Alabama State Hornets vs. Auburn Tigers

Mar 20, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ALST	31	32	63
AUB	41	42	83

Game Recap

No. 1 overall seed Auburn puts away Alabama State 83-63 to open March Madness. Auburn is sticking around this NCAA Tournament longer than last year, even if the Tigers didn't play with the energy coach Bruce Pearl wants to see.

Player Stats

ALABAMA STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25JaSteven Walker	23	2-3	0-0	2-2	2	1	1	1	1	4	6
11Micah Octave	17	2-3	1-2	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	5	5
3CJ Hines	29	3-15	1-8	2-4	3	1	1	0	2	3	9
20TJ Madlock	28	4-10	0-1	3-6	4	0	2	0	0	4	11
1Amarr Knox	33	8-18	2-6	0-2	4	0	2	0	1	1	18
0D'Ante Bass	23	0-1	0-1	2-2	9	2	2	1	1	3	2
35Ubong Okon	17	1-1	0-0	0-1	4	0	1	1	1	5	2
2Micah Simpson	9	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
5Tyler Mack	12	0-4	0-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
12Shawn Fulcher	9	3-6	2-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8

TOTAL	-	23-6237.1%	6-2524.0%	11-1957.9%	33	6	10	3	9	27	63

AUBURN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Johni Broome	27	5-9	0-3	4-9	11	1	0	0	3	3	14
44Dylan Cardwell	20	1-1	0-0	1-4	8	0	1	1	0	3	3
2Denver Jones	31	2-6	1-5	3-5	4	6	0	0	0	1	8
10Chad Baker-Mazara	24	1-9	1-5	2-3	2	3	1	1	2	2	5
13Miles Kelly	29	8-16	7-15	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	3	23
31Chaney Johnson	28	5-9	0-1	3-4	7	1	0	0	3	3	13
8Ja'Heim Hudson	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Jahki Howard	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Chris Moore	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Blake Muschalek	3	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
0Tahaad Pettiford	28	5-9	2-6	4-5	5	5	0	0	3	2	16
TOTAL	-	27-6045.0%	11-3531.4%	18-3256.3%	42	16	2	3	12	17	83

