Auburn Tigers vs. Tennessee Volunteers

Jan 31, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
AUB	31	38	69
TENN	41	36	77

Game Recap

Nate Ament, Jaylen Carey propel Tennessee to 77-69 victory over Auburn. Nate Ament had 22 points, Jaylen Carey came off the bench to score 13 and Tennessee beat Auburn 77-69 on Saturday night.

Player Stats

AUBURN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Sebastian Williams-Adams	27	3-5	0-0	3-4	2	1	0	0	1	4	9
7Keyshawn Hall	35	7-17	3-9	4-5	4	2	3	0	2	3	21
3KeShawn Murphy	23	3-7	0-0	0-0	7	2	1	1	1	2	6
1Kevin Overton	30	2-10	1-7	2-2	3	0	1	0	2	3	7
0Tahaad Pettiford	35	4-14	2-11	1-1	3	7	1	0	2	3	11
38Filip Jovic	17	2-2	0-0	4-8	7	1	2	0	2	3	8
6Elyjah Freeman	28	3-8	1-4	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	2	7
21Blake Muschalek	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

TOTAL	-	24-6338.1%	7-3122.6%	14-2070.0%	30	13	9	1	10	23	69

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	37	4-16	2-6	12-15	8	1	0	1	2	3	22
6DeWayne Brown II	33	3-5	0-0	4-5	7	4	2	1	1	3	10
13J.P. Estrella	17	4-5	0-0	0-1	2	1	0	0	2	4	8
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	29	3-7	1-4	4-4	2	5	1	0	3	4	11
3Bishop Boswell	30	3-5	1-1	0-0	8	3	2	0	3	3	7
23Jaylen Carey	27	5-9	0-0	3-4	8	1	0	0	3	2	13
24Troy Henderson	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1Amari Evans	24	2-7	0-2	2-2	8	1	2	0	1	0	6
77Amaree Abram	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	24-5444.4%	4-1330.8%	25-3180.6%	43	17	7	2	15	19	77

