November 19, 2010 • 7:30 pm (CST) Global Sports Hoops Showcase Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, Ala.
SAMFORD (1-1) at AUBURN (0-1) GAME 2 PROBABLE AUBURN STARTERS F 22 Kenny Gabriel 6-8 190 C 41 Rob Chubb 6-10 222 G 1 Andre Malone 6-5 210 G 11 Josh Wallace 5-10 160 G 33 Earnest Ross 6-5 215 s G 0 Josh Langford 6-7 207 u 6-6 205 b F 2 Allen Payne s G 3 Chris Denson 6-2 180 G15 Tony Neysmith 6-5 205 F45 Adrian Forbes 6-8 230 PROBABLE SAMFORD STARTERS F 12 John Peterson 6-7 195 C 1 Drew Windler 6-9 195 G 2 Gaby Bermudez 6-4 195 G 5 Jeffrey Merritt 6-6 205 G 10 Josh Bedwell 6-0 185 s 6-2 190 u G21 Gregg Wooten b F 4 Josh Davis 6-4 195 s
Jr. So. So. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr.
PTS Charlotte, NC (Paris, TX, JC) 18.0 Peachtree City, GA (Montverde Acad., FL) 2.0 Atlanta, GA (South Atlanta) 11.0 Pensacola, FL (Booker T. Washington) 9.0 Cary, NC (Panther Creek) 12.0 Huntsville, AL (Lee) 0.0 Cincinnati, OH (Winton Woods) 14.0 Columbus, GA (Shaw) -Norcross, GA (Oklahoma) 0.0 Spanish Town, Jamaica (Trinity Valley CC, TX) 3.0 PTS Boca Raton, FL (Boca Raton) 4.0 South Milwaukee, WI (South Milwaukee) 9.0 Miami, FL (Belen Jesuit Prep School) 4.0 Oklahoma City, OK (Bishop McGuinness)16.0 Hartselle, AL (Priceville) 10.0 Memphis, TN (Briarcrest Christian) 6.0 Lubbock, TX (Monterey) 5.5
AUBURN TIGERS 2010-11 Schedule/Scores RECORD: HOME: AWAY:
0-1 0-1 0-0
NEUTRAL: SEC:
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Nov. 12 UNC ASHEVILLE L69-70(ot) Nov. 19 (1) SAMFORD 7:30 pm Nov. 20 (1) CAMPBELL 4:30 pm Nov. 21 (1) MIDDLE TENN. STATE 5 pm Nov. 27 JACKSONVILLE 7 pm Nov. 30 GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN 7 pm Dec. 4 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 7 pm Dec. 11 (2) Rutgers 11:30 am Dec. 15 at South Florida 8 pm Dec. 18 PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE 7 pm Dec. 21 USC-UPSTATE 7 pm Dec. 29 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 7 pm Dec. 31 GRAMBLING 4 pm Jan. 3 FLORIDA STATE 7 pm Jan. 8 LSU 5 pm Jan. 11 at Kentucky 6 pm Jan. 16 at Mississippi State 1 pm Jan. 20 FLORIDA or 6 pm Jan. 22 ALABAMA 5 pm Jan. 25 at Arkansas 8 pm 12:30 pm Jan. 29 at South Carolina Feb. 3 TENNESSEE or 8 pm Feb. 5 at Georgia 12:30 pm Feb. 12 MISSISSIPPI STATE 6 pm Feb. 16 at Ole Miss 7 pm Feb. 19 VANDERBILT 3 pm Feb. 23 at Alabama 7 pm Feb. 26 ARKANSAS 12:30 pm Mar. 2 OLE MISS 7 pm Mar. 5 at LSU 6 pm Mar.10- (3) SEC Tournament / TBA 13 (1) Global Sports Hoops Showcase (Auburn, AL) (2) DirecTV SEC-Big East Inv. (Pittsburgh, PA) (3) Atlanta, GA (Georgia Dome) All Times Central Standard
REB 13.0 10.0 5.0 3.0 9.0 1.0 2.0 -1.0 3.0 REB 5.0 4.0 0.5 11.5 2.5 3.0 2.0
AST 3.0s 4.0b 3.0s 5.0 1.0 1.0b 1.0s -2.0 0.0 AST 1.5s 2.5 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 1.0
NOTES car-hi's 18 pts,13 rb v.UNCA car-hi 10 reb, 4 blk v. UNCA 11 pts (3-6 3s), 5 rb v. UNCA 9 pts, 5 ast vs. UNCA 12 pts, 9 reb vs. UNCA No. 1 HS player in Ala. last yr. 14 pts (4-5 fgs),23 min v.UNCA 1.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg in exh. 7.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg. in exh. 3 pts, 3 reb, 17 min v. UNCA
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6 pts,3 reb v. TN Wesleyan 12 pts, 5 reb, 2 blk v. TNW 60% fgs back-to-back dble-dbles 14 pts (4-9 3fgs) vs. TN Wes. 9 pts (5-12 fts) at YSU 9 pts,3 reb at Youngstown
OFFICIALS Joe Lindsay (Harleysville, Pa.), Tim Clougherty (Raleigh, N.C.), Ron Groover (Newnan, Ga.) SCOUTING SAMFORD The Bulldogs are a preseason fifth place pick in the Southern Conference North Division by Blue Ribbon Basketball Yearbook ... Samford returns three starters from last year's team that finished 11-20 overall and tied for fifth in the North Division with a 5-13 Southern Conference record ... Samford opened the season with a 64-61 loss at Youngstown State despite 19 points (8-of9 fgs) and 11 rebounds from Jeffrey Merritt ... Samford went 3-of-16 from 3-point range and 12-of-28 from the free throw line ... the Bulldogs defeated Tennessee Wesleyan 57-54 on Monday behind another double-double from Merritt with 13 points and 12 rebounds and Josh Bedwell made two free throws with 2.7 seconds left to preserve the win ... Samford went 12-of-30 from 3-point range in the win and led by as much as 14 points with 8:26 left
Auburn-Samford Game Facts Auburn Head Coach: Tony Barbee (UMass '93) at Auburn: 0-1, .000 (1st year) Overall: 82-53, .607 (5th year) Samford Head Coach: Jimmy Tillette (Our Lady of Holy Cross '75) at Samford: 206-183, .530 (14th year) Overall: 206-183, .530 (14th year)
Tigers on the Air Network: Auburn Sports Network Air Time: 7 pm CT Play-by-Play: Rod Bramblett Color: Daymeon Fishback Studio Host: Brad Law Satellite Radio: XM 201 Internet Broadcast: auburntigers.com
Series Notes Series Record: Auburn leads 22-1 at Auburn: Auburn leads 15-1 at Auburn Arena: 0-0 at Birmingham: Auburn leads 7-0 at Pete Hanna Center: 0-0 Neutral Sites: 0-0 Current Streak: 20 by Auburn Last Meeting: Auburn 102, Howard 44 (12-3-1963 in Auburn) First Meeting: Auburn 32, Howard 16 (12-6-1925 in Birmingham)
Tigers on TV Network: n/a
AUBURN MEDIA RELATIONS • P.O. Box 351 • Auburn, AL 36831-0351 • (334) 844-9800 • FAX (334) 844-9807 Basketball Contact: Chuck Gallina
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COMPARING STATS (All Games) Scoring Offense ..............69.0 59.0 Scoring Defense .............70.0 59.0 Scoring Margin .................-1.0 Even FG Pct. .............................373 .418 FG Pct. Defense ..............345 .347 3-pt. FG Pct......................375 .326 3-pt. FG Pct. Defense ......333 .303 Free Throw Pct. ...............559 .488 Rebound Avg. .................50.0 38.0 Opp. Rebound Avg..........38.0 37.5 Rebound Margin ...........+12.0 +0.5 Turnovers Per Game ......20.0 13.5 Opp. Turnovers ...............15.0 12.5 Turnover Margin ...............-5.0 -1.0 in the game. AUBURN-SAMFORD SERIES This is the 24th meeting between the Tigers and Bulldogs with Auburn holding a 22-1 series lead although the schools haven't played since Dec. 3, 1963, in a 102-44 Tiger victory in Auburn. Samford was known as Howard College in the previous 23 games. Auburn won the first meeting between the two 32-16 in Birmingham on Dec. 6, 1925. Auburn is 15-1 vs. Samford in Auburn and is 7-0 against the Bulldogs in Birmingham. The lone Samford win came in a 37-33 victory in the third game in the series on Jan. 27, 1940, in Auburn's Alumni Gym. GLOBAL SPORTS HOOPS SHOWCASE Here is a schedule of the six games in three days Global Sports Hoops Showcase at Auburn Arena. One ticket is good for both games on one day. The visiting team is listed first: Friday, Nov. 19 5 pm: MTSU vs. Campbell 7:30 pm: Samford at Auburn Saturday, Nov. 20 2 pm: Samford vs. MTSU 4:30 pm: Campbell at Auburn Sunday, Nov. 21 2 pm: Campbell vs. Samford 5 pm: MTSU at Auburn
PAIR OF DEFENDING CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS IN SHOWCASE A pair of defending conference champions are participating in this weekend's Global Sports Hoops Showcase. Middle Tennessee State is the defending cochampions of the Sun Belt Conference while Campbell was the co-champion of the Atlantic Sun Conference. TONY BARBEE vs. SAMFORD, CAMPBELL and MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE Auburn head coach Tony Barbee is coaching against the other three teams in the Global Sports Showcase for the first time. AUBURN vs. SOUTHERN CONFERENCE AU: Won Lost Appalachian State 1 0 The Citadel 1 1 Chattanooga 2 2 College of Charleston 2 0 Davidson 1 0 Elon 0 0 Furman 3 1 Georgia Southern 4 0 UNC Greensboro 0 0 Western Carolina 4 0 Wofford 6 2 TOTALS 23 6 (.793) • Auburn’s last game against a team from the Southern Conference came in an 8676 victory over Wofford on Dec. 16, 2006, in Auburn.
