Auburn Tigers vs. Tennessee Volunteers

Mar 12, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
AUB	32	30	62
TENN	25	47	72

Game Recap

Nate Ament scores 27 as No. 25 Tennessee rallies to beat Auburn at SEC Tournament. Nate Ament scored 27 points as the 25th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers rallied from an 11-point deficit and beat Auburn 72-62 Thursday to reach the .

Player Stats

AUBURN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Keyshawn Hall	35	4-14	1-6	1-2	6	1	0	0	2	4	10
3KeShawn Murphy	27	3-4	0-1	2-6	3	2	0	0	2	4	8
6Elyjah Freeman	18	0-6	0-2	0-0	6	1	1	1	1	3	0
1Kevin Overton	34	3-8	1-4	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	5	9
0Tahaad Pettiford	37	9-18	5-10	5-6	4	1	1	1	5	3	28
38Filip Jovic	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0
33Sebastian Williams-Adams	31	2-8	0-2	3-4	7	1	0	1	0	1	7
21Blake Muschalek	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	21-6035.0%	7-2626.9%	13-2065.0%	32	6	2	3	10	24	62

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	32	7-15	4-6	9-13	8	4	1	3	1	3	27
34Felix Okpara	30	2-6	0-0	2-2	7	1	2	2	1	5	6
13J.P. Estrella	17	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	3	4
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	36	5-11	0-2	5-7	2	3	3	0	1	2	15
3Bishop Boswell	31	0-5	0-4	2-2	3	3	0	1	1	0	2
6DeWayne Brown II	8	1-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	1	1	2	4
23Jaylen Carey	25	3-6	0-0	3-4	7	2	1	0	0	1	9
35Ethan Burg	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
1Amari Evans	18	2-5	0-1	1-2	4	1	0	1	1	1	5
TOTAL	-	22-5143.1%	4-1330.8%	24-3275.0%	37	15	8	9	6	17	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfAUBTENN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Auburn.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Tennessee.
(19:48) Kevin Overton misses 15-foot jumper.
(19:42) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:32) Nate Ament makes 1-foot dunk (J.P. Estrella assists).
02
(19:14) Keyshawn Hall misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:14) J.P. Estrella Block.
(19:11) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(19:02) Nate Ament bad pass turnover.
(19:02) Elyjah Freeman Steal.
+2 (18:50) KeShawn Murphy makes 10-foot hook shot.
22
+3 (18:26) Nate Ament makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bishop Boswell assists).
25
(18:02) Elyjah Freeman misses 10-foot jumper.
(18:02) Nate Ament Block.
(18:01) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:37) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 10-foot jumper.
27
(17:15) Sebastian Williams-Adams misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:12) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(17:02) Bishop Boswell bad pass turnover.
(16:53) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
+1 (16:53) Tahaad Pettiford makes free throw 1 of 3.
37
+1 (16:53) Tahaad Pettiford makes free throw 2 of 3.
47
+1 (16:53) Tahaad Pettiford makes free throw 3 of 3.
57
(16:31) Nate Ament misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(16:28) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
(16:24) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
+1 (16:24) Sebastian Williams-Adams makes free throw 1 of 2.
67
+1 (16:24) Sebastian Williams-Adams makes free throw 2 of 2.
77
(15:58) Felix Okpara misses dunk.
(15:58) Kevin Overton Defensive Rebound.
(15:58) Sebastian Williams-Adams Block.
(15:35) Sebastian Williams-Adams misses 7-foot hook shot.
(15:35) Nate Ament Block.
(15:31) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
(15:22) Amari Evans misses 5-foot jumper.
(15:19) Keyshawn Hall Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:09) Keyshawn Hall makes 26-foot three point jumper (KeShawn Murphy assists).
107
(14:46) Nate Ament misses 6-foot jumper.
(14:45) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
(14:45) Foul on Tahaad Pettiford.
(14:35) Nate Ament misses layup.
(14:32) Sebastian Williams-Adams Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:24) Tahaad Pettiford makes 24-foot three point jumper.
137
(13:59) Foul on KeShawn Murphy.
(13:49) Foul on DeWayne Brown II.
(13:49) DeWayne Brown II turnover.
+2 (13:36) Sebastian Williams-Adams makes 8-foot jumper (Tahaad Pettiford assists).
157
(13:09) Bishop Boswell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(13:04) Ethan Burg Offensive Rebound.
(12:56) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(12:53) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:53) Jaylen Carey makes 0-foot tip in layup.
159
(12:39) Keyshawn Hall bad pass turnover.
(12:39) Ethan Burg Steal.
(12:38) Foul on Kevin Overton.
(12:26) Bishop Boswell misses 16-foot jumper.
(12:21) Elyjah Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(12:00) Keyshawn Hall misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:57) Elyjah Freeman Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:47) Kevin Overton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Keyshawn Hall assists).
