South Carolina Gamecocks at Auburn Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Filip Jovic's career-high 23 points power Auburn in 71-67 win over South Carolina
Auburn led by six at halftime and held the lead throughout the second half. Back-to-back dunks by Sebastian Williams-Adams and Jovic gave the Tigers their first double-digit lead of the game, 60-49 with about 5 minutes remaining.
Two free throws by Mike Sharavjamts and a driving layup by Kobe Knox had the Gamecocks within 62-57 with 1:20 remaining before Kevin Overton's 3-pointer put Auburn up 65-57 with 53 seconds left. USC got within three points twice, the second time on a layup by Sharavjamts with 17 seconds remaining.
After a pair of free throws from Keyshawn Hall, USC's Meechie Johnson buried a 3-pointer to make it 69-67 with four seconds remaining. Overton then made two free throws to seal the win.
Jovic, a freshman from Bosnia & Herzegovina, made 9 of 12 shots and 5 of 8 free throws in his fourth double-digit scoring game of the season. KeShawn Murphy and Williams-Adams scored 11 points each for the Tigers (11-7, 2/3 SEC), who beat South Carolina for the 10th straight time.
Johnson scored 17 points, Sharavjamts 13, Knox 12 and Elijah Strong 10 for South Carolina (10-8, 1-4).
Although the Tigers missed seven of their first eight shots they still led 12-8 eight minutes into the game. A 3-pointer by Johnson had South Carolina within 21-19 but Tahaad Pettiford and Jovic converted three-point plays to push the margin to eight points. Auburn led 30-24 at halftime.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Keyshawn Hall subbing in for Auburn | 67 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Sebastian Williams-Adams subbing out for Auburn | 67 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Mike Sharavjamts bad pass turnover | 67 - 71 |
Statistics
 SC |
 AUB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-58 | FG | 23-56 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 8-25 | 3PT | 2-19 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 11 |
| 13-20 | FT | 23-30 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 11 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 11 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 4 | Percent Led | 88 |
Game Information
Location: Auburn, AL
Attendance: 9,121 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 6-1 | - | 16-4 |
| Arkansas | 5-2 | 1 | 15-5 |
| Florida | 5-2 | 1 | 14-6 |
| Kentucky | 5-2 | 1 | 14-6 |
| Vanderbilt | 4-3 | 2 | 17-3 |
| Georgia | 4-3 | 2 | 16-4 |
| Missouri | 4-3 | 2 | 14-6 |
| Auburn | 4-3 | 2 | 13-7 |
| Tennessee | 3-3 | 2.5 | 13-6 |
| Alabama | 3-3 | 2.5 | 13-6 |
| Texas | 3-4 | 3 | 12-8 |
| Ole Miss | 3-4 | 3 | 11-9 |
| South Carolina | 2-5 | 4 | 11-9 |
| Mississippi State | 2-5 | 4 | 10-10 |
| LSU | 1-6 | 5 | 13-7 |
| Oklahoma | 1-6 | 5 | 11-9 |