CAMPBELL SCOUTING CAMPBELL The Fighting Camels are a preseason eighth place pick in the 11-team Atlantic Sun Conference by Blue Ribbon Basketball Yearbook ... Campbell is led by Eric Griffin's 14.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg and Junard Hartley's 11.0 ppg and 3-of-6 shooting from 3-point range ... Andrew Ryan chips in 8.0 ppg and has made 4-of-6 threepoint attempts ... Campbell lost at Virginia Tech 70-60 in its season opener as Junard Hartley had 14 points and Eric Griffin 13 points and nine rebounds ... Campbell lost at East Carolina 76-63 on Monday by allowing East Carolina to shoot 11-of-23 from 3-point range ... Eric Griffin had 15 points and seven rebounds for Campbell in the game ... the Fighting Camels play Middle Tennessee State on Friday prior AUBURN BASKETBALL
BARBEE BYTES ... • 19-year coaching and playing record of 431-204 (.679) • Postseason play in 18 of 19 seasons as a head coach, assistant coach and player • 4-year head coaching record: 82-53 (.607) • Averaged 20.5 wins per season as a head coach • 2010 Champions • Coach of the Year (2010) • NABC District 11 Coach of the Year Tournament • 2010 Tournament Final Four • 1996 Tournament Elite 8 • 2006 Tournament Sweet 16 • 1992 Tournament appearances •9 (7 as a coach, 2 as a player) • 6 Conference Championships • 4 Conference Tournament Championships
• No. 3 recruiter in nation by Rivals.com • 6 national top 10 recruiting classes y • 4 players coached are in the • 2002 Champions • played professional basketball in Spain • 2-time 2nd team (1991,1993) • Freshman team (1990) • 4-year record of 91-39 (.700) as a standout at UMass from 1989-93 regular sea• won back-to-back son and tournament titles in 1992 and 1993 • Scored 1,643 career points at UMass to playing Auburn ... Campbell returns three starters from last year's team that was the co-champions of the Big South Conference that finished 19-11 overall and 14-6 in the Atlantic Sun ... despite losing Jonathan Rodriguez, the school's all-time leading scorer and rebounder and four-time All-Atlantic Sun Conference selection, Campbell returns the starting backcourt of senior point guard Junard Hartley, the A-Sun Defensive Player of the Year, and Lorne Merthie, who finished second in the A-Sun shooting 41.1 percent from 3-point range. ROBBIE LAING RETURNS Campbell head coach Robbie Laing, the 2010 Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year, returns to Auburn where he was an assistant for two seasons from 1994-96. AUBURN-CAMPBELL SERIES This will be the first meeting between
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Auburn and Campbell.
2010-11 SEC STANDINGS
AUBURN vs. ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE AU: Won Lost Belmont 2 0 Campbell 0 0 East Tennessee State 1 0 Florida Atlantic 1 0 Gardner-Webb 1 0 Jacksonville 3 1 Kennesaw State 1 0 Lipscomb 1 0 Mercer 15 16 North Florida 0 0 Stetson 3 1 TOTALS 28 18 (.609) • Auburn’s last game against a team from the Atlantic Sun Conference came in an 78-74 loss to Mercer on Nov. 19, 2008, in Auburn.
Western Division Alabama Mississippi State Ole Miss LSU Arkansas Auburn
SEC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
ALL 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 0-1
Kenny Gabriel T.J. Rice* Jake Drum* Earnest Ross Doug Merrell* Rob Chubb Dylan Spencer* Adrian Forbes Varez Ward
F G F G F C G F G
6-8 190 5-9 160 6-5 215 6-5 215 6-9 205 6-10 222 6-4 190 6-8 230 6-2 192
SEC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
ALL 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1
-- through Nov. 16, 2010
WEDNESDAY'S GAMES-(Nov. 17) Murray State at Ole Miss (WAZOO) Missouri State/Arkansas State at Tennessee THURSDAY'S GAMES-(Nov. 18) Vanderbilt vs. Nebraska (ESPNU) North Carolina A&T at Florida (SUN) UT Martin at LSU (CST) Grambling State at Arkansas FRIDAY'S GAMES-(Nov. 19) Samford at Auburn
Basketball Yearbook ... Middle Tennessee State defeated Tennessee Temple 90-46 in its season opener as James Washington had 21 points on 5-of-8 three-pointers MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST. and Trevor Ottley added 12 points ... MTSU plays at UAB on Wednesday SCOUTING MIDDLE TENNESSEE before playing Campbell on Friday in STATE the Global Sports Hoops Showcase and The Blue Raiders are a preseason Samford on Saturday prior to playing fourth place pick in the East Division of Auburn ... MTSU returns two starters the Sun Belt Conference by Blue Ribbon from last year's team that went 19-14 overall and was AUBURN TIGERS ROSTER the co-champion 0 Josh Langford G 6-7 207 Fr. Huntsville, AL (Lee) of the Sun Belt 1 Andre Malone G 6-5 210 So. Atlanta, GA (South Atlanta) Conference with 2 Allen Payne F 6-6 205 Fr. Cincinnati, OH (Winton Woods) a 13-5 record ... 3 Chris Denson G 6-2 180 Fr. Columbus, GA (Shaw) point guard James 5 Ty Armstrong F 6-9 220 So. Melbourne, FL (Florida Air Academy) Washington is the 11 Josh Wallace* G 5-10 160 So. Pensacola, FL (Booker T. Washington) 15 Tony Neysmith G 6-5 205 Jr. Norcross, GA (Oklahoma) lone returner who 20 Frankie Sullivan G 6-1 195 Jr. Uniontown, AL (R.C. Hatch) started regularly. 22 24 25 33 40 41 44 45 50
Eastern Division Tennessee Georgia Vanderbilt Kentucky Florida South Carolina
Jr. Charlotte, NC (Paris, TX, JC) Fr. Alpharetta, GA (Alpharetta) Jr. Hoover, AL (Spain Park) So. Cary, NC (Panther Creek) Sr. Birmingham, AL (Vestavia Hills) So. Peachtree City, GA (Montverde Acad., FL) So. Birmingham, AL (Vestavia Hills) Jr. Spanish Town, Jamaica (Trinity Valley CC, TX) So. Montgomery, AL (Texas)
Head Coach: Tony Barbee (UMass '89) * walk-on Asst. Coaches: Tony Madlock (Memphis '91), Randall Dickey (Ouachita Baptist '83), Milt Wagner (Louisville/Memphis '04) Executive Dir. of Basketball: Steve Smith (UMass '81) Dir. of Basketball Operations: Mike Babul (UMass '03) Video Coordinator: Nathaniel Root (Memphis '03) Administrative Assistant: Corey Speights (UTEP '08) Athletic Trainer: Jarod Grace (Auburn '99)
PRONUNCIATION CHART
AUBURN-MTSU SERIES This will be only the second meeting between Auburn and Middle Tennessee State with the Tigers defeating the Blue Raiders 79-74 in the San Juan Shootout second round on Dec. 21, 2004, in Carolina, P.R.
