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si.com Takeaways: No. 12 Auburn beats No. 16 Alabama 99-81 Daniel Locke 2–3 minutes The No. 12 Auburn Tigers (19-4, 8-2 SEC) picked up a 99-81 victory over the No. 16 Alabama Crimson Tide (16-7, 8-2 SEC) tonight at Neville Arena. After falling to Alabama in Tuscaloosa earlier in conference play, Auburn was on a mission in this game. It is safe to say that the Tigers conquered that mission. What are the biggest takeaways from the game? Johni Broome and Jaylin Williams could not be denied Auburn's forward duo had a game to remember. Williams led Auburn in scoring with 26 points and Broome followed closely with 24. Broome had seven rebounds, two assists and shot 7-16 from the field. Williams had six rebounds, one assist and shot 8-13 from the field. Broome and Williams consistently make big impacts for Auburn and this game was no different. Auburn won on the glass The rebounding battle was a major talking point coming into this game and it ended up being a deciding factor. Auburn out-rebounded Alabama 42-35 total, 15-14 on the offensive side and 27-21 on the defensive side. Broome's seven led the way on the boards for Auburn. As a result, Auburn totaled 24 second-chance points to Alabama's 12. Auburn contained Alabama's offense Alabama leads the SEC in scoring, averaging 89.9 points per game. Auburn held the Crimson Tide to 81. Auburn has played well defensively this season and tonight was another example of just how well Auburn is capable of playing on that end of the floor. The turnover difference was significant Auburn took care of the ball, only turning it over five times. Alabama, on the other hand, turned the ball over 15 times. The Crimson Tide's high amount of turnovers led to 22 points for the Tigers while they only scored 10 points off turnovers. Auburn will be back in action on Saturday when it takes on the Florida Gators on the road in Gainesville. Tipoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT. The television broadcast can be found on SEC Network and the Auburn Sports Network broadcast can be streamed anywhere on the Auburn Athletics app.

auburnwire.usatoday.com Recap: No. 11 Auburn makes statement with blowout win over No. 16 Alabama Brian Hauch ~3 minutes After No. 11 Auburn lost to No. 16 Alabama two weeks ago in Coleman Coliseum forward Johni Broome was asked how the Tigers would treat the matchup in Neville Arena a few weeks later. The junior responded with a succinct “It’s personal.” Things certainly felt personal for Broome and the Tigers on an emotional Wednesday night in Auburn that ended in a 99-81 win over the rival Crimson Tide. After an up-and-down first 15 minutes that saw the game deadlocked at 39, Auburn’s defense and timely shooting took over. Broome and fellow Forward Jaylin Williams went on a two-man, 16-2 run to end the half, giving the Tigers a 14-point cushion as they went to the locker room. The duo finished the night with 50 combined points, leading Auburn to a 99-81 home victory to knot things up atop the SEC standings. Guards Tre Donaldsonand Chad Baker-Mazara have become key complimentary pieces on the offensive end for the Tigers in SEC play. Tonight they were spectacular. The pair shot an effective 50% from the field in the win, combining for 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 assists. While Auburn’s offense was extremely effective, the defense of Johni Broome, Chris Moore K.D Johnson in particular was also a story. Broome’s five blocks and two steals combined with three steals apiece from Johnson and Moore led to transition opportunity after transition opportunity for an Auburn team that struggled shooting in the half court. The 10+ turnover margin created by a suffocating Auburn defense was a major factor on the night. Other than the turnover issues, Alabama’s offense suffered from the road woes that have plagued it all season long. Alabama guard Mark Sears and company made just 9 3-point shots on 26 attempts and only assisted on 8 made baskets. The Crimson Tide were bailed out by a bad Georgia defense in their last road game before tonight. Bruce Pearl made sure his defense did not suffer the same fate as the Bulldogs. Auburn’s victory improves the Tigers to 19-4 on the season and 8-2 in the SEC. The Orange and Blue will enjoy tonight’s victory before traveling to Gainesville to take on a red-hot Florida team on Saturday. As for Alabama, the Tide drop to 16-7 and 8-2 in the SEC. They’ll travel down to Baton Rouge to battle a rejuvenated LSU team this weekend. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow Brian on Twitter @TheRealBHauch

