No. 16 Auburn faced off against Texas A&M in a close basketball game. At halftime, Auburn led 30-22. Jaylin Williams played a significant role, scoring 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists. Auburn ultimately won 66-55, marking their eighth consecutive double-digit victory. The game saw elite defense and clutch free-throw shooting from Auburn. Texas A&M struggled with cold shooting, missing 10 consecutive shots at one point. The win was significant as it was only the second time in the Bruce Pearl era that Auburn beat the Aggies at Neville Arena.
3:26 2H | #Auburn 78, LSU 68 Home Tigers barely holding onto a double-digit. They've made one of their past 11 shots.
LSU's on a 12-0 run in the past 1:57. A 28-point #Auburn lead's now down to 16 with 8:58 remaining.
11:35 2H | #Auburn 73, LSU 45 Timeout LSU, as the home team is beating the breaks off it. #Auburn now has: β’ 13 steals β’ 20 points off turnovers β’ 24 fast break points https://t.co/K4oAhqmfS0
16:08 2H | #Auburn 58, LSU 36 LSU calls a timeout after an Aden Holloway basket. He's up to a game-high 13 points. Orange and blue's on a 7-0 run over the past 1:50.
Auburn has double-digit steals for only the third time this season there is 16:08 left to go in this game Auburn leads LSU by 22
HALFTIME: Auburn 51, LSU 34 Auburn is +9 points off turnovers, +10 points at the line. https://t.co/4TqZhSJ8Jy
Auburn is on a 9-0 run and is about to head to the line to try to add onto it LSU has eight turnovers, and all but one of them are Auburn steals... with the home Tigers turning them into 14 points Auburn leads by 11 with 3:50 left in the first half
Aaaaaand it's another Auburn run with the second unit in the game. Auburn leads 41-30.
7:22 1H | #Auburn 32, LSU 26 It's orange and blue ball, and it'll have 0.8 seconds to get a shot off after the timeout.
both offenses are shooting well in this one, and the difference has been Auburn's ability to limit turnovers and force a few more from LSU Auburn leads by 6 with 7:22 left in the first half
10:39 1H | #Auburn 25, LSU 21 Home Tigers are up 14-9 since their second unit came in. They're also up to five steals and five LSU turnovers. They've got 9 points off those swipes.
13:18 1H | #Auburn 18, LSU 12 LSU takes a timeout as it has trouble handling #Auburn's second rotation. Home Tigers are on a 10-0 run and had three-straight steals head into the timeout.
15:04 1H | LSU 12, #Auburn 11 Johni Broome with a timely 3 to keep his team within one possession, but LSU's 5-8 from the field. Tigers will need an answer defensively.
Auburn held Texas A&M to 55 points Tuesday. Aggies have 46 points at halftime vs. No. 6 Kentucky.
3:47 left in the 1st @LSUwbkb 13 Texas A&M 11 Tigers started cold with several misses around the basket but have hit 5 of their last 6. Angel already with 8 pts, 5 reb.
Williams scores 22 as No. 16 Auburn beats cold-shooting Texas A&M 66-55 https://t.co/Qgi444thZS via @houstonchron
5 takeaways from Auburn's 66-55 win over Texas A&M https://t.co/QhTEIuf39U https://t.co/EqTfvTKlkT
FINAL: Auburn 66, Texas A&M 55 that's now an eighth straight double-digit victory for the Tigers, but it didn't come easy in the slightest elite defense and some clutch free-throw shooting had to carry this one huge win against a team that has had Auburn's number for a while https://t.co/rcswnfPWXP
FINAL | No. 16 #Auburn 66, Texas A&M 55 For just the second time in the Bruce Pearl era, the Tigers have beaten the Aggies at Neville Arena. There record is 13-2, 2-0 SEC. Here's an instant look at the ups and the downs of this one. https://t.co/aLP3MXtKAS
Texas A&M scored with 9:15 remaining to take a two-point lead at Auburn. The Aggies didn't make another field goal the rest of the game. Missed their final 10 shots. No. 16 Auburn wins its eighth in a row, 66-55.
3:53 2H | #Auburn 54, Texas A&M 52 Timeout on the floor for Buzz Williams, but it's after the Tigers whiff on three-straight opportunities for a defensive rebound.
5:43 2H | #Auburn 54, Texas A&M 48 Things are coming up #Auburn β for now. Huge basket from Jaylin Williams to make this lead 6 points. https://t.co/qFFH2JOzf9
5:43 2H | #Auburn 54, Texas A&M 48 Things are coming up #Auburn β for now. Huge basket from Jaylin Williams to make this lead 8 points. https://t.co/OpFLEd4NkS
#Auburn clinging to a 40-38 (13:52 2H) lead right now. Aggies are 5-10 shooting this half and 6-6 at the free throw line after just four free throw attempts in the first half.
Texas A&M is 4-8 from the floor since halftime and has trimmed Auburn's lead down to 38-35.
16:30 2H | #Auburn 35, Texas A&M 28 It's been a lot of Jaylin Williams for the Tigers so far. He's up to 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists so far. The most points any other player has in this game is 8. There was also a review for goaltending on that timeout. Wipes two A&Mβ¦
16:30 2H | #Auburn 35, Texas A&M 30 It's been a lot of Jaylin Williams for the Tigers so far. He's up to 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists so far. The most points any other player has in this game is 8.
Texas A&M started the game with a 7-1 advantage on the glass. Auburn is leading 20-19 since. Aggies do have 10 offensive rebounds, but only four second-chance points to show for it.
Auburn leads Texas A&M 30-22 at halftime. Here's a big stat thus far: Aggies have 10 offensive boards but have been held to only 4 second-chance points.
HALF | No. 16 #Auburn 30, Texas A&M 22 A scrappy-as-hell affair through 20 minutes sees the Tigers up 8 points at intermission. https://t.co/dVhO9WOrXh
Texas A&M has missed 10 of its last 12 shots β but Auburn has also missed four of five. Tigers lead 18-15. Aggies are +9 on the boards but have five turnovers.
6:42 1H | #Auburn 18, Texas A&M 15 Feels like the Tigers are starting to match the physicality they're getting from the Aggies. Still, the visitors are crushing it on the glass, up 19-10. The good news the Tigers is that A&M has just 4 second-chance points.
15:47 1H | Texas A&M 9, #Auburn 6 Aden Holloway has all 6 of his team's points so far. Tigers have missed their past five shots.
Auburn has missed five straight shots and trails Texas A&M 9-6 (15:47 1H). Aggies already with two offensive rebounds and an over-the-back foul on Auburn.
Here we go again. No. 16 Auburn takes on Texas A&M in just under 15 minutes. https://t.co/6yGHSZ2QeQ
It'll be the usuals for No. 16 #Auburn (12-2, 1-0 SEC) to start this evening against Texas A&M (9-5, 0-1 SEC). G Aden Holloway; G Denver Jones; F Chris Moore; F Jaylin Williams; C Johni Broome About 15 minutes until anthem.