Back in time: What happened the last time Auburn faced Yale on the hardwood?

Auburn and Yale have played each other in basketball just once in history. Here’s how it played out.

Auburn will begin its journey for a national championship this week against Yale. The meeting between the Tigers and the Bulldogs will be the second all-time, and the first meeting took place not long ago.

Auburn hosted Yale for a regular season contest at then-Auburn Arena on December 4, 2021, and won convincingly, 86-64. The win pushed Auburn to 7-1 on the season and was part of a 19-game win streak that Auburn built during the 2021-22 season.

Five players reached double figures in points, led by [autotag]KD Johnson[/autotag]’s 19-point showing. Jabari Smith was next in line with 17 points while [autotag]Zep Jasper[/autotag], [autotag]Devan Cambridge[/autotag], and [autotag]Dylan Cardwell[/autotag] each added 10 points.

Future first-round pick [autotag]Walker Kessler[/autotag] recorded zero points in just eight minutes of action but managed to lead the team in blocks with four. The Tigers recorded 14 total blocks in the game. [autotag]Dylan Cardwell[/autotag], [autotag]Stretch Akingbola[/autotag], and [autotag]Chris Moore[/autotag] joined Kessler by recording multiple blocks.

Check out the best images from Auburn’s 2021 victory over Yale on the Plains below.

Photos: Auburn celebrates an SEC Tournament championship

Check out the best images from Auburn’s SEC Tournament championship celebration on the floor of Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The No. 4-seed Auburn Tigers finished the job Sunday by taking down No. 6-seed Florida, 86-67, to win its third SEC Tournament crown.

The Tigers connected on 51% of his shot attempts in the win, including an impressive 64% tally in the second half. Auburn also never surrendered the lead, as it held the advantage from the first bucket at the 19:37 mark when [autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag] made a layup to give Auburn the 2-0 lead.

Broome ended the game with 19 points and 11 rebounds. [autotag]Chad Baker-Mazara[/autotag] and [autotag]Denver Jones[/autotag] also reached double-figures in the victory. Auburn’s bench scored 33 points led by [autotag]Tre Donaldson[/autotag]’s eight-point outing. [autotag]Chris Moore[/autotag], [autotag]Dylan Cardwell[/autotag], and [autotag]Chaney Johnson[/autotag] added seven points each.

Here are the best photos from Auburn’s SEC Tournament championship celebration at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

Recap: Auburn gets revenge, cuts down the nets in Nashville

The Auburn Tigers are your 2023-2024 SEC Tournament Champions. 

The Auburn Tigers are your 2023-2024 SEC Tournament Champions.

Bruce Pearl challenged his team to win nine games in a row before its SEC Tournament opener on Friday and [autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag] and company have responded by notching the first three.

While it wasn’t quite Neville Arena, Sunday’s championship against Florida felt like a home game in “Auburn North”.

The Auburn family brought the energy inside Bridgestone Arena from the get-go, although the building did calm down significantly following a gruesome leg injury suffered by Florida center Micah Handlogten.

Handlogten was ultimately stretchered off, and the energy returned to the tune of Auburn defensively disrupting a potent Gators offense en route to a 38-30 halftime lead.

Mark Clayton Jr. and the rest of the Gator offense managed to cut the Auburn lead to a single point quickly into the second half, getting the score to 45-44 within the first four minutes. Guard [autotag]Trae Donaldson[/autotag] quickly responded by knocking down a “parking lot” 3-point shot then stealing a Clayton Jr. pass on the other end that turned into a [autotag]Denver Jones[/autotag] transition dunk.

From that moment on it was all Auburn. The Tigers outscored Florida 41-27 from that point on. The Championship was in hand by the under 4:00 timeout.

While Donaldson had a massive impact off the bench, the star of the afternoon was none other than forward [autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag], who picked up his second double-double of the SEC Tournament.

The Junior led all scorers in the game with 19 points while also providing 3 blocks on the defensive end. Forwards [autotag]Jaylin Williams[/autotag], [autotag]Chris Moore[/autotag], [autotag]Chaney Johnson[/autotag], and [autotag]Dylan Cardwell[/autotag] also played fantastic minutes against a tall Florida front court.

Auburn’s 86-67 win continues a trend of dominance we’ve seen from Auburn this season. Every Tigers win has come by double-digits other than one.

The Tigers have every chance to run the table again in the NCAA Tournament. We’ll see who they’ll face in a few short hours.

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Recap: Auburn finishes regular season with home victory over UGA

Recap: Auburn finishes regular season with home victory over UGA

It was a happy senior night for the Auburn basketball team on Saturday night as an emotional [autotag]Dylan Cardwell[/autotag], [autotag]Chris Moore[/autotag] and [autotag]K.D Johnson[/autotag] won their final game in front of the Auburn Family.

Junior [autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag] was also honored, as we his all but certain to leave for the NBA after this season concludes.