Play-by-Play

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1st halfALSTAUB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:56) Jump Ball won by Auburn.
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by Alabama State.
(19:44) Chad Baker-Mazara Turnover.
(19:44) Micah Octave Steal.
(19:21) Jasteven Walker missed Jumper.
(19:18) Dylan Cardwell Defensive Rebound.
(19:14) Denver Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:11) Micah Octave Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:06) Micah Octave made Three Point Jumper.
30
+3 (18:43) Miles Kelly made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denver Jones.
33
(18:15) Amarr Knox missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:12) Chad Baker-Mazara Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:51) Johni Broome made Layup. Assisted by Chad Baker-Mazara.
35
(17:30) Amarr Knox missed Layup.
(17:28) TJ Madlock Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:25) TJ Madlock made Jumper.
55
(17:09) Johni Broome missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:06) Dylan Cardwell Offensive Rebound.
(17:05) Foul on TJ Madlock.
(17:05) Johni Broome missed Free Throw.
(17:05) Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:05) Johni Broome made Free Throw.
56
(16:47) CJ Hines Turnover.
+3 (16:30) Miles Kelly made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denver Jones.
59
(16:17) TJ Madlock missed Jumper.
(16:14) Dylan Cardwell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:01) Miles Kelly made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Johni Broome.
512
(15:49) Foul on Miles Kelly.
(15:43) CJ Hines missed Layup.
(15:41) Johni Broome Defensive Rebound.
(15:20) Tahaad Pettiford missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:16) Chad Baker-Mazara Offensive Rebound.
(15:03) Tahaad Pettiford missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:57) CJ Hines Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:38) Shawn Fulcher made Three Point Jumper.
812
+3 (14:23) Miles Kelly made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tahaad Pettiford.
815
(14:00) Amarr Knox Turnover.
+2 (13:39) Tahaad Pettiford made Layup.
817
(13:08) Shawn Fulcher missed Jumper.
(13:06) Alabama State Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:06) Alabama State Turnover.
(12:47) Miles Kelly missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:43) Micah Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(12:39) Micah Octave missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:36) Johni Broome Defensive Rebound.
(12:33) Foul on Micah Octave.
(12:27) Miles Kelly missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:24) Auburn Offensive Rebound.
(12:20) Foul on Shawn Fulcher.
+1 (12:20) Chaney Johnson made Free Throw.
818
(12:20) Chaney Johnson missed Free Throw.
(12:19) D'Ante Bass Defensive Rebound.
(11:55) Shawn Fulcher missed Jumper.
(11:52) Tahaad Pettiford Defensive Rebound.
(11:44) Tahaad Pettiford Turnover.
+2 (11:24) Jasteven Walker made Jumper. Assisted by D'Ante Bass.
1018
(11:08) Chaney Johnson Turnover.
(11:08) D'Ante Bass Steal.
(11:01) Amarr Knox missed Layup.
(11:01) Dylan Cardwell Block.
(10:57) Tahaad Pettiford Defensive Rebound.
(10:57) Foul on Tyler Mack.
+1 (10:57) Denver Jones made Free Throw.
1019
(10:57) Denver Jones missed Free Throw.
(10:55) Jasteven Walker Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:38) Amarr Knox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Mack.
1319
+3 (10:13) Chad Baker-Mazara made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chaney Johnson.
1322
(9:43) CJ Hines missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:42) Auburn Defensive Rebound.
(9:26) Chad Baker-Mazara missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:24) Dylan Cardwell Offensive Rebound.
(9:24) Foul on Jasteven Walker.
+2 (9:20) Chaney Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Chad Baker-Mazara.
1324
(8:58) Foul on Dylan Cardwell.
(8:56) Tyler Mack Turnover.
(8:56) Chad Baker-Mazara Steal.
(8:56) Foul on CJ Hines.
(8:45) Chaney Johnson missed Layup.
(8:41) Chaney Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:40) Chaney Johnson made Layup.
1326
(8:18) CJ Hines missed Layup.
(8:13) Micah Octave Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:13) Micah Octave made Two Point Tip Shot.
1526
+2 (8:02) Chaney Johnson made Jumper.
1528
(7:38) Foul on Chaney Johnson.
+3 (7:35) CJ Hines made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jasteven Walker.
1828
(7:20) Miles Kelly missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:17) Ja'Heim Hudson Offensive Rebound.
(7:16) Ja'Heim Hudson missed Jumper.
(7:13) Micah Octave Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:09) Amarr Knox made Layup.
2028
(6:54) Johni Broome missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:52) Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:52) Foul on TJ Madlock.
(6:52) Chad Baker-Mazara missed Free Throw.
(6:50) Amarr Knox Defensive Rebound.
(6:44) Amarr Knox missed Layup.
(6:41) Johni Broome Defensive Rebound.
(6:23) Denver Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:19) CJ Hines Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:12) CJ Hines made Jumper.
2228
(5:50) Johni Broome Turnover.
(5:50) TJ Madlock Steal.
(5:44) Amarr Knox missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:40) TJ Madlock Offensive Rebound.
(5:37) CJ Hines missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:34) Ubong Okon Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:31) Ubong Okon made Jumper.
2428
(5:14) Chad Baker-Mazara missed Jumper.
(5:11) Amarr Knox Defensive Rebound.
(5:11) Foul on Johni Broome.
(4:58) Micah Octave Turnover.
(4:58) Dylan Cardwell Steal.
(4:55) Foul on Micah Octave.
+1 (4:55) Dylan Cardwell made Free Throw.
2429
(4:55) Dylan Cardwell missed Free Throw.
(4:51) Denver Jones Offensive Rebound.
(4:48) Johni Broome Turnover.
(4:48) Amarr Knox Steal.
+2 (4:23) TJ Madlock made Jumper.
2629
(4:04) Chad Baker-Mazara missed Jumper.
(4:02) Ubong Okon Defensive Rebound.
(3:58) Foul on Dylan Cardwell.
+1 (3:58) TJ Madlock made Free Throw.
2729
(3:58) TJ Madlock missed Free Throw.
(3:57) Johni Broome Defensive Rebound.
(3:43) Tahaad Pettiford missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:40) CJ Hines Defensive Rebound.
(3:22) CJ Hines missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:20) Auburn Defensive Rebound.
(3:15) Foul on Amarr Knox.
+1 (3:15) Tahaad Pettiford made Free Throw.
2730
(3:15) Tahaad Pettiford missed Free Throw.
(3:12) D'Ante Bass Defensive Rebound.
(3:07) Amarr Knox missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:03) Tahaad Pettiford Defensive Rebound.
(2:58) Foul on D'Ante Bass.
+1 (2:58) Tahaad Pettiford made Free Throw.
2731
+1 (2:58) Tahaad Pettiford made Free Throw.
2732
(2:44) Tyler Mack missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:42) Tahaad Pettiford Defensive Rebound.
(2:31) Tahaad Pettiford Turnover.
(2:31) D'Ante Bass Steal.
+2 (2:26) Amarr Knox made Layup. Assisted by D'Ante Bass.
2932
(2:12) Johni Broome missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:09) Alabama State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:48) Amarr Knox made Layup.
3132
(1:33) Denver Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:33) Ubong Okon Block.
(1:29) D'Ante Bass Defensive Rebound.
(1:27) Foul on Chaney Johnson.
(1:27) Amarr Knox missed Free Throw.
(1:27) Alabama State Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:27) Amarr Knox missed Free Throw.
(1:26) Johni Broome Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:13) Johni Broome made Jumper. Assisted by Denver Jones.
3134
(1:13) Foul on Ubong Okon.
(1:13) Johni Broome missed Free Throw.
(1:06) Denver Jones Offensive Rebound.
+3 (1:04) Miles Kelly made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denver Jones.
3137
(0:42) Tyler Mack missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:39) Auburn Defensive Rebound.
(0:29) Chaney Johnson missed Jumper.
(0:26) Johni Broome Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:26) Johni Broome made Two Point Tip Shot.
3139
(0:16) Tyler Mack missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:14) Alabama State Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:14) Foul on Johni Broome.
(0:14) Ubong Okon missed Free Throw.
(0:14) Chaney Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:07) Tahaad Pettiford made Jumper.
3141

2nd half

Team Stats

ALST

AUB

63Points83

23-62(37.1%)Field Goal(%)27-60(45.0%)

6-25(24.0%)3-Point(%)11-35(31.4%)

11-19(57.9%)Free Throw(%)18-32(56.3%)

36(8)Rebounds(Offensive)46(14)

6Assists16

10Steals2

3Blocks3

10Turnovers12

27(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

3Largest Lead24

Game Details

Thursday, March 20, 2025 · 2:50 PM

Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY

attendance: 18,769 (91.6%)

tv: CBS