It was a close one, but Auburn Basketball did what was needed down the stretch to earn a 78-74 win over Ole Miss on Wednesday night.
Auburn and Ole Miss swapped leads five times and tied each other six times before the dust settled. In a game with marginal room for error, free throws came at a premium. In the game, [autotag]Wendell Green Jr.[/autotag] connected on 11-of-12 shots, and Auburn as a whole made 22-of-24 shots from the stripe.
“It shows that we are learning,” Green said during the postgame press conference. “We ended up getting to the free throw line a lot. That is the main thing that Coach (Pearl) told us, ‘at the end of games, we need to stop fouling and get to the free throw line more.’ It is an automatic two points. We improved on that and I hope we can improve more down the road.”
[autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag] also played a vital role in the win as well by leading the team in rebounds and blocks, and was second in scoring. The efforts of Broome and Green led them to earn Tigers of the Game honors following the win over Ole Miss.
Here’s a look at who Auburn Wire writers Taylor Jones, J.D. McCarthy, and River Wells, as well as Auburn fans, voted for their Tiger of the Game following Auburn’s win over Ole Miss.