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Top-ranked Auburn snaps back with an 80-68 win over Vanderbilt

AP
Feb 12, 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Denver Jones scored 21 points as No. 1 Auburn held off Vanderbilt 80-68 on Tuesday night to avoid the Tigers' first losing skid of the season.

Now Auburn (22-2, 10-1) goes into Saturday’s big showdown for the top of the Southeastern Conference standings, supremacy in the state of Alabama and the top of the AP Top 25. The Tigers came into Tuesday night tied with No. 2 Alabama in league play.

Chaney Johnson finished with 20 points for Auburn, and Johni Broome had 17.

The Tigers scored the first 15 points as they snapped back from their home loss to Florida last weekend. Vanderbilt rallied and finally hit its first 3 on the Commodores' ninth try seconds before halftime to pull to 34-32.

Vanderbilt (17-7, 5-6) took its first lead with a 3 by Jason Edwards early in the second. The Commodores last led 49-48 on a putback by Chris Manon.

Auburn answered with a 12-2 run to squelch Vanderbilt's hopes at its biggest win this season.

Edwards finished with 13 points for Vanderbilt. AJ Hoggard and Devin McGlockton each added 10. McGlockton also grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.

Auburn: The Tigers remain undefeated in league play away from home to start a two-game road swing. They also improved to 14-0 against unranked opponents.

Vanderbilt: The Commodores are 2-3 against Top 25 teams with this their first loss at Memorial Gym as they now are 12-2 at home this season.

Johnson took control back for Auburn with a 3 as he scored nine straight to give the Tigers a 57-49 lead with 11:38 left.

Auburn turned it over just twice in the second half and finished with eight.

Rivalry Saturday as Auburn visits Alabama and Vanderbilt goes to No. 5 Tennessee.

