Tuscaloosa, Alabama – Joani Bloom scored first-place Auburn Beat In State Rivals and second-place Alabama 94–85 on Saturday, with 19 points and 14 in double-digit numbers in matchups for the top-ranked team The rebound and five teammates scored.
Mark Sears scored 18 points and Grant Nelson added 12 points and 12 rebounds to Alabama.
Denver Jones adds 16 points, Chad Baker Mazara and Miles Kelly add 15 points, Cheney Johnson adds 14 points, and Tahard Pettiford 13 to Auburn (23-2, 11-1 Southeast Conference). Added.
Lavalon Firason and Aden Holloway each scored 10 points in Alabama (21–4, 10–2).
Take home
Auburn: Starter Dylan Cardwell was fouled out after playing in just 12 minutes. Johnson averaged 23 minutes later, picking up much of the slack, playing 33 minutes per game.
Alabama: The Crimson Tide allowed the Tigers to shoot 46% off the field. It was the first time a team had shot over 40% of the shots from their home field against Alabama in a conference play.
Important moments
Before fouling out, Baker Mazara scored a back-to-back basket and gave the Tigers a lead by playing around six minutes.
Key Statistics
Alabama scored a 34.4% season from the three-point range, but only five of five of 26 three-point attempts (19.3 percent) on Saturday.
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Auburn will host Arkansas on Wednesday night, while Alabama will play for No. 21 Missouri on the same night.
