As the top seeded Tigers prepare to make the trip to Nashville, TN to play in the 2025 SEC Tournament on Friday, March 14, the Auburn Plainsman takes a look back at Auburn's historic regular season with stats to remember from the SEC regular season champions' most notable matchups.
No. 11 Auburn beats Vermont 94-43 - November 6, 2024 - Neville Arena
In the season opener Auburn made a season-high 16 3-pointers against Vermont.
No. 11 Auburn beats No. 4 Houston 74-69 - November 9, 2024 - Toyota Center
The Tigers' defeat of No. 4 Houston marked the highest-ranked non-conference win in program history.
No. 4 Auburn beats No. 5 Iowa State 83-81 - November 25, 2024 - Maui Invitational - Lahaina Civic Center
The Tigers’ second win against an AP top-five opponent in the same season for the first time in program history.
Auburn’s 18-point comeback win marked the largest comeback in a top-five matchup since No. 4 Kansas came back from 19 down to beat No. 3 Missouri on Feb. 25, 2012.
No. 4 Auburn beats No. 12 North Carolina 85-72 - November 26, 2024 - Maui Invitational - Lahaina Civic Center
The win marked Auburn's third AP top-12 win in its first six games to start the regular season.
Johni Broome became the first player in the last 25 seasons of Auburn basketball to have three straight games with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
No. 4 Auburn beats Memphis 90-76 - November 27, 2024 - Maui Invitational - Lahaina Civic Center
Auburn won the program’s first Maui Invitational championship.
The Tigers were just the third SEC team ever to win the prestigious Thanksgiving week tournament.
No. 9 Duke beats No. 2 Auburn 84-78 - December 4, 2024 - Cameron Indoor Stadium
Auburn's matchup with Duke in the SEC/ACC challenge was the Tigers' first loss of the season.
No. 2 Auburn beats Ohio State 91-53 - December 14, 2024 - Holiday Hoopsgiving - State Farm Arena
The win was Auburn's fifth win over a quad one opponent just ten games into the season for the Tigers.
Johni Broome racked up a career high 20 rebounds, along with 21 points, in his first ever 20 points and 20 rebound game – the first Auburn player to record 20 points and 20 rebounds in a game since Kelvin Ardister in 1989.
The program's biggest margin of victory over a non-SEC power-conference opponent.
No. 2 Auburn beats No. 16 Purdue 87-69 - December 21, 2024 - Legacy Arena at the BJCC
The victory marked the Tigers' sixth quad-one victory and fourth win over a top-30 KenPom opponent.
No. 2 Auburn beats Texas 87-82 - January 7, 2025 - Moody Arena
Bruce Pearl passed Joel Eaves in career wins at Auburn with 214 to stand alone as the winningest head coach in program history.
No. 2 Auburn beats South Carolina 66-63 - January 11, 2025 - Colonial Life Arena
The Tigers’ ninth straight win over the Gamecocks which is their longest active win streak against any SEC opponent.
No. 1 Auburn beats No. 15 Mississippi State 88-66 - January 14, 2025 - Neville Arena
The Tigers’ eighth quad-one win of the season – marking Auburn’s fourth quad-one win by 14-or-more points.
No. 1 Auburn beats No. 23 Georgia 70-68 - January 18, 2025 - Stegeman Coliseum
Auburn’s sixth AP top-25 win of the regular season.
No. 1 Auburn beats No. 6 Tennessee 53-51 - January 25, 2025 - Neville Arena
It was Auburn's third AP top-six win of the season, a program record.
No. 1 Auburn beats LSU 87-74 - January 29, 2025 - Pete Maravich Assembly Center
The Tigers collected a season-high 15 steals.
No. 1 Auburn beats No. 23 Ole Miss 92-82 - February 1, 2025 - The Sandy and John Black Pavilion
The Tigers have claimed their fourth consecutive 20-win season — meeting the mark in seven of the last eight seasons.
Auburn matched the school record for best start to a season by reaching 20 wins in 21 games which ties the 1927-28, 1998-99 and 2021-22 seasons.
It was the Tigers' eighth AP top-25 win of the season.
No. 6 Florida beats No. 1 Auburn 90-81 - February 8, 2025 - Neville Arena
Auburn's second loss of the season featured the Tigers giving up the most points to an opponent all season, to date.
No. 1 Auburn beats No. 2 Alabama 94-85 - February 15, 2025 - Coleman Coliseum
The win marked Auburn’s 10th ever inside of Coleman Coliseum – three have come under Pearl.
Auburn picked up its seventh SEC road victory, a program record.
Bruce Pearl became just the ninth head coach all-time with multiple wins in No. 1 vs. No. 2 games and the first to lead multiple schools to a victory in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 game.
No. 1 Auburn beats Georgia 82-70 - February 22, 2025 - Neville Arena
Auburn has won 13 of the last 16 contests in the Georgia series including five straight. The Tigers completed their fifth series sweep in the last eight seasons over the Bulldogs.
Broome’s 31 points are the most in his Auburn career and marks just the fourth time the senior has recorded 30-or-points.
No. 1 Auburn beats Ole Miss 106-76 - February 26, 2025 - Neville Arena
106 was the most points the Tigers have scored this season and the third time Auburn has hit triple digits this season.
Auburn’s fourth-straight sweep over the Rebels and the Tigers’ eighth-straight win over Ole Miss which is a new series record for Auburn.
No. 1 Auburn beats No. 17 Kentucky 94-78 - March 1, 2025 - Rupp Arena
Miles Kelly knocked down a season high nine shots from deep inside of Rupp Arena, which is one shy of the Auburn single-game record, and scored an Auburn career high of 30 points.
The win snapped the Tigers’ longest road drought in SEC play of 37 years ahead of at Florida which is 29 years. Auburn’s third ever win in Rupp Arena and first since 1988.
The Tigers clinched the SEC regular-season title which is the fifth in program history joining the 1960, 1999, 2018 and 2022 seasons.
Auburn has won five SEC championships – three regular season and two tournament titles – in the last eight seasons under Pearl.
No. 1 Auburn at No. 22 Texas A&M - March 4, 2025 - Reed Arena
The Tigers got out-rebounded by the Aggies by a +16 margin. Auburn racked up just 16 defensive rebounds compared to Texas A&M’s 24 offensive rebounds.
No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 7 Alabama - March 8, 2025 - Neville Arena
Alabama is ranked as the No. 1 scoring offense in D-I, but against Auburn shot a combined 12-for-48 from deep, 25%.
Broome’s 34 points were the most in his Auburn career and marks just the fourth time the senior has recorded 30-or-points.
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