Tony Barbee ..................... pronounce like Barbie doll Tony Neysmith .................. Nay - smith Varez Ward ....................... VUH - rez Mike Babul ........................ BAY - bull
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Radford at South Carolina (SS) Appalachian State at Miss. State Alabama vs. Seton Hall Kentucky at Portland (ESPNU) Vanderbilt vs. West Virginia/Davidson SATURDAY'S GAMES-(Nov. 20) Campbell at Auburn Dayton at Ole Miss Alabama vs. Iowa/Xavier Georgia at Saint Louis
AUBURN vs. SUN BELT CONFERENCE AU: Won Lost Arkansas-Little Rock 1 0 Arkansas State 0 1 Denver 1 0 Florida Atlantic 0 0 Florida International 2 0 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 3 Louisiana-Monroe 3 0 Middle Tennessee State 1 0 New Orleans 1 0 North Texas 1 0 South Alabama 5 4 Troy 10 1 Western Kentucky 1 3 TOTALS 31 12 (.721) • Auburn’s last game against a team from the Sun Belt Conference came in an 81-77 loss to Troy on Dec. 4, 2009, in Auburn. QUOTING TONY BARBEE (On Samford) “It is going to be a difficult game, obviously. It is an in-state opponent, and any time you have in-state opponents, they are going to be juiced up to play each other. It is a difficult team to prepare for because of the style of offense that they run ... the old Princeton offense. It is a unique style because you don't see it a lot. We have to be prepared. They have some veteran players back in Jeffrey Merritt and Josh Davis. Merritt is a fantastic player. He is a difficult cover because he can play at the four, and they also do a lot of post isolations for him. Josh Davis is a fantastic player who does the same. They
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are versatile because their bigs shoot threes and they post their guards, which is very unorthodox out of their Princeton offense. We have to be prepared for both. We have prepared the right way, and it is going to be a difficult weekend playing three games in three days, but I like it because it prepares you for what you are going to see in postseason play whether it is the SEC Tournament or any postseason play." (On playing 3 games in 3 days) “It is difficult, one, our sole focus is on Samford. We are not worried about who we play after that. We are worried about the Samford game Friday night, and then in a short period of time in basically less than 12 hours, you have to prepare for a Campbell team. As the coaches are preparing for all three, we have the players totally focused on the game Friday night." (Has Auburn had a good week of practice with a week between games?) “When you have a young, inexperienced team like we do, I always say this, 'I like to learn off close wins then I do off close losses. I would rather do that, but at the same time when you have a
MISCELLANEOUS STATS AUBURN'S RECORD WHEN: STARTING LINEUPS
2010-11 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS POINTS AU: 18, Kenny Gabriel vs. UNC Asheville Opp.: 18, Matt Dickey, UNC Asheville
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED AU: 8, Kenny Gabriel vs. UNC Asheville Opp.: 9, John Williams, UNC Asheville
FIELD GOALS MADE AU: 5, Kenny Gabriel vs. UNC Asheville Opp.: 5, Matt Dickey, UNC Asheville
REBOUNDS AU: 13, Kenny Gabriel vs. UNC Asheville Opp.: 12, D.J. Cunningham, UNC Asheville
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED AU: 13, Earnest Ross vs. UNC Asheville Opp.: 14, Matt Dickey, UNC Asheville
ASSISTS AU: 5, Josh Wallace vs. UNC Asheville Opp.: 4, J.P. Primm, UNC Asheville
3-POINTERS MADE AU: 3, Andre Malone vs. UNC Asheville Opp.: 4, J.P. Primm, UNC Asheville
TURNOVERS AU: 5, Josh Wallace vs. UNC Asheville Opp.: 3, J.P. Primm, UNC Asheville
3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED AU: 6, Andre Malone vs. UNC Asheville Opp.: 9, J.P. Primm, UNC Asheville
BLOCKS AU: 4, Rob Chubb vs. UNC Asheville Opp.: 2, Jaron Lane, UNC Asheville
FREE THROWS MADE AU: 6, Kenny Gabriel vs. UNC Asheville Opp.: 6, Jaron Lane, UNC Asheville
STEALS AU: 3, Kenny Gabriel vs. UNC Asheville Opp.: 3, Matt Dickey, UNC Asheville
2010-11 AUBURN INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists/ *Blocks/ ^Steals Rob Chubb ............. 2 vs. UNC Asheville .... 10 vs. UNC Asheville............4* vs. UNC Asheville Chris Denson ......... Jake Drum .............. 3 at Alabama A&M ...... 2 vs. Georgia ........................0 Adrian Forbes ........ 3 vs. UNC Asheville... 3 vs. UNC Asheville.............. Kenny Gabriel ........ 18 v. UNC Asheville ... 13 vs. UNC Asheville............3^ vs. UNC Asheville Josh Langford............................................. 1 vs. UNC Asheville..............1* vs. UNC Asheville Andre Malone ......... 11 vs. UNC Asheville . 5 vs. UNC Asheville ...............3^ vs. UNC Asheville Tony Neysmith ............................................ 1 vs. UNC Asheville ...............2 vs. UNC Asheville Allen Payne ............ 14 vs. UNC Asheville 2 vs. UNC Asheville..............1^ vs. UNC Asheville Earnest Ross.......... 12 vs. UNC Asheville .. 9 vs. UNC Asheville..............1 vs. UNC Asheville Josh Wallace .......... 9 vs. UNC Asheville... 3 vs. UNC Asheville..............5 vs. UNC Asheville * Bold if career-high
(Gabriel, Chubb, Malone, Wallace, Ross) ...................0-1
AUBURN'S RECORD WHEN ... STARTS: Kenny Gabriel ...................................... 0-1 (.000) Earnest Ross ....................................... 0-1 (.000) Josh Wallace ....................................... 0-1 (.000) Rob Chubb .......................................... 0-1 (.000) Andre Malone ...................................... 0-1 (.000) When Auburn leads at the half .......................0-1 When opponent leads at the half ....................0-0 When it is tied at the half ................................0-0 When Auburn leads with 5 minutes left ..........0-0 When opp. leads with 5 minutes left ...............0-0 When it is tied with 5 minutes left ...................0-1 When Auburn leads with 1 minute left ............0-0 When opp. leads with 1 minute left ................0-1 When tied with 15 seconds left .......................0-0 When Auburn outrebounds opponent .............0-1 When opponent outrebounds Auburn .............0-0 When rebounds are the same ........................0-0 When AU shoots 50% or better from floor ......0-0 When AU shoots less than 50% from floor........... 0-1 When opp. shoots 50% or better from floor ..........0-0 When opp. shoots less than 50% from floor..........0-1 When AU fg% higher than opponents ............0-1 When AU fg% less than opponents ................0-0 When AU 3fg% higher than opponents ..........0-1 When AU 3fg% less than opponents ..............0-0 When AU 3fg% exact same as opponents .....0-0
young, inexperienced team, when you have the ability to play a game, watch it, learn from it ... your positives and your negatives ... and then spend the week working on those and then come back out, it is always positive when you have a young, inexperienced team. When you have a veteran team and you lose a close game, you want to get back on the floor and get that taste out of your mouth. With a young team like we have, you want to then take that experience teaching points that week of practice and come back out the next game and see if you can make those adjustments." LAST TIME OUT UNC Asheville 70, Auburn 69 (Nov. 12, 2010, in Auburn, Ala.) Kenny Gabriel recorded career-highs of 18 points and 13 rebounds while Earnest Ross added 12 points and nine boards, but it wasn't enough as Auburn lost a 70-69 heartbreaker in overtime to UNC Asheville before a sold out crowd AUBURN BASKETBALL
of 9,121 in the inaugural game in Auburn Arena. Freshman Allen Payne had 14 points for the Tigers. Auburn enjoyed its largest lead of 18 points at 39-21 with 18:35 remaining, but point guard Josh Wallace picked up two quick fouls just 12 seconds later and went to the bench. Asheville began its monumental comeback by scoring nine straight points to close to within 39-30 four minutes later. Auburn went a span of 5:07 without scoring. The Tigers pushed their lead to 11 at 44-33 and then had a 12 point lead at 60-48 with 3:57 remaining in the game. The Tigers even led 62-54 with 1:44 left, but J.P. Primm sank a 3-pointer, and Matt Dickey made a pair of free throws with 1:07 to go to close to within 62-59. Payne split a pair of foul shots to put the Tigers up four with 58 seconds on the clock, but D.J. Cunningham had a tip-in with 36 seconds left. Wallace stepped out of bounds catching the in-bounds pass. Primm missed a pair of foul shots, but John Williams had the huge tip-in off the
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missed free throw to tie it with 28 seconds to go. Ross missed a 3-pointer for the win in regulation. Jaron Lane made a layup to open the extra period to give the Bulldogs their first lead since 12-10 eight minutes into the game. Asheville pushed its lead to its largest of the game at 70-65 on a 3-pointer by Williams, but Gabriel drilled a 3-pointer to bring the Tigers to within 7069 with 1:57 to go. Auburn ended up having a chance to tie it as Ross rebounded a Williams missed layup with 14 seconds left, but Wallace drove the lane and turned the ball over.
PLAYER NOTES DOUBLE-DOUBLE KG Kenny Gabriel recorded his first career double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds vs. UNC Asheville in the season opener. He also had three steals and two blocks. In the two exhibition games, the Charlotte, N.C., native averaged 11.5 points and 13.5 rebounds per game. BRINGING THE PAYNE Freshman Allen Payne came off the bench to score 14 points in 23 minutes for the Tigers in his collegiate debut vs. UNC Asheville in the season opener. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native made 4-of-5 field goal attempts. CAREER-HIGH REBOUNDS Sophomores Rob Chubb and Earnest Ross each recorded career highs in rebounds with 10 and nine, respectively, against UNC Asheville. Ross also scored 12 points and Chubb had four blocks. DR. DRE Sophomore Andre Malone totaled 11 points, five rebounds and three steals in his first collegiate start in the season opener vs. UNC Asheville. The Atlanta, Ga., native also went 3-of6 from 3-point range.