Play-by-Play

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1st halfAUBTENN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Tennessee.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Auburn.
+2 (19:33) J.P. Estrella makes layup (DeWayne Brown II assists).
02
(19:07) Keyshawn Hall misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:04) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(19:01) Nate Ament misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:57) DeWayne Brown II Offensive Rebound.
(18:46) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:42) Nate Ament Offensive Rebound.
(18:34) Bishop Boswell bad pass turnover.
(18:23) KeShawn Murphy misses 13-foot jumper.
(18:19) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:15) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 25-foot three point jumper.
05
+2 (17:59) KeShawn Murphy makes 2-foot dunk (Keyshawn Hall assists).
25
+3 (17:41) Bishop Boswell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
28
(17:25) Kevin Overton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:21) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(17:08) Ja'Kobi Gillespie bad pass turnover.
(17:08) Keyshawn Hall Steal.
(17:03) Kevin Overton misses layup.
(17:00) KeShawn Murphy Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:54) Sebastian Williams-Adams makes driving layup.
48
+3 (16:35) Nate Ament makes 26-foot three point jumper (J.P. Estrella assists).
411
(16:13) Kevin Overton bad pass turnover.
(16:13) DeWayne Brown II Steal.
+2 (16:02) J.P. Estrella makes layup (DeWayne Brown II assists).
413
(15:36) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
+2 (15:28) Elyjah Freeman makes layup (Keyshawn Hall assists).
613
+3 (15:06) Nate Ament makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bishop Boswell assists).
616
+2 (14:45) Keyshawn Hall makes 4-foot hook shot.
816
(14:30) Nate Ament misses 15-foot jumper.
(14:24) Kevin Overton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:20) Tahaad Pettiford makes 10-foot jumper.
1016
(13:48) Nate Ament misses 11-foot jumper.
(13:44) Tahaad Pettiford Defensive Rebound.
(13:32) Foul on Nate Ament.
(13:32) Filip Jović misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:32) Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:32) Filip Jović makes free throw 2 of 2.
1116
+2 (13:21) Amari Evans makes 19-foot jumper.
1118
(13:04) Kevin Overton out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(12:48) Foul on Tahaad Pettiford.
(12:44) Ja'Kobi Gillespie bad pass turnover.
(12:33) Tahaad Pettiford bad pass turnover.
(12:22) J.P. Estrella bad pass turnover.
(12:22) Filip Jović Steal.
(12:11) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
+1 (12:11) Keyshawn Hall makes free throw 1 of 3.
1218
+1 (12:11) Keyshawn Hall makes free throw 2 of 3.
1318
+1 (12:11) Keyshawn Hall makes free throw 3 of 3.
1418
(11:56) Nate Ament misses 19-foot jumper.
(11:55) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(11:41) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(11:38) Amari Evans Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:31) Jaylen Carey makes layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
1420
(11:31) Foul on Filip Jović.
+1 (11:31) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 1 of 1.
1421
(11:19) Keyshawn Hall misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:16) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
(11:05) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(11:04) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(11:03) Foul on Blake Muschalek.
+1 (11:03) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 1 of 2.
1422
+1 (11:03) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 2 of 2.
1423
(10:48) Tahaad Pettiford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:44) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(10:20) Jaylen Carey misses 16-foot jumper.
(10:20) Bishop Boswell Offensive Rebound.
(10:20) Foul on Sebastian Williams-Adams.
+2 (10:10) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes driving layup.
1425
(9:47) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
(9:38) Sebastian Williams-Adams misses layup.
(9:35) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(9:29) Foul on KeShawn Murphy.
(9:22) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
(9:22) J.P. Estrella turnover.
(9:10) Elyjah Freeman misses 12-foot jumper.
(9:09) KeShawn Murphy Offensive Rebound.
(9:07) KeShawn Murphy bad pass turnover.
(9:07) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
+2 (9:02) Amari Evans makes driving layup.
1427
+2 (8:44) KeShawn Murphy makes 6-foot hook shot (Tahaad Pettiford assists).
1627
(8:19) Foul on Tahaad Pettiford.
+1 (8:19) Nate Ament makes free throw 1 of 3.
1628
(8:19) Nate Ament misses free throw 2 of 3.
(8:19) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:19) Nate Ament makes free throw 3 of 3.
1629
+3 (8:06) Elyjah Freeman makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tahaad Pettiford assists).
1929
(7:44) DeWayne Brown II misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(7:40) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
(7:32) Kevin Overton misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(7:29) Sebastian Williams-Adams Offensive Rebound.
(7:28) Kevin Overton misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:25) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:07) Jaylen Carey makes layup (Nate Ament assists).
1931
+2 (6:44) Sebastian Williams-Adams makes layup.
2131
(6:44) Foul on Jaylen Carey.
(6:44) Sebastian Williams-Adams misses free throw 1 of 1.
(6:43) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:17) DeWayne Brown II makes layup.
2133
(6:00) Filip Jović bad pass turnover.
(6:00) Amari Evans Steal.
+2 (5:49) Jaylen Carey makes layup (Amari Evans assists).
2135
(5:49) Foul on Keyshawn Hall.
(5:49) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:48) Keyshawn Hall Defensive Rebound.
(5:37) Keyshawn Hall misses 17-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:33) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:22) Jaylen Carey makes 15-foot jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
2137
(4:56) Keyshawn Hall misses layup.
(4:53) Filip Jović Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:53) Filip Jović makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2337
(4:53) Foul on DeWayne Brown II.
+1 (4:53) Filip Jović makes free throw 1 of 1.
2437
(4:39) Nate Ament misses 18-foot jumper.
(4:35) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(4:31) Jaylen Carey bad pass turnover.
(4:31) Keyshawn Hall Steal.
(4:25) Keyshawn Hall misses layup.
(4:22) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
(3:57) Foul on Blake Muschalek.
+1 (3:57) Nate Ament makes free throw 1 of 2.
2438
(3:57) Nate Ament misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:56) Keyshawn Hall Defensive Rebound.
(3:32) Keyshawn Hall misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:29) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(3:27) Amari Evans misses driving layup.
(3:23) Filip Jović Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:14) Tahaad Pettiford makes 24-foot three point jumper.
2738
(3:02) Bishop Boswell misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(2:59) Amari Evans Offensive Rebound.
(2:57) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(2:52) Amari Evans Offensive Rebound.
(2:52) Amari Evans misses tip in layup.
(2:52) Bishop Boswell Offensive Rebound.
(2:46) Nate Ament misses 16-foot step back jumpshot.
(2:41) Elyjah Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(2:20) Tahaad Pettiford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:17) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(1:49) Amari Evans misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:45) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
(1:36) Elyjah Freeman misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:32) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
(1:21) Foul on Elyjah Freeman.
+1 (1:21) Nate Ament makes free throw 1 of 2.
2739
+1 (1:21) Nate Ament makes free throw 2 of 2.
2740
(1:06) KeShawn Murphy misses 8-foot hook shot.
(1:02) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(0:53) Jaylen Carey misses 18-foot jumper.
(0:48) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
(0:39) Tahaad Pettiford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:35) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(0:10) Foul on Sebastian Williams-Adams.
+1 (0:10) DeWayne Brown II makes free throw 1 of 2.
2741
(0:10) DeWayne Brown II misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:09) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:03) Kevin Overton makes 27-foot three point jumper.
3041
(0:03) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
+1 (0:03) Kevin Overton makes free throw 1 of 1.
3141

2nd half

Team Stats

AUB

TENN

69Points77

24-63(38.1%)Field Goal(%)24-54(44.4%)

7-31(22.6%)3-Point(%)4-13(30.8%)

14-20(70.0%)Free Throw(%)25-31(80.6%)

30(12)Rebounds(Offensive)46(17)

13Assists17

9Steals7

1Blocks2

10Turnovers15

23(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

0Largest Lead16

Game Details

Saturday, January 31, 2026 · 8:40 PM

Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN

attendance: 21,678 (100%)

tv: ESPN

spread: TENN -5.5

over/under: 147.5