National Basketball Association
Auburn 91, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 59
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, December 30, 2013
Where: Auburn Arena, Auburn, Alabama
Officials:
# Tony Greene, # Kipp Kissinger, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
4467
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Auburn 91, Arkansas Pine-Bluff 59: KT Harrell, the reigning SEC Player of the Week, scored a game-high 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting as the host Tigers won their third straight.
Auburn (7-3) led 32-8 midway through the first half and was never challenged in recording its largest margin of victory this season. The Tigers nailed 6-of-9 3-pointers in the half, Harrell draining all three of his attempts and Dion Wade converting both of his tries.
Arkansas Pine-Bluff (2-10) lost its 10th game in a row. The Golden Lions were playing for the second straight night as they continue a murderous season-opening stretch of 15 road or neutral-site games.
Tevin Hammond led Arkansas-Pine Bluff with 19 points and DeAndre McIntyre and DaVon Haynes added 11 apiece. The Golden Lions were harassed into 20 turnovers and crushed on the boards 41-29.
Auburn freshman point guard Tahj Shamsid-Deen dished out eight assists with no turnovers, the fifth time in 10 games he’s had at least four assists. Chris Denson scored 17 points, hitting double figures for the 12th time in 13 games dating back to last season, and Harrell finished 4-of-6 from beyond the arc after entering as a 40 percent 3-point shooter.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Auburn improved to 5-0 in the series, all the wins coming since 1996. … Auburn wraps up its non-conference slate Saturday against Florida A&M. … The Tigers’ 7-3 start is their second best under coach Tony Barbee, trailing the 8-1 start in 2011-12.
Top Game Performances
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
|
Auburn |
|
Tevin Hammond 19 |
Scoring |
KT Harrell 19 |
|
Tevin Hammond 5 |
Assists |
Tahj Shamsid-Deen 8 |
|
Davon Haynes 10 |
Rebounds |
Matthew Atewe 7 |
|
Tevin Hammond 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Chris Denson 7 |
|
Tevin Hammond 2 |
Steals |
Tahj Shamsid-Deen 3 |
|
Jaylon Floyd 1 |
Blocks |
Matthew Atewe 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff
|
59 |
32.8 |
8-20 |
9-17 |
11 |
26 |
2 |
12 |
20 |
| Auburn
|
91 |
65.4 |
10-19 |
13-22 |
24 |
39 |
12 |
11 |
21 |
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