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Auburn Throttles Wofford to Reach 3-0 Under Steven Pearl

A sharpened defense, with Keyshawn Hall and Elyjah Freeman combining for 41 points, offered a timely step forward before the Nov. 16 date with Houston.

Overview

  • Auburn routed Wofford 93-62, led virtually wire to wire and never trailed by more than two points.
  • The Tigers held the Terriers to 0.886 points per possession and 24% from three in their most complete defensive outing of the young season.
  • Hall and Freeman powered the wing scoring with a combined 41 points, as a length-focused starting lineup also featured Tahaad Pettiford, Filip Jovic and Sebastian Williams-Adams.
  • The win moves Auburn to 3-0 after an overtime escape versus Bethune-Cookman and a 38-point win over Merrimack in Game 2.
  • Next up is a neutral-site matchup in Birmingham on Nov. 16 against Houston, which enters ranked in the top two nationally as Auburn begins a rigorous nonconference stretch.