Auburn blows by Alabama 99-81 in the Jungle winning ‘Iron Bowl’ of Basketball

AUBURN, Ala. (WHNT) — The Auburn Men’s Basketball Team won big on Wednesday night against their arch-rival Alabama in the “Jungle” with a 99-81 victory.

The Auburn Tigers led the Tide by 14 points going into the half outscoring the Tide 55-41. Forward Jaylin Williams led the Tigers with a career-high score of 26 points and 6 rebounds. As for the Tide, Guard Mark Sears nearly matched that amount of points with 25 of his own for the night.

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Auburn shot the ball fairly well tonight, shooting 42% from field goal range. While the Tide shot at 35% from the 3-point-line, the Tide gave up 15 turnovers and had 2 steals.

Auburn took the win for the second meeting between the two schools this season in a classical showdown with the legendary Auburn Alum Charles Barkley in attendance. With 99 points, this gives Auburn the most points scored against an SEC opponent since 1995.

Auburn (19-4, 8-2) will travel to Gainesville, Florida, on Saturday to play the Gators at 2:30 p.m. CT. Alabama (16-7, 8-2) will travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Saturday to play the Tigers at 11 a.m. CT.

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