National Basketball Association
Auburn 85, Missouri 79
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 10, 2015
Where: Auburn Arena, Auburn, Alabama
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Glenn Tuitt, # Olandis Poole
Attendance:
8365
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Auburn 85, Missouri 79: Cinmeon Bowers recorded 20 points and 14 rebounds for his ninth double-double to power the Tigers to a win against visiting Missouri.
Bowers made 11-of-18 free throws while KT Harrell hit all three of his 3-pointer attempts and scored 14 points for Auburn (9-6, 1-1 SEC). K.C. Ross-Miller added 13 points, five assists and two steals.
Keith Shamburger hit 5-of-9 from the arc and led Missouri (7-8, 1-1 SEC) with 21 points. Wes Clark added 16 points and Tramaine Isabell contributed 12 off the bench.
Jordon Granger, Bowers and Harrell hit 3-pointers during a 13-2 run to give Auburn an early 14-8 lead and Ross-Miller's 3 made it 30-22 with less than eight minutes left in the first half. Shamburger hit consecutive 3s to keep Missouri close and capped an 18-3 run - spanning the last four minutes of the first half and the first four minutes of the second - with another 3-pointer to give Missouri a 49-41 lead.
Missouri held off one Auburn rally - regaining a six-point lead after it was tied at 57 with less than 12 minutes left - but Auburn used a 17-4 run to gain control with less than four minutes to play. Tahj Shamsid-Deen had eight points during the run and Harrell added a 3-pointer while Missouri went more than three minutes without scoring.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Missouri hit 10-of-27 3-pointers on the way to a season-high 79 points while Auburn hit 10-of-19 from the arc. ... Shamsid-Deen and Malcolm Canada each finished with 10 points off the bench for Auburn. ... Auburn forced 14 turnovers, including nine by way of steals.
Top Game Performances
| Missouri |
|
Auburn |
|
Keith Shamburger 21 |
Scoring |
Cinmeon Bowers 20 |
|
Tramaine Isabell 4 |
Assists |
K.C. Ross-Miller 5 |
|
Johnathan Williams III 8 |
Rebounds |
Cinmeon Bowers 14 |
|
Keith Shamburger 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Cinmeon Bowers 11 |
|
Namon Wright 2 |
Steals |
Cinmeon Bowers 3 |
|
Ryan Rosburg 2 |
Blocks |
Jordon Granger 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Missouri
|
79 |
44.3 |
10-27 |
15-20 |
12 |
37 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
| Auburn
|
85 |
48.1 |
10-19 |
25-37 |
16 |
30 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
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