SEASON NOTES 12% With Frankie Sullivan and Ty Armstrong out with injuries, only 12 percent of Auburn's scoring returns from last year's 15-17 team.
INJURED TIGERS Auburn lost two starters for this season to injuries in a span of three weeks. Junior Frankie Sullivan underwent successful surgery on his left knee on July 27 while Ty Armstrong had successful surgery after injuring his left knee in midAugust. There is no timetable for return for both players. Sullivan averaged 12.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.9 steals for Auburn last season while starting all but one of the 31 games. The Uniontown, Ala., native shot 43.1 percent from the field and 37.1 percent from 3-point range. Armstrong, who is 6-foot-9, 220, played in 30 games, averaging 2.0 points and 1.6 rebounds in 6.6 minutes per game. RETURNING SCORING LEADER Sophomore Earnest Ross is Auburn's leading returning scorer and rebounder at 2.8 points and 3.0 rebounds in 13.4 minutes per game. In eight games as a starter, the Cary, N.C., native averaged 7.9 points in 24.4 minutes last year while only averaging 1.2 points in 9.7 minutes coming off the bench. He started the first seven games of the season in place of injured guard Tay Waller and then started the also started vs. LSU on Feb. 27, totaling 6 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 assists in 29 minutes. No. 1 PLAYER IN THE STATE Huntsville's Josh Langford was ranked No. 1 on the final 2010 Birmingham News Boys Super Seniors list last year. He was named the Alabama MVP in the annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic in March 2010 after scoring a game-high 25 points to go along with 9 rebounds while making 11-of-17 shots from the field. He averaged 22 points and 13 rebounds on the season in leading Lee High School to the Class 5A State Championship as a senior in 2009-10. Langford is the first No. 1 player in the state of Alabama that has signed with Auburn since Selma High School's Doc Robinson signed on Nov. 13, 1995. Robinson became a first-team All-American point guard who helped Auburn to the 1999 SEC Championship and a 29-4 record, a state of Alabama Div. I record for wins. AUBURN BASKETBALL
2010-11 TIGER STAT LEADERS Double-figure scoring games (4) Kenny Gabriel 1 Earnest Ross 1 Allen Payne 1 Andre Malone 1 Opponents 4 20-point scoring games (0) Opponents 0 Double-figure rebounding games (2) Kenny Gabriel 1 Rob Chubb 1 Opponents 2 Double-Doubles (1) Kenny Gabriel 1 Opponents 1 Games leading AU in scoring Kenny Gabriel 1 Games leading AU in rebounding Kenny Gabriel 1 Charges Taken (1) Adrian Forbes 1 Floor Burns (6) Kenny Gabriel 2 Andre Malone 1 Earnest Ross 1 Josh Wallace 1 Adrian Forbes 1 Dunks (3) Kenny Gabriel 2 Adrian Forbes 1
NO SENIORS ON ROSTER There is not one single senior on this year's Auburn's roster. In fact, there is not one player on scholarship who has earned two varsity letters. Junior Frankie Sullivan has lettered twice, but he is out with injury. WALK-ON STARTING POINT GUARD Sophomore walk-on Josh Wallace is Auburn's starting point guard. The 5-foot10, 160-pounder played in 24 games last year, averaging 1.2 points and 1.0 assist in 7.5 minutes per game. PAIR OF WALK-ONS ADDED Coach Tony Barbee added a pair of walk-ons prior to the start of the season in 6-foot-9 senior Doug Merrell and 5-foot-9 freshman T.J. Rice. Merrell was a three-year letterman at Vestavia Hills High in Birmingham and averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds as a junior and senior. Rice was a four-year letterman at Alpharetta (Ga.) High where he averaged 10 points and five assists as a senior.
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HOME SWEET HOME The Tigers open the first season in Auburn Arena with 20 regular season home games while only having two road games in November and December. Auburn plays its first seven games at home before playing a pair of Big East teams. The Tigers play Rutgers in the DirecTV SEC-Big East Invitational in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Dec. 11 followed by a road game at South Florida on Dec. 15. AUBURN ARENA QUICK SKETCH The official groundbreaking of the new $86 million Auburn basketball arena and practice facility was on Aug. 29, 2008. The Auburn Arena, with a capacity of 9,121, includes over 29,000 square feet of student-athlete space, a two-court practice facility, coaches offices, the Auburn University Athletic Ticket Office, an AU Team Store, the relocated Lovelace Museum and two food courts along with many other amenities. 360 Architecture of Kansas City, Mo., worked with Davis Architects of Birmingham on the design of the arena. The firm of Robins & Morton of Birmingham served as construction manager. The 243,792 square foot facility features chair back seats along with bleacher seating for students. The building also provides improved facilities for the student-athletes, including men's and women's locker room suites with sports medicine facilities, lounges and team meeting rooms. Along with a strength and conditioning center, a two-court practice facility enables the team another practice areas. The arena has 12 luxury suites on the arena level that not only open inside the facility, but also opens on the outside of the arena for multiple entertaining opportunities throughout the year. Loge box seating also is available as well as on-site food preparation. The seating configuration offers better sight lines and moves fans closer to the court. The furthest seat is just 43 feet in elevation from courtside, compared to 60 feet in elevation at Beard-Eaves, with two-thirds of the seats in Auburn Arena being less than 27 feet in elevation from courtside. The scoreboard features a highdefinition video board with full message/ information center technology. For the student fan amenities, there is a private entrance, a private courtside commons and food court and courtside seating that
permits standing with unobstructed views. The new facility serves as more than a sports complex. With over 12,000 square feet of banquet/entertainment space, its design affords ready adaptation into a site for concerts, other cultural events, convocations and other community gatherings. On-campus student housing is adjacent to the new arena creating a unique "student village" experience. AUBURN TRIPLE-DOUBLES? Never in the 105 seasons and 2,279 games of Auburn Basketball (1218-10601) (.535) has a Tiger recorded a coveted triple-double. OVERTIME RECORD Auburn has a 44-46 (.489) record in overtime games in its history. The Tigers have lost three straight overtime games, to UNC Asheville 70-69 in this year's season openers and last year in backto-back road games in an 82-79 loss at Arkansas on Feb. 6, 2010, and an 85-75 loss at Mississippi State on Feb. 13, 2010. Both teams were SEC Western Division leaders. Auburn is 0-1 in overtime games this year. WHAT'S NEXT? Following the three-game Global Sports Hoops Showcase, Auburn plays host to Jacksonville on Nov. 27 at 7 pm Central in Auburn Arena. The Dolphins (1-1) lost at Miami 89-77 in its season opener before defeating Savannah State 64-54 on Tuesday. Prior to playing at Auburn, Jacksonville plays host to Florida Tech on Nov. 20 and plays at Samford on Nov. 24. The Dolphins are led in scoring by 6-foot-5 sophomore forward Glenn Powell, who averages 17.0 ppg. Senior forward Ayron Hardy averages 14.0 ppg and 5.0 apg while Tevin Galvin adds 10.0 ppg. Jacksonville is a preseason fourth place pick in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Despite losing its top two scorers from last year's team that was the Atlantic Sun Conference co-champions with a 20-13 record overall and a 14-6 league record, Jacksonville has three starters returning. The Dolphins reached the NIT second round last year. It will be Auburn's third straight game against a defending conference champion as Campbell and Jacksonville were the co-champs of the Atlantic Sun and Middle Tennessee State was the co-champs of the Sun Belt. AUBURN BASKETBALL
AUBURN TIGERS BIO SKETCHES 0
JOSH LANGFORD
PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% 0.0 1.0 .000 .000 • 1 reb,1 blk in 9 min vs. UNC Asheville • state of Ala. No.1 ranked player in 2010 at Huntsville Lee HS, 22 ppg, 13 rpg Career/Season-Highs pts: reb: 1 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) blk: 1 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10)
