Tennessee Volunteers vs. Auburn Tigers

Mar 15, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
TENN	32	38	70
AUB	33	32	65

Game Recap

No. 8 Tennessee downs No. 3 Auburn 70-65 to reach SEC Tournament championship game. Zakai Zeigler scored 20 points as No. 8 Tennessee held off regular-season champion and third-ranked Auburn 70-65 on Saturday to reach the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship for...

Player Stats

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Felix Okpara	31	0-1	0-0	0-0	9	0	2	0	2	5	0
7Igor Milicic Jr.	16	3-5	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	3	4	7
5Zakai Zeigler	35	5-11	1-6	9-9	4	4	1	1	3	3	20
2Chaz Lanier	33	5-13	2-6	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	0	12
15Jahmai Mashack	23	0-1	0-0	6-8	2	2	2	0	1	2	6
12Cade Phillips	18	2-5	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	2	4
11Jordan Gainey	29	3-8	1-4	8-8	5	0	0	0	0	2	15
8Darlinstone Dubar	15	2-3	0-1	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	6

TOTAL	-	20-4742.6%	5-1926.3%	25-2792.6%	32	7	5	2	10	18	70

AUBURN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Johni Broome	35	9-13	0-0	5-12	7	1	2	0	2	2	23
44Dylan Cardwell	27	3-4	0-0	1-2	5	1	1	1	1	1	7
2Denver Jones	29	1-6	1-5	7-8	1	3	1	0	1	3	10
10Chad Baker-Mazara	32	4-9	1-2	0-0	3	3	0	1	0	4	9
13Miles Kelly	25	5-11	3-8	0-0	2	2	2	0	0	4	13
31Chaney Johnson	15	1-3	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	2	3
8Ja'Heim Hudson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
5Chris Moore	16	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0
0Tahaad Pettiford	18	0-8	0-5	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	2	0
TOTAL	-	23-5541.8%	6-2128.6%	13-2259.1%	24	13	6	3	6	21	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTENNAUB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Tennessee.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Auburn.
+3 (19:37) Chaz Lanier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
30
(19:08) Foul on Felix Okpara.
(19:08) Johni Broome missed Free Throw.
(19:08) Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.
(19:08) Johni Broome missed Free Throw.
(19:08) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(19:07) Felix Okpara Turnover.
(19:07) Miles Kelly Steal.
+3 (18:59) Denver Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miles Kelly.
33
(18:55) Igor Milicic Jr. Turnover.
(18:55) Denver Jones Steal.
+2 (18:29) Johni Broome made Jumper.
35
+2 (17:56) Chaz Lanier made Jumper.
55
+2 (17:36) Chad Baker-Mazara made Jumper.
57
+3 (17:26) Igor Milicic Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jahmai Mashack.
87
+3 (17:02) Miles Kelly made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chad Baker-Mazara.
810
+3 (16:37) Chaz Lanier made Three Point Jumper.
1110
(16:06) Miles Kelly missed Jumper.
(16:04) Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:04) Foul on Igor Milicic Jr..
(15:52) Tahaad Pettiford missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:48) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(15:45) Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:45) Chad Baker-Mazara Block.
(15:40) Tahaad Pettiford Defensive Rebound.
(15:33) Miles Kelly missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:31) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:16) Igor Milicic Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
1310
+2 (14:49) Johni Broome made Layup. Assisted by Chad Baker-Mazara.
1312
+2 (14:20) Jordan Gainey made Layup.
1512
(14:02) Chaney Johnson missed Jumper.
(13:59) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(13:53) Igor Milicic Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:49) Miles Kelly Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:28) Chad Baker-Mazara made Layup.
1514
(12:58) Foul on Tahaad Pettiford.
+1 (12:55) Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.
1614
+1 (12:55) Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.
1714
+1 (12:55) Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.
1814
+3 (12:39) Chaney Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miles Kelly.
1817
(12:06) Jordan Gainey missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:03) Chris Moore Defensive Rebound.
(11:55) Tahaad Pettiford missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:50) Chaney Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(11:38) Miles Kelly missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:35) Jordan Gainey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:16) Zakai Zeigler made Layup.
