National Basketball Association
Auburn 83, Indiana St. 64
When: 11:30 AM ET, Thursday, November 16, 2017
Where: TD Arena, Charleston, South Carolina
Officials:
# Gerry Pollard, # Jeb Hartness, # Joe DeRosa
Attendance:
5100
By The Sports Xchange
Auburn shut down Indiana State while racing to a big first-half lead, and the Tigers cruised to an 83-64 win over the Sycamores in the first round of the Gildan Charleston Classic on Thursday at TD Arena in Charleston, S.C.
Desean Murray led the Tigers (2-0) with 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Bryce Brown added 15 points, despite going 0-for-7 from 3-point range.
Jordan Barnes had a game-high 19 points for the Sycamores (1-1). Emondre Rickman came off the bench to grab a team-high 11 rebounds.
A 23-6 run put the Tigers up 46-23 with 2:41 to go in the first half.
The Sycamores, who routed Indiana 90-69 in their opener, didn't appear ready for the 11:30 a.m. ET tip time. They shot just 30.4 percent from the floor.
Indiana State got no closer than 18 in the second half.
Auburn led 69-43 after a 13-5 run midway through the first half.
The Tigers blocked nine Indiana State shots.
Auburn made an early 10-0 run to take a 13-4 lead as Indiana State made just one of its first eight shots.
Auburn made 14 of 23 2-point shots and led 48-27 at the break.
The Tigers shot 42.9 percent from the floor, but were just 6-for-20 from long range.
Top Game Performances
| Auburn |
|
Indiana St. |
|
Bryce Brown 15 |
Scoring |
Jordan Barnes 19 |
|
Jared Harper 7 |
Assists |
Tyreke Key 3 |
|
DeSean Murray 12 |
Rebounds |
Emondre Rickman 11 |
|
Bryce Brown 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jordan Barnes 5 |
|
Chuma Okeke 3 |
Steals |
Qiydar Davis 3 |
|
Horace Spencer 3 |
Blocks |
Emondre Rickman 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Auburn
|
83 |
42.2 |
6-20 |
23-31 |
16 |
43 |
9 |
9 |
15 |
| Indiana St.
|
64 |
30.4 |
6-20 |
24-30 |
12 |
30 |
4 |
7 |
21 |
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