1
ANDRE MALONE
PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% 11.0 5.0 .444 .500 • car-hi 11 pts, 4 reb, 3 stl vs. UNC Asheville • sent game at Ark. into OT with layin last yr • 6 pts, car-hi 9 reb, 3 stl vs. #2 UK last yr • 11 pts (3-3 3fgs) vs. Georgia So. last yr. Career-Highs pts: 11 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) reb: 9 vs. #2 Kentucky (1-16-10) ast: 2 vs. Sam Houston State (12-20-09) Season-Highs pts: 11 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) reb:4 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) stl: 3 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10)
2
ALLEN PAYNE
PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% 14.0 2.0 .800 .500 .625 • 14 pts (4-5 fgs), 23 min v.UNC Ashe. in debut • 2nd team All-State last yr. at Cincinnati Winton Woods HS, 18 ppg, 7 rpg Career/Season-Highs pts: 14 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) reb: 2 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) ast:
3
CHRIS DENSON
PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% • 1st team All-State last yr. at Columbus Shaw HS, 24.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 4.1 apg, 2.5 spg Career/Season-Highs pts: x reb: x stl: x
5
TY ARMSTRONG
PPG RPG APG FG% FT% -----• Successful surgery on his left knee in midAugust ... no timetable for his return • 8 pts, 12 reb (10 off.) at Ala. A&M last yr. • 7 pts,2 rb,1 blk, 7 min v. Chas. So. last yr. • 6 pts,6 min v. #18 Ole Miss last year • 5 pts, 4 reb, 16 min at Florida last year Career-Highs pts: 8 at Alabama A&M (12-1-09) reb: 12 at Alabama A&M (12-1-09) ast: 2 vs. Georgia Southern (1-2-10)
11
JOSH WALLACE
PPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 9.0 5.0 .333 .429 • 9 pts,5ast,3rb v. UNC Asheville 1st car. start • a walk-on starting point guard Career/Season-Highs pts: 9 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10). reb: 3 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) ast: 5 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10)
15 TONY NEYSMITH PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% 0.0 1.0 .000 • 2 ast, 1 reb in 13 min vs. UNC Asheville • 7.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg in 2 exhibition games Career-Highs pts: 4 vs. Iowa State reb: 2, five times ast: 3 v. Alabama State (12-22-09)/at Ala.A&M Season-Highs pts: reb: 1 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) ast: 2 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10)
20
FRANKIE SULLIVAN
PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% 12.2 3.7 .419 .373 .857 • successful surgery on his left knee on July 27, no timetable for his return • 12.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.9 spg last yr. • car-hi 27 pts (11-18 fgs) v. Fla. in SEC Tour. • made 1st 27 free throws att. this yr, longest record Auburn consecutive made record • 2nd SEC in free throw pct. (80-of-94,.851) • 2nd SEC with 1.9 steals per game Career-Highs pts: 27 vs. Florida in SEC Tour. (3-11-10) reb: 9 at Florida State (12-17-09) stl:6 at #14 Xavier(12-3-08)/Chas.So.(12-29-09) ast: 6 vs. West Georgia (1-2-10) 3FGs made: 6 vs. NC State (11-22-09) FTs made straight: 27 to start 2009-10
22
KENNY GABRIEL
PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% 18.0 13.0 .500 .500 .750 • 1st car. dble-dble 18 pts, 13 reb v. UNC Ashe. • avg. 11.5 ppg, 13.5 rpg, 2.5 bpg in 2 exh. • 15 pts, 16 reb, 4 blk v. West Ala. in exh. Career/Season-Highs pts: 18 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) reb: 13 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) stl: 3 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10)
25
JAKE DRUM
PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% • avg. 9.0 min/gm, 1.5 ppg in 2 exh. games • played in 6 games last year Career-Highs pts: 5 vs. Alabama A&M (12-29-08) reb: 2 at Alabama A&M (12-21-09) ast: 1 at Alabama A&M (12-21-09) Season-Highs pts: reb: ast:
33
EARNEST ROSS
PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% 12.0 9.0 .308 .000 .500 • 12 pts, car-hi 9 reb vs. UNC Asheville • avg. team-hi 13.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg in 2 exh. gms • 16 pts (3-4 3s), 4 reb, 3 stl vs. IUPUI last yr • 12 pts (2-3 3s), 1 blk vs. High Point last yr • huge off reb. :30 left at LSU last yr., put in & slowed down Tasmin Mitchell allowing him 7 pts in 16 min after he had 31 pts in 1st 24 min • started 1st 7 gms last yr w/Tay Waller hurt Career-Highs pts: 16 vs. IUPUI (11-21-09) reb: 9 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) stl: 5 at Missouri State (11-16-09) Season-Highs pts: 12 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) AUBURN BASKETBALL
reb: 9 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) ast: 1 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10)
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ROB CHUBB
PPG RPG BPG FG% FT% 2.0 10.0 4.0 .167 • 10 reb, 4 blk, v. UNC Asheville, 1st car. start • avg. 8.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg in 2 exh. games • 4 pts, 8 reb, 8 min vs. High Point last year Career-Highs pts: 4 vs. High Point (11-25-09) reb: 10 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) blk: 4 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) Season-Highs pts: 2 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) reb: 10 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) blk: 4 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10)
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ADRIAN FORBES
PPG RPG APG FG% FT% 3.0 3.0 0.0 .333 .500 • 3 pts, 3 reb in 17 min vs. UNC Asheville • avg. 2.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg in 2 exh. games Career/Season-Highs pts: 3 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) reb: 3 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10) ast:
50
VAREZ WARD
PPG RPG SPG FG% FT% • transferred to AU from Texas this fall • medical redshirt last year at Texas, 6.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg in 1st 3 games of 2009-10 season • avg. 11.5 ppg in 2009 NCAA Tour. as a frosh • 3 yr letterman at Jeff Davis High in Montgomery • began wearing #50 in 7th grade after he saw former AU All-Amer. guard Doc Robinson wear the number from 1997-2000 Career-Highs pts: 16 vs. #5 Duke in NCAA Tour. (3-21-09) reb: 8 vs. #12 Villanova (12-9-08) ast: 4 vs. Minnesota in NCAA Tour. (3-19-09) Season-Highs pts: reb: stl:
2010-11 Auburn Tigers Basketball Auburn Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2010) All games
RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
##
Player
22 02 33 01 11 45 41 15 00
Gabriel, Kenny Payne, Allen Ross, Earnest Malone, Andre Wallace, Josh Forbes, Adrian Chubb, Rob Neysmith, Tony Langford, Josh Team Total.......... Opponents......
gp-gs
Score by Periods Auburn Opponents
38 23 38 29 32 17 26 13 9
1 1
225 225
1st 2nd 37 26 21 42
HOME 0-1 0-0 0-1
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
1-1 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game
OVERALL 0-1 0-0 0-1
38.0 23.0 38.0 29.0 32.0 17.0 26.0 13.0 9.0
OT 6 7
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
5-10 4-5 4-13 4-9 3-9 1-3 1-6 0-2 0-2
.500 .800 .308 .444 .333 .333 .167 .000 .000
2-4 1-2 0-3 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
.500 .500 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
22-59 20-58
.373 .345
6-16 7-21
.375 19-34 .333 23-33
AU 69 69.0 -1.0 22-59 .373 6-16 .375 6.0 19-34 .559 19.0 50 50.0 +12.0 8 8.0 20 20.0 -5.0 0.4 8 8.0 8 8.0 9121 1-9121 -
OPP 70 70.0 20-58 .345 7-21 .333 7.0 23-33 .697 23.0 38 38.0 14 14.0 15 15.0 0.9 10 10.0 5 5.0 0 0-0 0-0 Totals 69 70
AWAY 0-0 0-0 0-0
6-8 5-8 4-8 0-0 3-7 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0
Date 11-12-10
.750 .625 .500 .000 .429 .500 .000 .000 .000 .559 .697
off
4 1 6 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 19 12
NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0
Rebounds def tot avg
9 1 3 5 3 1 5 1 1 2 31 26
13 2 9 5 3 3 10 1 1 3 50 38
Opponent UNC ASHEVILLE
* - Conference game
pf dq
a
to blk stl
pts
avg
13.0 2.0 9.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 10.0 1.0 1.0
