Tigers of the Game: A trio of offensive weapons create headache for Colgate

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Sat, Dec 3, 2022, 10:00 AM·2 min read

The No. 19 Auburn Tigers quickly put last week’s shooting woes behind them by shooting 55% from the field in Friday’s 93-66 win over Colgate at Neville Arena.

Auburn’s scoring output was almost even between its’ starters and bench players. Auburn’s starters combined to score 49 points while the reserves added a whopping 44 to the total.

Three-point shooting saw a significant bump as well, as Auburn connected on a season-high ten against Colgate. Defensively, Auburn limited Colgate to 44% shooting, recorded ten steals, and pulled down 26 defensive rebounds.

With so Tigers contributing in a myriad of ways, it becomes difficult to spot one player who made a difference in the game. But, hey, we are not complaining.

Here is a look at who writers Taylor Jones, J.D. McCarthy, and River Wells voted for as their “Tigers of the Game” following Auburn’s win over Colgate.

Taylor Jones: K.D. Johnson

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[autotag]K.D. Johnson[/autotag] proved to be another great option off of the bench in Auburn’s win. In a game where Auburn picked up 44 points from their bench, Johnson scored 16 points, shooting 5-for-9 from the field and going 4-for-5 from three-point land.

J.D. McCarthy: Allen Flanigan

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[autotag]Allen Flanigan[/autotag] earned the start Friday night in place of Jaylin Williams, who missed the game due to an illness. He replaced Williams in a big way by scoring 12 points reeling in seven rebounds.

River Wells: Johni Broome

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[autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag] had a great game. In other news, the trees at Toomer’s Corner are oaks.
Broome recorded his fifth double-digit scoring game on Friday night, tying Wendell Green for second-place with 13 points. He also led the team in rebounds with nine, which marks the sixth-straight time that he has brought in eight or more rebounds in a game.

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