The night was especially special for the latter, who started his career in Athens playing for tonight’s opponent, Georgia. Johnson was his usual self all game long, providing the “firecracker-like” energy that has made him a fan-favorite on the Plains.

The guard finished his final game at Neville Arena with 6 points, 2 assists, 3 rebounds, and one final technical foul.

As for Moore and Cardwell, the duo were important contributors in the 92-78 win, scoring 13 combined points off the bench. Cardwell also tacked on a season-high 4 assists.

Auburn’s star of senior night ironically happened to be newcomer Denver Jones. His 21 points paced all scorers in the game, while his 7/9 3-point shooting night should give him a load of confidence heading into postseason play.

Star forward [autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag] was quite in the game and will most likely come up short in the SEC Player of the Year race, although bigger things are probably on his mind.

While winning on senior night is always important, tonight’s victory was extra crucial considering Auburn leapfrogged South Carolina in the SEC Standings to finish fourth.

That finish allows the Tigers to wait until the quarterfinals before they take the floor in Nashville for the SEC Tournament next week.

Auburn could end up playing the Gamecocks in the quarterfinal round on Friday, March 15 at 2:30 PM CST.

As for Georgia, the Bulldogs will take on Vanderbilt in the first round on Wednesday.

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Recap: Auburn throttles South Carolina at Neville Arena

No. 12 Auburn bounced back in a major way on Wednesday Night by taking down South Carolina by 40 points at home.

Neville Arena has become the best home-court advantage across college basketball.

The No. 12 Auburn Tigers (20-5, 9-3 SEC) won another game in double-digit, blowout fashion in front of their home crowd on Wednesday night. This lopsided affair was never very close after a 9-4 Gamecock run to open the game.

The 101-61 final was No. 11 South Carolina (21-4, 9-3 SEC)’s worst loss of the season, the 40-point margin was also Auburn’s largest over an AP top-25 team in program history.

Star guard Meechie Johnson and company had no answer for a devastating Auburn defensive attack all night long. One of the hottest teams in the SEC, and college basketball, was rattled for a good 30 minutes of this game.

The aforementioned Johnson along with stars B.J Mack and Colin Murray Boyles were solid, but the remainder of the Gamecocks roster scored just 6 points to help them. On the offensive side, Auburn’s scoring attack was once again led by forwards [autotag]Jaylin Williams[/autotag] and [autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag].

The latter did his best Steph Curry impression ahead of the NBA’s All-Star Weekend, knocking down a career-best four 3-point shots on his way to 21 points.

Williams, who normally does most of his work inside as well, decided Broome needed a splash brother by hitting four threes of his own.  In total, the senior shot (8/11) from the field in a customarily efficient night.

Auburn’s second best player finished his night with 23 points, two rebounds, one assists, and one contact lens lost late in the second half.

Plenty of other Tigers chipped in during Auburn’s third 100+ point performance of the season. [autotag]Chad Baker-Mazara[/autotag], [autotag]K.D Johnson[/autotag], [autotag]Denver Jones[/autotag], [autotag]Trae Donaldson[/autotag], [autotag]Dylan Cardwell[/autotag], and [autotag]Chaney Johnson[/autotag] all contributed two or more field goals.

Auburn will celebrate the massive victory before preparing to face a very talented Kentucky team on Saturday night back at Neville Arena.

South Carolina should be due for a bounce back this weekend when LSU comes to town on Saturday afternoon.

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Everything Bruce Pearl, Auburn’s players said after dominating Ole Miss

Bruce Pearl was impressed after Auburn’s 23-point win over Ole Miss. Here is everything he had to say about the game.

The Auburn Tigers are the hottest team in the SEC and maybe the entire country. They picked up their 11th straight win Saturday night over Ole Miss 82-59 in Neville Arena and are now in sole lead of the SEC with a perfect 5-0 record.

The Tigers took control of the game in the first half and enjoyed a 19-point lead at the break. Unlike past games, they did not take their foot off the gas and only built on the lead after the break, winning by 23 points.

Auburn’s depth was once again key as all 11 rotation players scored and each played 10 or more minutes. The bench, led by [autotag]Dylan Cardwell[/autotag] and [autotag]Lior Berman[/autotag], had a particularly great night, scoring 40 points and playing great defense.

The win finally impressed [autotag]Bruce Pearl[/autotag], who along with Cardwell, and Berman spoke with the media after the game. Here is a look at everything they had to say.

Tigers of the Game: Give Dylan Cardwell his crown

Senior center Dylan Cardwell reached double-figures for the second straight game in Auburn’s win over Ole Miss. Can anyone slow him down?

“He is focused, he is having fun.”

That quote is the beginning of an inside joke that Auburn fans will always remember about former quarterback [autotag]Bo Nix[/autotag]. However, the same can be said for senior center [autotag]Dylan Cardwell[/autotag].