189
+2 (11:28) Amari Evans makes 7-foot jumper.
1811
(11:13) Foul on DeWayne Brown II.
(11:04) Keyshawn Hall misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:00) Ethan Burg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:46) Jaylen Carey makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot (Amari Evans assists).
1813
(10:29) Keyshawn Hall misses 7-foot jumper.
(10:26) Blake Muschalek Offensive Rebound.
(10:17) Filip Jovic misses layup.
(10:15) Auburn Offensive Rebound.
(10:04) Keyshawn Hall misses 17-foot step back jumpshot.
(10:00) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
(9:55) Foul on Filip Jovic.
+2 (9:40) Nate Ament makes 2-foot dunk (Jaylen Carey assists).
1815
(9:13) Elyjah Freeman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:10) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(8:53) Jaylen Carey misses 10-foot jumper.
(8:51) Auburn Defensive Rebound.
(8:35) Elyjah Freeman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:31) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(8:16) Felix Okpara misses 9-foot jumper.
(8:13) Elyjah Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(7:52) Kevin Overton misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:49) Elyjah Freeman Offensive Rebound.
(7:43) Tahaad Pettiford misses 11-foot jumper.
(7:36) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(7:35) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:31) Tahaad Pettiford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:25) Tahaad Pettiford makes 12-foot jumper.
2015
(7:07) Foul on Elyjah Freeman.
(7:07) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:07) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:07) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2.
2016
(6:53) Tahaad Pettiford bad pass turnover.
(6:53) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
(6:48) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses dunk.
(6:48) Tahaad Pettiford Block.
(6:48) Auburn Defensive Rebound.
(6:48) Auburn Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Auburn retains its timeout.
(6:31) KeShawn Murphy bad pass turnover.
(6:31) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
(6:17) Foul on Elyjah Freeman.
(6:03) Bishop Boswell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:01) Auburn Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:41) Tahaad Pettiford makes 26-foot three point jumper (KeShawn Murphy assists).
2316
+2 (5:19) Amari Evans makes driving layup.
2318
(4:55) Tahaad Pettiford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:53) Auburn Offensive Rebound.
(4:53) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
+2 (4:42) Kevin Overton makes driving layup.
2518
(4:23) Amari Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:19) Kevin Overton Defensive Rebound.
(4:16) Tahaad Pettiford misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:13) Kevin Overton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:57) Kevin Overton makes 16-foot jumper.
2718
(3:39) Nate Ament misses 12-foot jumper.
(3:36) Keyshawn Hall Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:12) Tahaad Pettiford makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
2918
(2:53) Felix Okpara misses 11-foot jumper.
(2:51) Sebastian Williams-Adams Defensive Rebound.
(2:51) Foul on Felix Okpara.
(2:39) Tahaad Pettiford bad pass turnover.
+3 (2:19) Nate Ament makes 22-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
2921
(1:57) Tahaad Pettiford bad pass turnover.
(1:57) Jaylen Carey Steal.
(1:40) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 17-foot jumper.
(1:39) Auburn Defensive Rebound.
(1:26) Tahaad Pettiford misses layup.
(1:26) Filip Jovic Offensive Rebound.
(1:26) Nate Ament Block.
+3 (1:10) Tahaad Pettiford makes 26-foot three point jumper.
3221
(0:56) Foul on Filip Jovic.
(0:56) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:55) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:43) Felix Okpara makes 10-foot jumper (Bishop Boswell assists).
3223
(0:10) Kevin Overton misses 6-foot jumper.
(0:08) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Foul on Keyshawn Hall.
+1 (0:01) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 1 of 2.
3224
+1 (0:01) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 2 of 2.
3225

2nd half

Team Stats

AUB

TENN

62Points72

21-60(35.0%)Field Goal(%)22-51(43.1%)

7-26(26.9%)3-Point(%)4-13(30.8%)

13-20(65.0%)Free Throw(%)24-32(75.0%)

40(16)Rebounds(Offensive)39(10)

6Assists15

2Steals8

3Blocks9

12Turnovers6

25(2)Fouls(Technical)17(2)

11Largest Lead10

Game Details

Thursday, March 12, 2026 · 3:25 PM

Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN

attendance: 15,719 (72.5%)

tv: SEC Network

spread: TENN -5.5

over/under: 144.5