Auburn downs Florida to improve to 14-1
Auburn prolonged its winning streak to 11 games Saturday night after an 85-73 win over the Florida Gators.
Auburn prolonged its winning streak to 11 games Saturday night after an 85-73 win over the Florida Gators.
Flanigan is still out according to head coach Bruce Pearl, though the eighth-year Auburn head coach hinted at a possible return against Florida.
Bruce Pearl’s first SEC road test of the 2022 season ended in a commanding 81-66 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Auburn's Walker Kessler and Jabari Smith Jr. have picked up weekly honors following their performances against LSU last week.
“They’re very physical on the inside. We have to be able to play through contact and make free throws at a higher percentage,” said Pearl.
Auburn is ranked No. 9 in the latest AP Top 25 Poll, the highest-ranked team in the SEC.
Auburn basketball opened SEC play with a 70-55 victory over LSU on Wednesday, LSU's first loss of the season.
Bruce Pearl returned from the Christmas holiday break to preview his team’s first SEC matchup of the season. The home Tigers will take on Louisiana State University on Wednesday in Auburn Arena in their first SEC game of the season.
Auburn basketball was ranked No. 11 in the latest AP Poll on Monday, the highest-ranked team in the SEC.
AUBURN, Ala. — It wasn’t the best of halves for Auburn in the first, but a better second half pushed the Tigers past North Alabama 70-44 on Tuesday.
The Tigers are ranked No. 13 in the nation in the latest AP Top 25 poll, which was released Monday.
The Auburn Tigers secured a dominant 99-68 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers in their Holiday Hoopsgiving trip to Atlanta.
Auburn basketball will be subject to four years of probation from 2021 to 2025, per an NCAA ruling released Friday.
No. 21 Auburn thumped Yale at home in a defensive showcase on Saturday, 86-64. The Bulldogs 64 total points is the second-lowest scoring performance from a visitor to Auburn Arena this season.
“This will be the second-best team we’ve played against, behind probably UConn," head coach Bruce Pearl said.
Behind a flurry of dunks and another career game by Jabari Smith, Auburn handled Syracuse 89-68 to take fifth place in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament on Friday.
Auburn will close out its time in The Bahamas with a chance to lock up fifth place in the 2021 Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament when it faces Syracuse later today at 3:30 p.m. CST.
"That's an NCAA Tournament team," said Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl. "That team is picked to win their league...They've been together for about, you know, three years; we've been together about three months."
It’s a quick turnaround for Bruce Pearl and the Auburn Tigers. After a long, hard-fought, double-overtime loss against No. 22 UConn, they’re going to have to do it all over again this afternoon.
Auburn basketball may be in The Bahamas this week, but next year's Thanksgiving week plans are already set.