The Auburn Tigers picked up their fifth win in a row on Wednesday night, defeating the Virginia Tech Hokies 74-57 in a packed Neville Arena.
The win secured a victory for the SEC in the ACC/SEC Challenge, improving Auburn’s record to 5-1 in the out-of-conference schedule.
Junior Forward [autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag] has been great for Auburn all season long, and he was again on Wednesday.
The preseason First Team All-SEC forward secured his first 30-point game of the season, posting his third double-double of the campaign and first since November 11.
Broome led all scorers in the game with 30 points, adding 13 boards as well.
[autotag]Chad Baker-Mazara[/autotag] also played a pivotal role on in the win, once again filling the stat sheet on his way to a 15-point, 4-rebound, 3-assist, 2-steal, and 1-block performance.
The junior from Santo Domingo has only appeared in 6 games as a Tiger, but he may already be the second best offensive weapon in [autotag]Bruce Pearl[/autotag]’s rotation.
As for other new Tigers, freshman guard Aden Holloway had the first “hiccup” of his career in this one, shooting 0/7 from the field while collecting 2 assists.
Holloway did manage to turn-in a nice defensive effort, collecting 3 steals in his time on the floor.
On the other side, Virginia Tech senior guard Hunter Catoor led the way for the Hokies on a night they shot just 30% from the field.
Catoor managed to finish with about a third of the Hokies points in this one, dropping in 16 points on 4/10 from the field.
No other Hokie finished with more than 8 points.
Auburn’s win was massive for the SEC as they entered the final slate of games trailing 7-4 in the ACC/SEC Challenge.
The Challenge finished tied at 7-7 after Auburn, Arkansas, and Georgia all picked up victories to end the night.
Auburn will have a few days off before they travel to take on Appalachian State in the Tigers first true road game of the year.
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