4 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 5 0 0 2 0
2 2 3 1 5 0 4 3 0
3 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
18 14 12 11 9 3 2 0 0
18.0 14.0 12.0 11.0 9.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
50.0 38.0
29 24
0 -
8 14
20 15
8 8 5 10
69 70
69.0 70.0
Lot
2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1
Score 69-70
Att. 9121
2010-11 Auburn Tigers Basketball Auburn Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Nov 12, 2010) All games
RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date 11-12-10
OVERALL 0-1 0-0 0-1
Opponent UNC ASHEVILLE
HOME 0-1 0-0 0-1 Score 69-70
* - Conference game
Attendance Summary
Home Away Neutral Total
Games
Attend
Avg/Game
1 0 0 1
9121 0 0 9121
9121 0 0 9121
Lot
AWAY 0-0 0-0 0-0 Att. High Points 9121 (18)Gabriel, Kenny
NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0 High Rebounds (13)Gabriel, Kenny
2010-11 Auburn Tigers Basketball Auburn Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Nov 12, 2010) All games
Opponent
Date
Score
UNC ASHEVILLE
11-12-10
69-70
Opponent
Date
Score
UNC ASHEVILLE
11-12-10
69-70
00 01 LANGFORD,J MALONE,AND L
L
0-1-0
11-5-0
41 CHUBB,ROB
45 FORBES,ADR
2-10-0
3-3-0
02 PAYNE,ALLE
11 WALLACE,JO
15 NEYSMITH,T
22 GABRIEL,KE
33 ROSS,EARNE
14-2-0
9-3-5
0-1-2
18-13-0
12-9-1
2010-11 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS PTS UNC Asheville 70 at Auburn (ot) 69 Samford at Auburn (1) Campbell at Auburn (1) Middle Tenn. St. at Auburn (1) Jacksonville at Auburn Ga. Southwestern at Auburn Ark.-Pine Bluff at Auburn Rutgers vs. Auburn (2) Auburn at South Florida Presbyterian at Auburn USC-Upstate at Auburn Georgia Southern at Auburn Grambling at Auburn Florida State at Auburn LSU at Auburn Auburn at Kentucky Auburn at Miss. State Florida at Auburn Alabama at Auburn Auburn at Arkansas Auburn at South Carolina Tennessee at Auburn Auburn at Georgia Miss. State at Auburn Auburn at Ole Miss
FG-A 20-58 22-59
Pct. .345 .373
3FG-A 7-21 6-16
Pct. .333 .375
FT-A 23-33 19-34
Pct. .697 .559
AUBURN BASKETBALL
0-D-TOT 12-26-38 19-31-50
PF 24 29
A 14 8
TO 15 20
BK 5 8
STL 10 8
2010-11 STARTING LINEUPS
Date Opponent W-L Forward 11-12 UNC Asheville L(ot) Gabriel 11-19 (1) Samford 11-20 (1) Campbell 11-21 (1) Middle Tenn. St. 11-27 Jacksonville 11-30 Ga. Southwestern 12-4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 12-11 (2) Rutgers 12-15 at South Florida 12-18 Presbyterian 12-21 USC-Upstate 12-29 Georgia Southern 12-31 Grambling 1-3 Florida State 1-8 LSU 1-11 at Kentucky 1-16 at Miss. State 1-20 Florida 1-22 Alabama 1-25 at Arkansas 1-29 at South Carolina 2-3 Tennessee 2-5 at Georgia 2-12 Miss. State 2-16 at Ole Miss 2-19 Vanderbilt 2-23 at Alabama 2-26 Arkansas 3-2 Ole Miss 3-5 at LSU 3/10-13 (3) SEC Tournament
Center Chubb
Guard Malone
Guard Wallace
Guard Ross
(1) Global Sports Hoops Showcase (Auburn, AL); (2) DirecTV SEC-Big East Invitational (Pittsburgh, PA); (3) SEC Tournament (Atlanta, GA • Georgia Dome)
STARTING LINEUPS (Gabriel, Chubb, Malone, Wallace, Ross) ..................................0-1 AUBURN'S RECORD WHEN ... STARTS Earnest Ross ..................... 0-1 (.000) Kenny Gabriel .................... 0-1 (.000) Josh Wallace ..................... 0-1 (.000) Andre Malone .................... 0-1 (.000) Rob Chubb ........................ 0-1 (.000) MARGIN OF VICTORY/DEFEAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Wins Losses 1
8
9 10-15
16-19 20-24
AUBURN BASKETBALL
25-29
30+
THE LAST TIME ... Shot less than 20% in a half: 11.5% vs. Vanderbilt (in the 2nd half), (2/16/05) Auburn Individuals Shot 55% or better and lost: at Tennessee (56.1%, 32-57) (2/15/06) Scored at least 30 points: Tay Waller vs. Miss. State (2/14/09) Attempted 50 free throws: 52 Attempts vs. Vanderbilt, (2/6/54) Scored at least 40 points: Wesley Person vs. UAB (12/16/93) Attempted 40 free throws: 40 Attempts vs. High Point, (11/25/09) Two players with at least 20 points: Tay Waller (22 points) & Brendon Made 30 free throws: v. Fla.(32) 44 fta.(3/10/00),SEC Tourney in Atlanta Knox (21 points) vs. Mississippi State (3/3/10) Made at least 10 3-point field goals: vs. Miss. State (11) (3/3/10) Three players with at least 20 points: Marquis Daniels (27 points), Failed to make a 3-point field goal: at Ole Miss (0-14) (3/1/97) Marco Killingsworth (24 points), Derrick Bird (23 points), vs. Georgia Had at least 50 rebounds: vs. UNC Asheville (50 rebounds) (11/12/10) State, (11/26/02) A player w/back-to-back 25-point SEC games: Tay Waller, 29 pts v. Ar- Had 25 assists: vs. Tennessee State (26 assists) (12/19/06) Had at least 15 steals: at Alabama A&M (16 steals) (12/1/09) kansas (2/20/10); 29 pts at Ole Miss (2/24/10);26 pts v. LSU(2-27-10) A player w/3 straight 25-point SEC games: Tay Waller, 29 pts v. Ar- Had at least 10 blocks: vs. Tennessee State (10 Blocks) (12/19/06) Scored 50 points in a half: vs. Arkansas (50 points) (2/20/10) kansas (2/20/10); 29 pts at Ole Miss (2/24/10);26 pts v. LSU(2-27-10) A player w/5 straight 20-point SEC games: Tay Waller, 29 pts v. Ar- Scored 60 points in a half: at Tennessee (64 points) (2/15/06) kansas (2/20/10); 29 pts at Ole Miss (2/24/10);26 pts v. LSU(2-27-10); Scored 70 points in a half: vs. Troy State (73 points in the 2nd half) (12/9/93) 22 pts vs. Miss. State (3/3/10), 22 pts at Alabama (3/6/10) Scored 100 points (SEC): vs. Alabama (102 points) (2/13/99) Only one player scored in double figures: Frankie Sullivan (21 Scored 100 points (Non-Conf): vs. Grambling State (105 points) points) vs. NC State (11/22/09) in Daytona Beach, Fla. (11/29/03) in Huntsville, Ala. Five players scored in double figures: Tay Waller (29 points), DeScored under 20 points in a 1st half: at Kentucky (19 points) (1/10/07) Wayne Reed (17 points), Lucas Hargrove (13 points), Brendon Knox Scored under 20 points in a 2nd half: at Tennessee (18 points) (1/14/10) (12 points), Frankie Sullivan (11 points), vs. Arkansas, (2/20/10) Scored under 50 points in a game: at Pittsburgh (41 points) (12/4/05) Six players scored in double figures: Lucas Hargrove (14 points), Opponent Individuals DeWayne Reed (16 points), Frankie Sullivan (15 points), Tay Waller Scored at least 30 points: Dee Bost, at Miss. St., (32 pts), (2/13/10) (13 points), Andre Malone (11 points) and Brendon Knox (18 points), Scored at least 35 points: Tasmin Mitchell, at LSU, (38 points), vs. Georgia Southern, (1/2/10) (1/20/10) Had at least 15 rebounds: Korvotney Barber vs. LSU (17 rebounds) (3/7/09) Scored at least 40 points: Hersey Hawkins, Bradley, (44 points), (3/17/88), Had at least 20 rebounds: Kelvin Ardister v. Tenn. (20 reb) (1/4/89) in NCAA Tournament in Atlanta, Ga. Had at least 25 rebounds: Rex Frederick at Ole Miss (25 rebounds) (1/6/58) Totaled at least 20 points and 20 rebounds: Louis Amundson, UNLV At least 20 pts & 20 reb: Kelvin Ardister v. Tenn. (22 pts,20 reb) (1-4-89) (22 points and 22 rebounds), (12-12-04) Two players with at least 10 rebounds: Kenny Gabriel (13 Rebounds) Two players with 20 points: Alex Tyus (24 points) and Chandler & Rob Chubb (10 Rebounds) vs. UNC Asheville (11/12/10) Parsons (21 points), vs. Florida in SEC Tournament (3/11/10) At least three players with 10 rebounds: at Virginia, Korvotney Three players with 20 points: Odarte Blankson (22 points), Barber (13 rebounds), Quantez Robertson (10 rebounds), Lucas Louis Amundson (22 points), Jerel Blassingame (20 points), UNLV, Hargrove (10 rebounds), (12/20/08) (12/12/04) Double-Double: Kenny Gabriel (18 pts,13 reb) v. UNC Asheville (11/12/10) 2 straight Double-Doubles: Lucas Hargrove (24 pts, 11 reb) vs. Five players scored in double figures: Dee Bost (32 points), Barry Stewart (12 points), Romero Osby (11 points), Phil Turner (10 points) Georgia (2/10/10) & (20 pts, 10 reb) at Miss. State (2/13/10) and Jarvis Varnado (10 points), at Mississippi State, (2/13/10) Two players had a double-double: Korvotney Barber (11 points, 10 rebounds) & Johnnie Lett (11 points, 10 rebounds), vs. Northern Iowa, Six players scored in double figures: Chris Lofton (25 points), JaJuan Smith (19 points), C.J. Watson (18 points), Andre Patterson (11/29/08) in Chicago Invitational in Hoffman Estates, Ill. (15 points), Major Wingate (12 points), & Stanley Asumnu (10 points), Double-Double with points and assists: Jamison Brewer vs. Louiat