The Auburn Tigers will be looking to continue their winning streak against the Missouri Tigers in their SEC opener. Both teams are coming off strong performances in their previous matches.
Auburn was led to a convincing victory over Monmouth by Johni Broome , Jahki Howard, Chaney Johnson and Dylan Cardwell in its last contest. The four combined for 51 of Auburn’s 87 points and 27 of its 46 rebounds. Missouri comes into this contest after beating Alabama State 82-65 in its last matchup, improving to 11-2 as non-conference play came to a close.The television broadcast for the game can be found on SEC Network, Dave Neal and Jon Sundvold will have the call.
The Auburn Sports Network broadcast can be heard locally on 94.3 FM, on affiliate stations throughout the Southeast, or streamed anywhere on the Auburn Tigers app or on AuburnTigers.com.Auburn holds an 8-6 advantage in the all-time series between the two teams and has picked up four consecutive wins. Missouri last beat Auburn by a score of 85-73 on Feb. 15, 2020. Pearl is 8-5 against Missouri in his head coaching career, including 8-4 while coaching Auburn and 0-1 at Southern Indiana after a 77-62 loss in Columbia, Mo., during the 1992-93 season, his first year at Southern Indiana. He is 4-0 against Missouri at Neville Arena. Three of the Tigers’ wins during their current four-game winning streak over Mizzou have come by at least 23 points and the four wins have come by an average of 21.0 points. The Tigers lead 3-1 in Auburn, including 3-0 under Pearl, with all four games played at Neville Arena.Star Auburn big man Johni Broome continues to dominate this season. Auburn’s star guard trio of Denver Jones, Miles Kelly and Tahaad Pettiford has been impressive to watch as well. 6-foot-9 junior guard Mark Mitchell leads Missouri in scoring, averaging 13.8 points per game. Additionally, Mitchell leads the team in rebounds, averaging five per game.Auburn is 42-49 all-time in SEC openers since the league’s first season in 1932-33. The Tigers have won three straight SEC openers after defeating Arkansas on the road, 83-51, in last year’s SEC opener
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