Cardwell was instrumental in No. 11 Auburn’s 82-59 win over No. 21 Ole Miss on Saturday night, which pushed its win streak to 11 games and gave them the title of SEC’s last unbeaten team through five conference games. Auburn’s bench contributed 40 of the team’s 82 total points, and Cardwell led the charge by scoring 12 points as the result of an 83.3% shooting effort. He also entertained the crowd with several impressive dunks including this one early in the second half.

Cardwell has now reached double figures in two straight games and has met the mark three times so far this season. Before this season, he had scored more than 10 points in just two games over the previous three seasons.

Auburn’s impressive victory over a top 25 team, and the team’s overall win streak, is due in part to the solid play of Cardwell and the Auburn bench. However, 12 Tigers scored at least two points in the win over Ole Miss, and also contributed in a handful of other ways.

Which Tigers stood out the most in Auburn’s victory over Ole Miss? Here is a look at who Auburn Wire writers, as well as Auburn fans voted for as their “Tigers of the Game.”

Social media reacts to Auburn crushing Ole Miss

Auburn’s fan enjoyed picking up yet another double-digit win.

And then there was one.

With No. 11 Auburn crushing No. 21 Ole Miss 82-59 Saturday night in Neville Arena and Alabama losing to Kentucky, the Tigers now sit alone atop the SEC standings at 5-0. The win was Auburn’s 11th straight, all of which have been by 10 or more points.

The Tigers’ depth was critical as 12 different players scored and their bench outscored Ole Miss’ 40-18. [autotag]Dylan Cardwell[/autotag] led the charge, scoring 12 points and grabbing three rebounds.

[autotag]Jaylin Williams[/autotag] had another efficient game, going 5-of-7 from the floor and scoring 13 points. [autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag] also scored 13 points, to go with five rebounds and three steals.

The game marked the return of Allen Flanigan, who struggled offensively. He scored 10 points but shot 3-of-10 from the floor and committed three turnovers. He wasn’t the only Rebel to have a bad shooting night, they made just 36.8% of their field foals.

The Auburn faithful enjoyed yet another double-digit victory and took to social media to celebrate. Here is a look at the best reactions.

Auburn breezes past Ole Miss to improve to 16-2 on the season

The Tigers are now at the top of the SEC as the conference’s lone unbeaten team.

The Auburn Tigers are an absolute wagon.

[autotag]Bruce Pearl[/autotag]’s squad won yet another conference game by double-digits on Saturday, beating the Ole Miss Rebels 82-59 in a packed Neville Arena.

The 23-point victory is not only the 11th straight for the Tigers but the 11th straight by double digits as well.

Auburn’s margin of victory in SEC play is a laughably astonishing 19.2.

Saturday’s win was again a defensive masterclass combined with an elite-level, 9-man rotational offense that wore down the opponent.

[autotag]Jaylin Williams[/autotag] and [autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag] led the way for the Tigers, combining for 26 points and 3 assists.

[autotag]Chad Baker-Mazara[/autotag], [autotag]Dylan Cardwell[/autotag], [autotag]Chaney Johnson[/autotag] and [autotag]K.D Johnson[/autotag] were major contributors off the bench as well.

The Tigers shot an extremely efficient 58% from the floor as a team, going 8/18 from beyond the arc as well.

Auburn did commit one more turnover than Ole Miss, but were able to offset the mistakes with better shooting and assist numbers.

As for the Rebels, former Auburn Tiger [autotag]Allen Flanigan[/autotag] and his teamattes struggled all night in a hostile Neville Arena.

[autotag]Chris Beard'[/autotag]s surprisingly successful Rebels shot just 37% from the floor and 72% from the free throw line on the road.

The loss dropped their SEC record to under .500, showing the early season “feel good” story could come crashing down soon.

On the other side, Auburn is trending in the perfect direction heading into the meat of the SEC schedule. The Orange and Blue could be underdogs on Wednesday when they travel to Tuscaloosa to take on Alabama.

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Social media reacts to Auburn beating Vanderbilt

Auburn has won its 10th straight game and the fans are loving it.

Auburn keeps stacking double-digit wins.

After beating Vanderbilt 80-65 Tuesday night, the Tigers have now won 10 straight games, all by at least 10 points.

[autotag]Jaylin Williams[/autotag] had another monster game to lead Auburn to victory, scoring a game-high 21 points to go with eight rebounds. The senior did not miss a shot, going 7-of-7 from the floor and making all five of his free throw attempts.

[autotag]Johni Broome [/autotag] also had a big game, scoring 15 points and grabbing 12 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season. He wasn’t Auburn’s only center who had a memorable game, [autotag]Dylan Cardwell[/autotag] scored a career-high 12 points to go with six rebounds and two blocks.

The win fired up the Auburn fans, who took to social media to celebrate. Here is a look at some of the top reactions.