Great environment here at Ole Miss and we appreciate all the Auburn faithful for coming out. A tough, gritty road win. Broome scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while Cardwell added 10 points and a game-high 13 rebounds to lead Auburn to its eighth ranked win and 13th Quad-1 victory of the season. Our front line dominated.
Tahaad Pettiford contributed nine points and a game-high five assists on his way to a team-best plus They want to make history. We played some beautiful basketball. Every time Ole Miss made a run, we answered. Auburn made 14 3-pointers, shooting percent from long range. Jones and Baker-Mazara each made four 3-pointers while Kelly added three.
Leading by seven at the half, Auburn used an run to take a nine-point lead on 3-pointers from Kelly and Pettiford. Pettiford drove and dished to Cardwell, who drew a foul while dunking, adding a free throw to give Auburn a lead with to play. We knew we had to come in prepared and do our thing.
Nobody panics, everybody stays composed. The guys know how to be mature. Jones hit a 3-pointer to put Auburn ahead before the Rebels scored five straight points in 24 seconds. Auburn defeated the Rebels for the seventh straight time in the series despite shooting 12 fewer free throws. The Tigers dominated the boards in the first half, outrebounding the Rebels while taking a halftime lead.
Skip To Main Content. February 01, Broome, Cardwell lead No. Share Twitter Facebook Email. Box Score. Auburn also matched a program record by reaching 20 wins in the first 21 games of the season , and AU remains the only undefeated team in SEC play at It was the third time in program history the Tigers have won their first eight SEC games including the second time in the last four seasons after starting league play in Auburn started a program-best in SEC play in Auburn extended its program record with its eighth win over a ranked opponent this season.
