Auburn basketball protected home court securing its first SEC victory of the season defeating Missouri 84-68.
Auburn basketball protected home court securing its first SEC victory of the season defeating the Missouri Tigers 84-68.
Seven different players hit 3-pointers for Auburn in the first half. Missouri shot 20% from 3-point territory only draining two to start the game. Missouri shot 38% from the floor halting any possible comeback in the second half. As a team, Missouri finished the game with only seven made 3-pointers.Captains Broome and Chad Baker-Mazara were the team’s leading scorers combining for 37 points. In the first half, Mazara connected on his third 4-point play in the Tigers last two games.
Tahaad Pettiford added 10 points to his final stats as Auburn ended the game with 29 total points from its bench.
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