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02/01 00:15 CST Nate Ament, Jaylen Carey propel Tennessee to 77-69 victory over
Auburn
Nate Ament, Jaylen Carey propel Tennessee to 77-69 victory over Auburn
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) --- Nate Ament had 22 points, Jaylen Carey came off the
bench to score 13 and Tennessee beat Auburn 77-69 on Saturday night.
Ament made only 4 of 16 shots with two 3-pointers for the Volunteers (15-6, 5-3
Southeastern Conference), but he went 12 for 15 at the free-throw line, adding
eight rebounds. Carey hit 5 of 9 shots and 3 of 4 free throws and also grabbed
eight rebounds.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie added 11 points and five assists for Tennessee, while DeWayne
Brown II totaled 10 points and seven rebounds.
Keyshawn Hall had 21 points to pace the Tigers (14-8, 5-4), who saw a four-game
winning streak end. Tahaad Pettiford had 11 points and seven assists.
Ament and Carey both had 11 points as Tennessee jumped in front 13-4 on its way
to a 41-31 advantage at halftime.
Sebastian Williams-Adams and Kevin Overton both had three-point plays in the
first 1:46 as Auburn quickly cut it to 43-37 to begin the second half.
Hall hit a 3-pointer and Elyjjah Freeman followed with a dunk to cut it to
53-49 with 11:19 remaining. Evans made two free throws and J.P. Estrella and
Bishop Boswell had back-to-back baskets as the Volunteers pushed the lead to
59-49 with nine minutes left.
Freshman Filip Jovic turned an offensive rebound into a three-point play and
Auburn trailed 59-56 with seven minutes to go. Gillespie scored the final four
points as Tennessee answered with a 6-0 run and maintained a two-possession
lead to the finish.
Up next Tennessee: Hosts Mississippi on Tuesday. Auburn: Hosts No. 23 Alabama on Saturday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketba spurtll: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball |
