The No. 16 Auburn Tigers, unfortunately, lost its’ nations-best 28-game home winning streak on Wednesday night, falling to Texas A&M, 79-63.
Auburn got off to a strong 10-2 lead, but the Aggies would take a 24-23 lead with 8:54 remaining in the first half, and would not allow Auburn to take the lead away. Texas A&M built a 15-point halftime lead, and would not let Auburn get within eight points of their lead in the second half.
Despite the tough loss, it was business as usual in the stat sheet for the regular contributors.
[autotag]Wendell Green Jr.[/autotag] scored a team-leading 16 points while assisting on four baskets. [autotag]Jaylin Williams[/autotag] had seven assists to go along with his eight points, and [autotag]Allen Flanigan[/autotag] scored eight points and secured four rebounds. In his return to action since injuring his shoulder three games ago, [autotag]Chris Moore[/autotag] recorded a rebound in 12 minutes of action.
Out of all of the top performers in Wednesday’s game, [autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag] made the biggest impact. His contributions to the game were enough to earn the “Tiger of the Game” award in a unanimous fashion.
Here’s a more in-depth look at why Auburn Wire writers Taylor Jones, J.D. McCarthy, and River Wells, chose Broome as their “Tiger of the Game” following Auburn’s loss to Texas A&M.