2017
(10:55) Chaney Johnson missed Jumper.
(10:53) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(10:31) Foul on Chaney Johnson.
(10:14) Jordan Gainey missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:13) Cade Phillips Offensive Rebound.
(10:13) Foul on Chaney Johnson.
+2 (10:07) Chaz Lanier made Jumper.
2217
(9:50) Denver Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:46) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(9:20) Jordan Gainey missed Layup.
(9:19) Dylan Cardwell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:59) Johni Broome made Jumper. Assisted by Denver Jones.
2219
(8:46) Foul on Denver Jones.
+1 (8:46) Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.
2319
+1 (8:46) Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.
2419
(8:35) Tahaad Pettiford missed Jumper.
(8:35) Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:35) Foul on Jahmai Mashack.
(8:13) Tahaad Pettiford missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:10) Chaz Lanier Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:52) Zakai Zeigler made Layup.
2619
(7:28) Chad Baker-Mazara missed Layup.
(7:24) Johni Broome Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:24) Johni Broome made Two Point Tip Shot.
2621
(6:57) Jahmai Mashack Turnover.
(6:57) Johni Broome Steal.
(6:51) Chad Baker-Mazara missed Layup.
(6:46) Ja'Heim Hudson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:41) Miles Kelly made Jumper.
2623
(6:27) Foul on Miles Kelly.
(6:09) Chaz Lanier missed Jumper.
(6:08) Auburn Defensive Rebound.
(5:45) Denver Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:40) Zakai Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
(5:19) Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:15) Miles Kelly Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:56) Johni Broome made Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Heim Hudson.
2625
(4:29) Zakai Zeigler Turnover.
(4:29) Technical Foul on Zakai Zeigler.
(4:29) Technical Foul on Miles Kelly.
(4:11) Johni Broome missed Layup.
(4:08) Darlinstone Dubar Defensive Rebound.
(4:04) Darlinstone Dubar missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:02) Auburn Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:45) Johni Broome made Jumper. Assisted by Denver Jones.
2627
(3:31) Cade Phillips Turnover.
(3:31) Dylan Cardwell Steal.
+2 (3:27) Dylan Cardwell made Dunk.
2629
(2:56) Jordan Gainey missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:51) Darlinstone Dubar Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:36) Darlinstone Dubar made Layup.
2829
(2:15) Foul on Johni Broome.
(2:15) Johni Broome Turnover.
(1:53) Chaz Lanier missed Jumper.
(1:50) Johni Broome Defensive Rebound.
(1:36) Foul on Felix Okpara.
(1:36) Johni Broome missed Free Throw.
(1:36) Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:36) Johni Broome missed Free Throw.
(1:35) Igor Milicic Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:15) Igor Milicic Jr. missed Layup.
(1:15) Dylan Cardwell Block.
(1:11) Chaz Lanier Offensive Rebound.
(1:06) Chaz Lanier missed Layup.
(1:01) Igor Milicic Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:01) Igor Milicic Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.
3029
(0:42) Foul on Igor Milicic Jr..
+1 (0:42) Denver Jones made Free Throw.
3030
+1 (0:42) Denver Jones made Free Throw.
3031
(0:40) Foul on Denver Jones.
+1 (0:40) Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.
3131
+1 (0:40) Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.
3231
(0:26) Denver Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:26) Zakai Zeigler Block.
(0:24) Auburn Offensive Rebound.
(0:20) Foul on Jordan Gainey.
+1 (0:20) Denver Jones made Free Throw.
3232
+1 (0:20) Denver Jones made Free Throw.
3233
(0:06) Chaz Lanier missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) Jordan Gainey Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Chad Baker-Mazara Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

TENN

AUB

70Points65

20-47(42.6%)Field Goal(%)23-55(41.8%)

5-19(26.3%)3-Point(%)6-21(28.6%)

25-27(92.6%)Free Throw(%)13-22(59.1%)

35(10)Rebounds(Offensive)27(9)

7Assists13

5Steals6

2Blocks3

11Turnovers6

18(1)Fouls(Technical)21(1)

12Largest Lead5

Game Details

Saturday, March 15, 2025 · 1:00 PM

Neville Arena · Auburn, AL

capacity: 9,121

tv: ESPN