Auburn University vs the Alabama Crimson Tide: Can the Plainsmen answer Alabama’s 50-point half at Coleman Coliseum?

Auburn University left Tuscaloosa with a 0-1 conference record after the Alabama Crimson Tide moved to 1-0 with a 96-84 result at 8:30 PM EDT.

First half

Auburn University scored 31 in the first half while the Alabama Crimson Tide scored 50 in the first half during a stretch that produced Alabama’s biggest lead of 28 at Coleman Coliseum.

The Plainsmen shot 51 percent from the field for the game, and that efficiency still trailed Alabama’s 52 percent mark that was built on 69 percent finishing on 2-point attempts.

The Tigers generated 32 points in the paint, and the Tide answered with 58 points in the paint on 41 paint attempts.

Auburn committed 13 turnovers, and Alabama turned that pressure into 17 points off turnovers compared with the Tigers’ 10 points off turnovers.

Second half

Auburn University scored 53 after halftime, and the Tigers’ 84 percent work at the line on 19 attempts kept the gap from widening as Alabama shot 65 percent on 26 free throws.

The Plainsmen hit 35 percent from 3-point range, and the Tide finished at 26 percent from deep while still controlling the interior with 29 made 2-point baskets.

Auburn posted 13 assists with a 1.0 assist-to-turnover ratio, and Alabama posted 12 assists with a 1.71 assist-to-turnover ratio while finishing with 8 turnovers.

The Tigers produced 12 fast-break points, and the Tide produced 16 fast-break points as Alabama kept pace with Auburn’s second-half scoring.

Fourth quarter

Auburn University’s Auburn Tigers vs Alabama Crimson Tide recap turned on rebounding, as the Tigers finished with 28 total rebounds while Alabama finished with 42 and created 24 second-chance points to Auburn’s 8.

The Plainsmen recorded 5 steals and 4 blocks, and the Tide edged those disruption plays with 6 steals and 6 blocks while also collecting 18 offensive rebounds.

Auburn Tigers match rating centered on shot quality at the rim, as Auburn hit 82 percent at the rim on 11 tries while Alabama hit 73 percent at the rim on 22 tries.

Auburn Tigers vs Alabama Crimson Tide highlights included Auburn’s 62 percent true shooting mark, but what went wrong for Auburn Tigers showed up in Alabama’s 101 efficiency figure compared with Auburn’s 73.

From the previous game, Tahaad Pettiford brought 19 points and 4 assists, and Kevin Overton brought 24 points on 60 percent shooting as Auburn’s backcourt options.

Keyshawn Hall posted 13 points with 6 rebounds, and Elyjah Freeman added 11 points with 2 assists as frontcourt support in that earlier outing.

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