National Basketball Association
Alabama 73, Auburn 57
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 1, 2014
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials:
# Lee Cassell, # Mike Thibodeaux, # C. J. Washington
Attendance:
13499
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Alabama 73, Auburn 57: Levi
Randolph had 24 points and nine rebounds to help the Crimson Tide
win their third straight at home.
Trevor Releford contributed 16
points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals for Alabama
(12-17, 6-10 SEC). Retin Obasohan added 13 points off the bench for
the Crimson Tide.
KT Harrell scored 21 points to
lead Auburn (13-14, 5-11), which shot 27.5 percent from the
field, including 5-of-27 from 3-point range. Chris Denson, the
leading scorer in the SEC at 20.4 points, was held to a season-low six
points on 2-of-15 shooting, while backcourt mate Tahj Shamsid-Deen
was 1-of-11 from the field, including 1-of-9 from 3-point range, for
four points.
The game was close early before Auburn went 6:42 without a point midway through the opening half as Alabama built an 11-point advantage. The lead reached as much
as 17 before Auburn cut it to 15 by halftime.
It was more of the same in the
second half, with the Crimson Tide having an answer any time the
Tigers would look to go on a run. Harrell's
3-pointer with 12:30 to play cut the lead to 12, but Alabama
responded with a quick 7-2 run to quell the charge and was never
seriously threatened again.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Auburn had 24 of
its 46 rebounds on the offensive end, including five of Asauhn
Dixon-Tatum's game-high 11. … The Crimson Tide connected on
10-of-18 from 3-point range, led by Randolph's 4-of-6 shooting. …
The victory was Alabama's fifth straight at home against Auburn.
Top Game Performances
| Auburn |
|
Alabama |
|
KT Harrell 21 |
Scoring |
Levi Randolph 24 |
|
KT Harrell 4 |
Assists |
Trevor Releford 7 |
|
Asauhn Dixon-Tatum 11 |
Rebounds |
Rodney Cooper 9 |
|
KT Harrell 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Levi Randolph 8 |
|
Malcolm Canada 2 |
Steals |
Trevor Releford 3 |
|
Asauhn Dixon-Tatum 3 |
Blocks |
Jimmie Taylor 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Auburn
|
57 |
27.5 |
5-27 |
14-21 |
9 |
42 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
| Alabama
|
73 |
49.0 |
10-18 |
15-23 |
13 |
35 |
6 |
6 |
13 |