27-70
46 Field Goal % 39
12-30 3PT 5-26
40 Three Point % 19
22-32 FT 26-35
69 Free Throw % 74
40 Rebounds 49
7 Offensive Rebounds 14
33 Defensive Rebounds 35
13 Assists 9
3 Steals 1
6 Blocks 3
4 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 1
4 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
3 Points Off Turnovers 7
13 Fast Break Points 19
26 Points in Paint 40
24 Fouls 22
14 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Coleman Coliseum

Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Attendance: 13,474 | Capacity:

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
Full Standings