Tennessee, (2/15/06) siana Lafayette, (10 points, 11 assists) (12/4/00) Double-Double: John Williams (10 pts,11 reb), UNC Asheville (11/12/10) Triple-Double: Never Double-Double with points and assists: Herman Favors, (10 points, 3 straight Double-Doubles: Korvotney Barber, 13 points & 17 re11 assists), Georgia State, (12/22/03) bounds at Alabama, (3/3/09), 16 points & 17 rebounds vs. LSU (3/7/09), Two players had a double-double: Tasmin Mitchell (38 points, 10 re& 12 points & 10 rebounds vs. Florida (3/13/09) in SEC Tour. bounds) & Storm Warren (17 points,11 rebounds), at LSU, (1/20/10) 10 assists: Quantez Robertson at Ole Miss (10 assists) (2/16/08) Had 15 rebounds: Travis Leslie, Georgia (17 rebounds), Georgia, At least 5 Blocked Shots: Korvotney Barber vs. Texas-Pan American (2/10/10) (5 blocks) (1/27/09) Had 20 rebounds: Murphy Holloway, at Ole Miss, (20 reb), (2/24/10) At least 5 Steals: Frankie Sullivan, (5 steals) vs. South Carolina (1/9/10) Led AU in points, rebounds and assists: Lucas Hargrove vs. Had 10 assists: Drae Murray, Sam Houston State, (10 assists), (12/20/09) Had 5 blocked shots: Jarvis Varnado, at Miss. St. (5 blk) (2/13/10) Georgia, (24 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists), (2/10/10) Had 5 steals: Wayne Chism, at Tennessee (6 steals) (1/14/10) Hit buzzer beater shot to win a game: Reggie Sharp vs. Alabama, Opponent Team 3-pt FG, (72-69 in OT), (2/21/01) Shot less than 30% in a game (SEC): S.Carolina (28.8%,15-52) (2/23/02) Played every minute: DeWayne Reed (40 minutes) vs. Florida (3/11/10) Shot less than 30% in a game (Non-conf): Ala. A&M (22.0%, 11-50) (12/29/08) Played 40 or more minutes: Lucas Hargrove (40 minutes) at Miss. Shot 60% in a game: at Tennessee, 60.8% (1/14/10) State (ot) (2/13/10) Shot 55% or better and lost: Tennessee 59.2% (29-49) (2/7/09) Played more than 40 minutes: DeWayne Reed (43 minutes), Tay Scored 100 points: Sam Houston State (107 points), (12/20/09) Waller (41 minutes) at Arkansas (ot) (2/6/10) Scored 60 points in a half: at Ole Miss (63 points in 2nd half), (2/15/06) Auburn Team Scored under 20 points in a 1st half: LSU (19 points) 2/27/10) Won in Overtime: vs. Nicholls State (11/28/06) Scored under 20 points in a 2nd half: Alabama A&M (12 points) (12/29/08) Lost in Overtime: vs. UNC Asheville, 70-69 (11/12/10) Scored under 50 points in a game: Alabama A&M (40 points) (12/29/08) Lost back-to-back Road Overtime Games: at Arkansas, 82-79 (2Had 50 rebounds: at Ole Miss (50 rebounds) (2-24-10) 6-10) and at Mississippi State, 85-75 (2/13/10) Had 25 assists: Vanderbilt (27 assists) in SEC Tour. Atlanta (3/13/08) Played a double overtime game: vs. Tennessee (1/6/00) Had 15 steals: at Alabama A&M (15 steals) (12/1/09) Played at least three overtimes: vs. Georgia, (3/1/79), (4 OT) in SEC Had 10 blocks: at Florida (10 blocks) 1/14/06) Tournament in Birmingham, Ala. Failed to make a 3-point field goal: Dayton (0-24) in Chicago InviShot 70% for a half: 72.7% (16-22) at Ole Miss (2/22/03) tational in Hoffmann Estates, Ill. (11/28/08) Shot 60% for a game: 60.9% (28-46) vs. Arkansas (2/20/10) Attempted 40 free throws: at Florida (40 attempts), (2/18/10) Shot less than 30% for a game: vs. Kentucky (19-68, 27.9%) (1/10/07) Made 30 free throws: at Florida(32) 40 fta.(2/18/10) Shot 90% from the free throw line: vs. LSU (14-15, 93.3%) (1/30/08) Made at least 10 3-point field goals: vs. Miss. State (12) (3/3/10) Shot 50% from 3-point line: vs. Arkansas (11-19, 57.9%) (2/20/10) Attempted at least 25 free throws in a half: at Ole Miss (20-of-26) (2/24/10) Shot less than 30% in a half: 29.0% (9-31) v. Kentucky (1st half), (1/16/10) AUBURN BASKETBALL
2010-11 SEASON • Exhibition Game •
• Exhibition Game •
• Game 1 •
Auburn 79, West Alabama 66 November 3, 2010 Auburn Arena Auburn, Ala. Kenny Gabriel totaled game-highs of 15 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks while Josh Wallace added 10 points and nine assists to lead Auburn to a 79-66 victory over West Alabama in the exhibition opener in Auburn Arena. Auburn scored the first 8 points of the game and used an 11-0 run deep into the second half to take control of the game. Holding a 64-60 lead, Rob Chubb made a layup with 6 minutes remaining to start the decisive spurt, and Earnest Ross scored six points during the run that ended on his layup with 2:42 left and Auburn ahead 7560. Auburn shot 50 percent from the field in the second half and went 14-of-19 (.737) from the foul line in the final period. Auburn led 22-10 just over the midway point of the first half, but the Div. II Tigers of the Gulf South Conference outscored Auburn 15-1 to take their first lead of the game at 25-23 with seven minutes before intermission. Auburn took the lead for good on a 13-4 run in the final 5:27 en route to a 40-31 halftime lead. West Alabama was led by Marino Thompson’s 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Columbus State 54, Auburn 52 November 8, 2010 Auburn Arena Auburn, Ala. Steve Peterson made a fade-away, contested 18-footer from the baseline just before the shot clock expired with 15.1 seconds remaining in the game to give Columbus State a 54-52 exhibition victory over Auburn in Auburn Arena. The Tigers had three shots in the lane to tie it as Earnest Ross missed a jumper, Kenny Gabriel’s tip-in fell off followed by a Rob Chubb putback that went awry as time expired. Ross led Auburn with 14 points and six rebounds and Gabriel had eight points and 11 boards while Andre Malone chipped in 10 points off the bench. The Tigers shot a woeful 7-of-20 from the foul line and made a valiant effort coming back from a 12 point deficit with 12 minutes to play. Auburn jumped out to a 10-2 lead but let Div. II Columbus State score 11 straight points. Down 32-27 at the half, the Tigers scored only two points in the first 8:16 as the Cougars built their largest lead of the game at 41-29 with 12:19 to play. Auburn then scored 8 straight points to get to within 41-37 with 9 minutes to go, but Columbus State pushed its lead back out to 50-42 with 3:46 left. Two baskets by Gabriel and a 3-pointer by Ross allowed Auburn to tie the game at 50 with 1:28 remaining. That was the first time the Tigers were able to draw even since holding a 19-18 lead with 9 minutes to go in the first half. Peterson drained a jumper to give Columbus State a 52-50 lead on its next possession, and Chubb tied it at 52 on a layup with 49 seconds on the clock.
UNC Asheville 70, Auburn 69 November 12, 2010 Auburn Arena Auburn, Ala. Kenny Gabriel recorded career-highs of 18 points and 13 rebounds while Earnest Ross added 12 points and 9 boards, but it wasn’t enough as Auburn lost a 70-69 heartbreaker in overtime to UNC Asheville before a sold out crowd of 9,121 in the inaugural game in Auburn Arena. Freshman Allen Payne had 14 points for the Tigers. Auburn enjoyed its largest lead of 18 points at 39-21 with 18:35 remaining, but point guard Josh Wallace picked up two quick fouls just 12 seconds later and went to the bench. Asheville began its monumental comeback by scoring nine straight points to close to within 39-30 four minutes later. Auburn went a span of 5:07 without scoring. The Tigers pushed their lead to 11 at 44-33 and then had a 12 point lead at 60-48 with 3:57 remaining in the game. The Tigers even led 62-54 with 1:44 left, but J.P. Primm sank a 3-pointer, and Matt Dickey sank a pair of free throws with 1:07 to go to close to within 62-59. Payne split a pair of foul shots to put the Tigers up four with 58 seconds on the clock, but D.J. Cunningham had a tip-in with 36 seconds left. Wallace stepped out of bounds catching the in-bounds pass. Primm missed a pair of foul shots, but John Williams had the huge tip-in off the missed free throw to tie it with 28 seconds to go. Ross missed a 3-pointer for the win in regulation. Jaron Lane made a layup to open the extra period to give the Bulldogs their first lead since 12-10 eight minutes into the game. Asheville (1-0) pushed its lead to its largest of the game at 70-65 on a 3-pointer by Williams, but Gabriel drilled a 3-pointer to bring the Tigers to within 70-69 with 1:57 to go. Auburn ended up having a chance to tie it as Ross rebounded a Williams missed layup with 14 seconds left, but Wallace drove the lane and turned the ball over.
