Overview
- Freshman Filip Jovic came off the bench for a career-high 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting with six rebounds.
- Auburn compensated for cold perimeter shooting by forcing 15 turnovers with 10 steals and eight blocks, and by making 23 of 30 free throws.
- The Tigers led throughout the second half, briefly went up 60-49, and sealed it after South Carolina closed to three in the final seconds.
- Leading scorer Keyshawn Hall was limited by foul trouble to eight points in 14 minutes as Sebastian Williams-Adams and KeShawn Murphy added 11 each.
- The win moves Auburn to 11-7 and 2-3 in the SEC, extends its series streak over South Carolina to 10, and precedes road tests at Ole Miss and Florida.