Overview
- Tennessee beat Auburn 77-69 at Thompson-Boling Arena, ending the Tigers’ four-game SEC run and moving the teams to 15-6 (5-3 SEC) and 14-8 (5-4 SEC), respectively.
- The Vols controlled the glass 46-30, hauling in 17 offensive rebounds that produced 13 second-chance points and 34 points in the paint.
- Freshman Nate Ament led Tennessee with 22 points and 7 rebounds, hitting 12 of 15 free throws, while Jaylen Carey and DeWayne Brown II combined for 23 points and 15 boards.
- Auburn trailed by 16 at halftime after shooting 23% before the break; Keyshawn Hall finished with 21 points (16 in the second half) and Tahaad Pettiford added 11.
- Saturday marked Steven Pearl’s first game in Knoxville as Auburn’s head coach, facing Tennessee where he played from 2006 to 2011.