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1st Half
AUB
Tigers
34
VAN
Commodores
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Dylan Cardwell vs. Devin McGlockton (Commodores gains possession)
19:49		AJ Hoggard turnover (bad pass) (Miles Kelly steals)
19:31		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
19:29		Jason Edwards defensive rebound
19:23		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
19:21		Denver Jones defensive rebound
18:57		Johni Broome misses two point jump shot
18:55		Chris Moore offensive rebound
18:51	+2	Chris Moore makes two point layup	2-0
18:27		AJ Hoggard misses two point jump shot
18:25		Johni Broome defensive rebound
18:13	+2	Johni Broome makes two point layup	4-0
17:52		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
17:50		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
17:32		Denver Jones turnover (bad pass) (Chris Manon steals)
17:25		Devin McGlockton turnover (traveling)
17:06	+3	Denver Jones makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)	7-0
16:52		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
16:50		Johni Broome defensive rebound
16:33	+3	Denver Jones makes three point jump shot	10-0
16:07		AJ Hoggard turnover (lost ball)
16:02		Denver Jones misses three point jump shot
16:00		Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound
15:55	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Dylan Cardwell assists)	13-0
15:54		Commodores 30 second timeout
15:54		TV timeout
15:30		Grant Huffman misses three point jump shot
15:28		Tahaad Pettiford defensive rebound
15:20	+2	Tahaad Pettiford makes two point jump shot	15-0
15:02	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point jump shot	15-2
14:35		Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot
14:33		Jaylen Carey defensive rebound
14:00		Grant Huffman misses two point jump shot
13:58		Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound
13:57		Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot
13:55		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
13:39	+2	Grant Huffman makes two point layup	15-4
13:13		Johni Broome misses two point jump shot
13:11		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
13:01		Miles Kelly personal foul
12:42		Tyler Tanner misses two point jump shot
12:40		Commodores turnover (shot clock violation)
12:17	+2	Dylan Cardwell makes two point layup	17-4
11:57		Tyler Nickel misses two point jump shot
11:55		Jaylen Carey offensive rebound
11:50		Jaylen Carey turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Cardwell steals)
11:50		TV timeout
11:39	+2	Dylan Cardwell makes two point dunk (Tahaad Pettiford assists)	19-4
11:19	+2	MJ Collins Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Carey assists)	19-6
11:04		Denver Jones turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Tanner steals)
11:00		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
10:58		MJ Collins Jr. offensive rebound
10:55	+2	MJ Collins Jr. makes two point dunk	19-8
10:41	+3	Tahaad Pettiford makes three point jump shot (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)	22-8
10:16		Tyler Tanner misses two point jump shot
10:14		Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound
10:00		Denver Jones misses three point jump shot
9:58		MJ Collins Jr. defensive rebound
9:43		AJ Hoggard misses two point jump shot
9:41		Jaylen Carey offensive rebound
9:38	+2	Jaylen Carey makes two point layup	22-10
9:24		Tahaad Pettiford turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Tanner steals)
9:18		Denver Jones shooting foul (AJ Hoggard draws the foul)
9:18	+1	AJ Hoggard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-11
9:18	+1	AJ Hoggard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-12
9:12	+3	Denver Jones makes three point jump shot	25-12
8:50		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
8:48		Chaney Johnson defensive rebound
8:35		Denver Jones turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Carey steals)
8:31	+2	Jaylen Carey makes two point layup	25-14
8:12		Johni Broome misses two point jump shot
8:10		Tigers offensive rebound
8:03	+2	Chaney Johnson makes two point jump shot	27-14
7:43	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point layup	27-16
7:43		Miles Kelly shooting foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
7:43		TV timeout
7:43	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-17
7:32	+2	Denver Jones makes two point layup (Johni Broome assists)	29-17
7:14		Johni Broome blocks Jason Edwards's two point layup
7:12		Commodores offensive rebound
7:09	+2	Chris Manon makes two point dunk	29-19
6:59		Tyler Tanner personal foul
6:53		Johni Broome misses two point layup
6:51		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
6:44	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point jump shot	29-21
6:26		Chris Manon personal foul
6:13		Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot
6:11		Commodores defensive rebound
5:46		Devin McGlockton misses two point layup
5:44		Jaylen Carey offensive rebound
5:41	+2	Jaylen Carey makes two point layup	29-23
5:29		Johni Broome misses three point jump shot
5:27		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
5:04	+2	Devin McGlockton makes two point layup (Jaylen Carey assists)	29-25
4:47		AJ Hoggard personal foul
4:41		Denver Jones turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Carey steals)
4:41		Chad Baker-Mazara personal foul
4:24		Jaylen Carey turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Cardwell steals)
4:15		Chaney Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:13		Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound
4:01		Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot
3:59		Tigers offensive rebound
3:59		TV timeout
3:52	+2	Chaney Johnson makes two point jump shot	31-25
3:30		AJ Hoggard misses two point jump shot
3:28		Tahaad Pettiford defensive rebound
3:05		Devin McGlockton blocks Dylan Cardwell's two point jump shot
3:03		Commodores defensive rebound
2:49	+2	AJ Hoggard makes two point layup (Devin McGlockton assists)	31-27
2:25		Denver Jones misses two point layup
2:23		Jaylen Carey defensive rebound
2:16		Tahaad Pettiford personal foul
2:05		MJ Collins Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:03		Tahaad Pettiford defensive rebound
1:50		Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot
1:48		Jaylen Carey defensive rebound
1:32		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
1:30		Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound
1:21	+3	Denver Jones makes three point jump shot (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)	34-27
1:01		Dylan Cardwell personal foul
0:55		Tahaad Pettiford shooting foul (Tyler Nickel draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-28
0:55	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-29
0:36		Chad Baker-Mazara misses two point jump shot
0:34		Chaney Johnson offensive rebound
0:32		Chaney Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Devin McGlockton steals)
0:06	+3	Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (AJ Hoggard assists)	34-32
0:02		Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AUB
Tigers
46
VAN
Commodores
36