West Alabama FG Ryan Fitch, F 5-13 Jonathan Griffin,F 0-1 Korrielle Beavers,G 3-4 Trevell Coleman,G 5-13 Alquan Mendenhall,G 5-19 Dameion Bland 0-2 Drew Faile 0-1 Ibrahim Appiah 0-2 Marino Thompson5-12 Richard Dixon 3-6 Brett Person 0-1 Kyle Belcher 0-2 Team Totals 26-76
3FG 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-5 3-14 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
FT R F TP A T B S M 0-0 5 4 10 5 2 0 2 23 0-0 2 5 0 0 3 1 2 20 0-0 4 1 7 1 1 1 0 28 2-2 4 2 14 4 4 0 3 22 0-0 4 1 13 0 0 0 0 34 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2-2 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 14 4-8 12 2 14 0 2 4 0 27 0-0 4 1 6 0 1 0 1 14 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 6-24 8-12 45 24 66 14 14 6 9 200
FG%: 1st Half 13-42 .310, 2nd Half 13-34 .382, Game 26-76 .342; 3FG%: 1st Half 3-15 .200, 2nd Half 3-9 .333, Game 6-24 .250; FT%: 1st Half 2-4 .500, 2nd Half 6-8 .750, Game 8-12 .667; Deadball Rebounds: 3. Auburn FG Allen Payne, F 3-5 Kenny Gabriel, F 6-11 Rob Chubb, C 5-8 Andre Malone, G 4-16 Josh Wallace, G 4-10 Chris Denson 0-0 Tony Neysmith 3-5 Jake Drum 1-1 Earnest Ross 3-5 Adrian Forbes 0-5 Team Totals 29-66
3FG 1-2 0-4 0-0 1-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0
FT R F TP A T B S M 0-0 2 2 7 0 1 0 2 21 3-4 16 0 15 0 0 4 2 31 0-1 8 5 10 0 2 2 0 21 4-5 6 1 13 3 4 0 2 38 2-4 3 2 10 9 2 0 2 25 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1-1 3 1 7 0 1 0 0 16 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 9 6-6 4 4 12 1 2 0 1 19 3-8 3 1 3 0 0 1 0 18 1 2-13 19-29 47 17 79 13 14 7 9 200
FG%: 1st Half 17-42 .405, 2nd Half 12-24 .500, Game 29-66 .439; 3FG%: 1st Half 1-9 .111, 2nd Half 1-4 .250, Game 2-13 .154; FT%: 1st Half 5-10 .500, 2nd Half 14-19 .737, Game 19-29 .655; Deadball Rebounds: 6. SCORE BY PERIODS West Alabama Auburn
1 31 40
2 35 39
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F 66 79
OFFICIALS--John Cahill, Ed Corbett, Tim Clougherty TECHNICAL FOULS--None ATTENDANCE--2,500
Columbus State FG Darius McKnight,F 0-3 Steve Peterson, F 5-14 Jonathan Murphy,F 2-6 Jarmarquis Steverson,G 3-11 Donta Ridley, G 2-6 Blake Zamudio 0-0 Isaac Joyner 0-2 Bryant Thomas 1-3 Anthony Smith 0-0 Andrew Houts 1-3 Paul Darkwa 2-6 Team Totals 16-54
3FG 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-2 0-0 1-3 0-0
FT R F TP A T B S M 0-0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 6-8 11 3 17 1 4 0 0 33 0-0 7 2 4 0 1 0 0 31 2-2 7 2 9 2 6 0 0 33 7-8 7 2 11 2 0 1 2 32 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 0-0 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 7 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0-0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 6 3-6 8 4 7 0 3 1 3 30 4 4-14 18-26 50 21 54 6 17 2 7 200
FG%: 1st Half 10-27 .370, 2nd Half 6-27 .222, Game 16-54 .296; 3FG%: 1st Half 2-8 .250, 2nd Half 2-6 .333, Game 4-14 .286; FT%: 1st Half 10-16 .625, 2nd Half 8-10 .800, Game 18-26 .692; Deadball Rebounds: 2. Auburn FG Allen Payne, F 0-6 Kenny Gabriel, F 4-12 Adrian Forbes, C 0-2 Josh Wallace, G 3-12 Earnest Ross, G 5-10 Josh Langford 1-1 Andre Malone 3-9 Chris Denson 1-3 Jake Drum 0-1 Rob Chubb 3-5 Team Totals 20-61
3FG 0-2 0-3 0-0 1-2 4-6 0-0 0-5 0-1 0-1 0-0
FT R F TP A T B S M 0-4 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 30 0-0 11 3 8 0 0 1 0 22 2-5 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 10 0-2 4 2 7 4 0 0 1 38 0-0 6 2 14 0 6 1 0 27 0-0 2 5 2 0 1 0 0 12 4-6 3 1 10 3 2 0 1 24 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 0-1 9 3 6 1 3 2 0 21 3 5-20 7-20 44 22 52 10 14 6 3 200
UNC Asheville FG J.P. Primm, F 5-12 Chris Stephenson,F 2-5 John Williams, F 2-7 D.J. Cunningham,C 1-6 Matt Dickey, G 5-14 Jaron Lane 4-9 Quinard Jackson 1-1 Jon Nwannunu 0-2 Trent Meyer 0-2 Team Totals 20-58
3FG 4-9 0-2 0-0 0-0 3-7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2
FT R F TP A T B S M 2-4 1 5 16 4 3 0 1 30 0-0 3 3 4 2 3 0 1 29 6-9 11 1 10 2 1 0 1 403-6 12 4 5 1 1 2 1 28 5-6 5 3 18 3 2 0 3 44 6-6 3 3 14 2 0 2 2 28 1-2 0 4 3 0 3 1 0 16 0-0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 7-21 23-33 38 24 70 14 15 5 10225
FG%: 1st Half 7-25 .280, 2nd Half 11-26 .423, OT 2-7 .286, Game 20-58 .345; 3FG%: 1st Half 4-9 .444, 2nd Half 3-10 .300, OT 0-2 .000, Game 7-21 .333; FT%: 1st Half 3-5 .600, 2nd Half 17-25 .680, OT 3-3 1.000, Game 23-33 .697; Deadball Rebounds: 5. Auburn FG Kenny Gabriel, F 5-10 Rob Chubb, C 1-6 Andre Malone, G 4-9 Josh Wallace, G 3-9 Earnest Ross, G 4-13 Josh Langford 0-2 Allen Payne 4-5 Tony Neysmith 0-2 Adrian Forbes 1-3 Team Totals 22-59
3FG 2-4 0-0 3-6 0-0 0-3 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0
FT R F TP A T B S M 6-8 13 4 18 0 2 2 3 38 0-1 10 4 2 0 4 4 0 26 0-0 5 2 11 0 1 0 3 29 3-7 3 4 9 5 5 0 1 32 4-8 9 4 12 1 3 1 0 38 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 5-8 2 4 14 0 2 0 1 23 0-0 1 2 0 2 3 0 0 13 1-2 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 17 3 6-16 19-34 50 29 69 8 20 8 8 225
FG%: 1st Half 10-25 .400, 2nd Half 10-36 .278, Game 20-61 .328; 3FG%: 1st Half 3-10 .300, 2nd Half 2-10 .200, Game 5-20 .250; FT%: 1st Half 4-14 .286, 2nd Half 3-6 .500, Game 7-20 .350; Deadball Rebounds: 5.
FG%: 1st Half 12-36 .333, 2nd Half 8-18 .444, OT 2-5 .400, Game 22-59 .373; 3FG%: 1st Half 4-11 .364, 2nd Half 1-3 .333, OT 1-2 .500, Game 6-16 .375; FT%: 1st Half 9-16 .563, 2nd Half 9-16 .563, OT 1-2 .500, Game 19-34 .559; Deadball Rebounds: 7.
SCORE BY PERIODS Columbus State Auburn
SCORE BY PERIODS UNC Asheville (1-0) Auburn (0-1)
1 32 27
2 22 25
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F 54 52
OFFICIALS--Karl Hess, Bruce Benedict, Ron Groover TECHNICAL FOULS--None ATTENDANCE--3,000
1 21 37
2 OT F 42 7 -- 70 26 6 -- 69
OFFICIALS--Doug Sirmons, Pat Adams, Earnie Pheal TECHNICAL FOULS--UNCA bench (4:12, 2nd) ATTENDANCE--9,121 (c)