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The No. 1 Auburn Tigers (28-4, 15-3 SEC) defeated the No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels (22-11, 10-8) 62-57 in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. Senior forward Johni Broome led the Tigers as he had a 23-point, 15-rebound game.
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The Tigers will face the winners of the Texas Longhorns vs. Tennessee Volunteers game in the semifinal. The Rebels need to wait until Selection Sunday to see if they did well enough to receive an at-large bid.
Let’s take a closer look at the Rebels vs. Tigers box score and discuss how the game played out.
Ole Miss vs. Auburn box score
Ole Miss vs. Auburn box score
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Team
First Half
Second Half
Final Score
Ole Miss
22
35
57
Auburn
29
33
62
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Ole Miss Rebels box score
Player
Position
FGM-A
3PM-A
FTM-A
OREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
PTS
Malik Dia
F
3-11
1-3
3-4
3
7
1
3
0
0
2
10
Sean Pedulla
G
6-13
0-5
0-0
0
1
0
1
0
3
3
12
Matthew Murrell
G
0-5
0-4
2-2
0
3
0
1
0
0
3
2
Dre Davis
G
5-8
1-3
1-3
1
6
2
0
01
4
3
12
Jaylen Murray
G
3-10
1-2
4-4
0
2
2
5
0
1
2
10
Jaemyn Brakefield
F
2-4
1-2
1-2
0
3
1
0
0
1
1
6
Eduardo Klafke
G
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Davon Barnes
G
1-2
1-2
2-2
1
2
0
0
0
0
3
5
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Auburn Tigers box score
Player
Position
FGM-A
3PM-A
FTM-A
OREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
PTS
Johni Broome
F
8-14
0-2
7-10
4
15
1
1
0
3
2
23
Chris Moore
F
0-1
0-1
0-1
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
Dylan Cardwell
C
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
Denver Jones
G
5-8
2-5
1-1
0
2
2
0
0
1
1
13
Miles Kelly
G
4-10
1-6
0-0
0
3
2
0
1
2
1
9
Chaney Johnson
F
1-5
1-1
0-0
2
7
0
2
0
3
1
3
Ja’Heim Hudson
F
1-2
0-0
0-0
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
2
Jahki Howard
F
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Chad Baker-Mazara
G
2-5
1-2
2-3
0
0
6
1
0
1
4
7
Tahaad Pettiford
G
2-6
1-4
0-0
0
4
1
1
1
2
2
5
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Ole Miss vs. Auburn Game Summary
The Ole Miss Rebels struggled to shoot the basketball throughout the game as they shot 20-of-53 (37.7%) overall, 4-of-23 (17.7%) from beyond the arc and 13-of-17 (76.5%) from the charity stripe. Ole Miss had 28 total rebounds (seven offensive, 21 defensive). The team was more of an isolation offense, with just six assists on 20 made field goals.
The defense recorded 10 steals and a singular block. The team pushed the pace at times, with 12 fast break points and 26 points in the paint. Ole Miss was able to hold a five-point lead at one point but was unable to maintain it.
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The Auburn Tigers had a solid offensive game as the team shot 23-of-52 (45.1%) from the floor, 6-of-21 (28.6%) from the 3-point line and 10-of-15 (667%) from the free-throw line. The team crashed the glass well, having 38 total rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive) and passing the basketball well with 14 assists on 23 made shots.
The defense forced six steals and three blocks to step up. The Tigers recorded just a pair of fast break points and 26 points in the paint. Auburn led by as many as 10 points in this game before finally winning by five and keeping its SEC Tournament run alive.
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