Time		Play	Score
19:43	+2	Chris Moore makes two point jump shot	36-32
19:24		Jump ball. AJ Hoggard vs. Dylan Cardwell (AJ Hoggard gains possession)
19:11	+3	Devin McGlockton makes three point jump shot (AJ Hoggard assists)	36-35
18:53	+3	Denver Jones makes three point jump shot (Dylan Cardwell assists)	39-35
18:46		Johni Broome personal foul
18:31		Dylan Cardwell blocks Devin McGlockton's two point layup
18:31		AJ Hoggard offensive rebound
18:31		Dylan Cardwell shooting foul (AJ Hoggard draws the foul)
18:31	+1	AJ Hoggard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-36
18:31	+1	AJ Hoggard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-37
18:20		Devin McGlockton shooting foul (Johni Broome draws the foul)
18:20	+1	Johni Broome makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-37
18:20		Johni Broome misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:20		Chad Baker-Mazara offensive rebound
18:14	+2	Denver Jones makes two point jump shot	42-37
17:55		AJ Hoggard misses two point jump shot
17:54		Devin McGlockton offensive rebound
17:52	+2	Devin McGlockton makes two point layup	42-39
17:52		Chris Moore shooting foul (Devin McGlockton draws the foul)
17:52	+1	Devin McGlockton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-40
17:37		Chad Baker-Mazara turnover (lost ball) (Chris Manon steals)
17:31	+3	Jason Edwards makes three point jump shot	42-43
17:14		Johni Broome misses three point jump shot
17:12		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
17:01		Johni Broome blocks AJ Hoggard's two point layup
16:59		Jaylen Carey offensive rebound
16:55	+2	Jaylen Carey makes two point layup	42-45
16:37		Chris Manon shooting foul (Johni Broome draws the foul)
16:37	+1	Johni Broome makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-45
16:37		Johni Broome misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:37		Jaylen Carey defensive rebound
16:25		AJ Hoggard turnover (lost ball) (Chad Baker-Mazara steals)
16:05	+2	Chaney Johnson makes two point jump shot	45-45
15:47	+2	Chris Manon makes two point layup	45-47
15:30		Jaylen Carey personal foul (Denver Jones draws the foul)
15:30		TV timeout
15:18		Chris Manon personal foul (Chad Baker-Mazara draws the foul)
15:13	+2	Johni Broome makes two point layup	47-47
14:43		Grant Huffman turnover (bad pass) (Chaney Johnson steals)
14:41		Devin McGlockton shooting foul (Chaney Johnson draws the foul)
14:41	+1	Chaney Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-47
14:41		Chaney Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:41		Jaylen Carey defensive rebound
14:15		Jaylen Carey misses two point layup
14:13		Chris Manon offensive rebound
14:10	+2	Chris Manon makes two point layup	48-49
13:52	+3	Chaney Johnson makes three point jump shot (Johni Broome assists)	51-49
13:26		Jaylen Carey misses three point jump shot
13:24		Chaney Johnson defensive rebound
13:19		Jaylen Carey personal foul
13:09	+2	Chaney Johnson makes two point layup	53-49
12:43		Jaylen Carey turnover (traveling)
12:29	+2	Chaney Johnson makes two point jump shot	55-49
12:05		MJ Collins Jr. misses two point layup
11:59		Jaylen Carey offensive rebound
11:59		Jaylen Carey misses two point layup
11:58		Johni Broome defensive rebound
11:37	+2	Chaney Johnson makes two point jump shot	57-49
11:36		Commodores 30 second timeout
11:36		TV timeout
11:14		Jaylen Carey turnover (lost ball) (Tahaad Pettiford steals)
10:54		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
10:52		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
10:34	+2	MJ Collins Jr. makes two point layup (AJ Hoggard assists)	57-51
10:10	+2	Johni Broome makes two point jump shot	59-51
9:49	+2	AJ Hoggard makes two point layup	59-53
9:19	+3	Tahaad Pettiford makes three point jump shot	62-53
9:19		MJ Collins Jr. shooting foul (Tahaad Pettiford draws the foul)
9:19		TV timeout
9:19	+1	Tahaad Pettiford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-53
9:00	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point layup	63-55
8:45		Devin McGlockton personal foul (Dylan Cardwell draws the foul)
8:45	+1	Dylan Cardwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-55
8:45	+1	Dylan Cardwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-55
8:36		Chris Moore personal foul
8:33		Dylan Cardwell blocks Devin McGlockton's two point layup
8:32		Chris Manon offensive rebound
8:32		Dylan Cardwell personal foul
