But No. 15 Florida took it to a new level by setting a school record for most points in an SEC game.
Category: Auburn Tigers NCAA Basketball
Heron, Auburn come on in 2nd half, beat Missouri 77-72
Missouri’s Kevin Puryear, center, tries to hold on to the ball between Auburn’s Bryce Brown, left, and Horace Spencer, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri’s Jordan Geist dribbles past Auburn’s Horace Spencer during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Columbia, Mo.
Pearl doesn’t want to reveal plan without Purifoy
Danjel Purifoy is out with an ankle injury and Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl doesn’t want you to know his plan without him. Pearl confirmed Monday what he suspected two days earlier that Purifoy’s ankle injury will keep him out of tonight’s contest at Missouri leaving Auburn without a direct answer to the replacement in his absence.
Auburn beats Oklahoma 74-70 Birthday of Basketball showcase
Jared Harper and T.J. Dunans each scored 21 points and Auburn beat Oklahoma 74-70 Wednesday in the Basketball Hall of Fame’s Birth of Basketball showcase. Freshman Mustapha Heron, playing in his home state of Connecticut, added 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Tigers, who are 9-2 for the first time since the 2007-08 season.
Auburn beats Oklahoma 74-70 Birthday of Basketball showcase
Oklahoma’s Rashard Odomes splits the defense of Auburn’s Anfernee McLemore and Mustapha Heron during an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Oklahoma’s Rashard Odomes and Auburn’s TJ Lang collide as the chase a loose ball during an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.