#8 Auburn Falls on the Road in Tuscaloosa
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Tuscaloosa, AL- The Lights went out early in Coleman Coliseum, but that didn’t stop Alabama from hitting beyond the arc. The #8 Auburn Tigers started off the game hitting a three-point shot in the dark for their one and only made three in the first half. After that, Alabama got hot hitting eight first half three-point shots with Rylan Griffin going 4-5 finishing with 14 points. Auburn’s Johni Broome leads all scorers with 16 points getting most of his production from underneath the basket.
Final.#WarEagle pic.twitter.com/wPyJPqZSLU
— Auburn Basketball (@AuburnMBB) January 25, 2024
This game was a physical one where the Crimson Tide have beat up the Tigers down low making it extremely difficult for Auburn to get anything. Auburn’s bench was outscored 21-12 behind Rylan’s three-point outburst. The Tide took a 14-point lead into half time 44-30.
C mo from the corner3️⃣ @ChrisMo2020 pic.twitter.com/eVZLIqmsWk
— Auburn Basketball (@AuburnMBB) January 25, 2024
The second half started like the first with Auburn hitting a three then proceeding to miss the next three shots.
Auburn stormed back and was able to take the lead. Ultimately, Alabama was able to take back the lead and maintain a three-point lead, as time kept ticking away. The two teams spent the last five minutes on the free throw line.
Cleannnnn 👌 by @tredonaldson3 pic.twitter.com/2Ygh9KEH93
— Auburn Basketball (@AuburnMBB) January 25, 2024
In the end, it was Alabama’s ability to shoot the ball from the outside and keeping all other aspects of the game close that allowed for the Tide to Roll in T-Town. Johni Broome had another double-double and lead all scorers with 25 points and 14 rebounds. However, Broome seemed to be the only offense for Auburn while the Tide had four in double digits. Mark Sears led the home team with 22 points and five assists, and Rylan Griffen had 17 off the bench.
Big finish and Alabama takes a timeout pic.twitter.com/RoW32SptAy
— Auburn Basketball (@AuburnMBB) January 25, 2024
Auburn falls to 16-3 (5-1) in the SEC becoming the last unbeaten team in the SEC to fall. The Tigers’ 11 game win streak comes to an end at the hands of the in-state rival Crimson Tide. Alabama improves to 13-6 (5-1) in the SEC putting themselves tied for first place in the conference. #8 Auburn will travel to Starkville, Mississippi Saturday to take on Mississippi State at 2:30 pm.