8:27	+2	MJ Collins Jr. makes two point dunk (AJ Hoggard assists)	65-57
8:03		Chris Manon blocks Miles Kelly's two point layup
8:01		Jason Edwards defensive rebound
7:56		Jason Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Chad Baker-Mazara steals)
7:39		Chad Baker-Mazara misses two point layup
7:37		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
7:37		TV timeout
7:12		MJ Collins Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:10		Devin McGlockton offensive rebound
7:05		AJ Hoggard misses two point layup
7:03		Devin McGlockton offensive rebound
7:03		Devin McGlockton misses two point layup
7:03		Commodores offensive rebound
6:50		AJ Hoggard misses three point jump shot
6:48		Johni Broome defensive rebound
6:43		Chris Manon personal foul (Denver Jones draws the foul)
6:43	+1	Denver Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-57
6:43	+1	Denver Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-57
6:25		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
6:23		Devin McGlockton offensive rebound
6:20		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
6:20		Tigers defensive rebound
6:04	+2	Chaney Johnson makes two point jump shot	69-57
5:49		Tahaad Pettiford personal foul
5:43	+2	AJ Hoggard makes two point layup	69-59
5:25	+2	Johni Broome makes two point dunk (Tahaad Pettiford assists)	71-59
5:02		Johni Broome blocks Jason Edwards's two point layup
5:00		Chaney Johnson defensive rebound
4:55		Miles Kelly misses two point layup
4:54		Tigers offensive rebound
4:46		Jaylen Carey shooting foul (Johni Broome draws the foul)
4:46	+1	Johni Broome makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-59
4:46	+1	Johni Broome makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-59
4:33	+2	Tyler Tanner makes two point layup (Jason Edwards assists)	73-61
4:17		Johni Broome misses two point dunk
4:15		AJ Hoggard defensive rebound
4:01		Tyler Tanner misses two point jump shot
3:59		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
3:56		Jaylen Carey blocks Johni Broome's two point layup
3:50		Jason Edwards defensive rebound
3:48		Chad Baker-Mazara shooting foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
3:48		TV timeout
3:48		Jason Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:48	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-62
3:33		Devin McGlockton blocks Johni Broome's two point layup
3:28		Johni Broome offensive rebound
3:28	+2	Johni Broome makes two point layup	75-62
3:12		AJ Hoggard misses two point layup
3:10		Johni Broome defensive rebound
2:51		Devin McGlockton shooting foul (Johni Broome draws the foul)
2:51	+1	Johni Broome makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-62
2:51		Johni Broome misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:50		Chaney Johnson offensive rebound
2:48		Chad Baker-Mazara turnover (out of bounds)
2:27		Jump ball. MJ Collins Jr. vs. Chaney Johnson (Chaney Johnson gains possession)
2:27		MJ Collins Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Chaney Johnson steals)
2:17	+2	Johni Broome makes two point dunk (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)	78-62
2:06		Commodores 30 second timeout
2:00		Chad Baker-Mazara shooting foul (Tyler Tanner draws the foul)
2:00	+1	Tyler Tanner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-63
2:00	+1	Tyler Tanner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-64
1:36		Johni Broome misses three point jump shot
1:33		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
1:20		Chris Manon misses three point jump shot
1:17		Devin McGlockton offensive rebound
1:17	+2	Devin McGlockton makes two point layup	78-66
1:16		Commodores 60 second timeout
0:58	+2	Chaney Johnson makes two point dunk (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)	80-66
0:42		Tyler Tanner misses two point layup
0:40		Johni Broome defensive rebound
0:32		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:15		Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot
0:13		Chris Manon defensive rebound
0:13		Chaney Johnson personal foul (Chris Manon draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Chris Manon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-67
0:13	+1	Chris Manon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-68
0:00		End of period

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Chris Manon makes regular free throw 2 of 2