247sports.com Postgame interviews Auburn hammers Crimson Tide in top20 matchup Nathan King ~4 minutes AUBURN, Alabama—In a game of runs it was the No. 11 Auburn Tigers that made the plays as Bruce Pearl’s team got a career-high 26 points from Jaylin Williams and 24 from Johni Broome as they dominated in the paint in a 99-81 victory. With the win Auburn improves to 19-4 overall and 8-2 in SEC play. Alabama falls to 16-7 overall and 8-2 in league action. A huge key for the Tigers was the ability to get the ball to the basket and finish. Auburn had 40 points in the paint and outscored the Crimson Tide 26-8 in fast break points to put the pressure on. Pair that with a strong defensive effort by the Tigers that led to 13 steals and 11 blocks and you have a massive victory that puts Auburn in a tie for first place in the Southeastern Conference at the halfway mark of league play. Guards Tre Donaldson and Chad Baker-Mazara scored 14 and 13 points respectively and added six rebounds each as the Tigers cleaned up on the boards, finishing with a 42-35 advantage. In a game with 61 combined fouls called, Auburn's ability to score at the free throw line was a key part of the victory. The Tigers knocked down 40-50 free throws while Alabama made 28-35. Mark Sears was the recipient of many of those, going 12-13 and finished with 25 points to lead Alabama. It was a breakneck pace to start Wednesday night’s game at Neville Arena as both Auburn and Alabama came out on fire shooting the basketball. With Donaldson knocking down three mid-range jumpers in the first three minutes and Alabama getting three-pointers by Rylan Griffin and Aaron Estrada, it was a 15-14 game after just five minutes before a three by Aden Holloway gave Auburn a two-point lead. Over the next five minutes the Tigers would outscore Alabama 17-3 to build a 14-point lead on two free throws from Williams. That’s when Alabama would make its run, outscoring Auburn 19-4 in six minutes to take the lead back 37-36. With the score tied at 39 with 3:44 left in the first half, the Tigers finished with a flourish. A pair of Broome free throws got them started and from there it was off to the races. Following an offensive rebound, a Broome three from the top of the key blew the roof off the place as Auburn built the lead to 10 before a pair of Sears free throws gave Alabama their only points down the stretch. A pair of Broome baskets in the paint put Auburn up 12 and Williams finished off a wild first half with a windmill dunk to give Pearl’s team a 14-point advantage at the break. Auburn picked up where it left off to start the second half by pushing the ball into the paint with Williams and Broome going off to push the lead to 20 at 70-50 with just over 13 minutes left. With the Tigers taking some ill-advised shots early in the clock, Alabama was able to cut into the lead over the next five minutes with a Nelson three making the score 79-67 Auburn with just over seven minutes left. In a game of runs, it was the Tigers that would put the hammer down to knock the Crimson Tide out. A pair of free throws by Dylan Cardwell got things started and the Tigers would continue to make Alabama pay at the line. When Denver Jones knocked down a pair of free throws with 1:55 left, Auburn had a 97-74 advantage and it was all over but the shouting. The Tigers return to action on Saturday when they travel to Gainesville to face the Florida Gators. BOX SCORE

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my bad.............you are right! thanx for correcting that as my memory sux. plus my gummy is kicking in....

i love kd's hustleAND the faces he makes. he calls him and some others cool and the gang.

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joni was good but has gotten so much better

joni is a monster tonight!

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he is so much better than last year........

i wish my half a gummy would kick in..you cannot drive a tack up my rear end with a sledge hammer........

pearlwants to wear bama out if we cankeep it close.

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i like when we struggle more in the first half. we notmally come out and stomp folks

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