In photos: Auburn crushes Vermont to open the season

Five players reached double figures in No. 11 Auburn’s 94-43 win over Vermont on Wednesday.

The No. 11 Auburn Tigers kicked the season off on Wednesday by taking down Vermont, 94-43 at Neville Arena in Auburn.

Auburn (1-0) trailed by just 0:24 in Wednesday’s game after Vermont’s Ileri Ayo-Faleye nailed a three-pointer to put the Catamounts ahead, 3-2 with 18:45 remaining in the first half. The Tigers closed out the first half by taking a 46-21 lead into the locker room and widened their lead to as many as 57 points with less than nine minutes to go in the contest.

Returning stars Johni Broome, Denver Jones, and Chad Baker-Mazara played in midseason form by reaching double-figures in points, with Broome leading the way in rebounds with seven. However, the star of the night was Georgia Tech transfer Miles Kelly, who shot 63% (7-of-11) from the field, all from three-point land, scoring 21 points.

The win was a great motivator for the Tigers, who will face No. 4 Houston on Saturday night. Ahead of Auburn’s next game, relive some of the key moments from Auburn’s 94-43 win over Vermont on Wednesday.