The No. 9 seed felt right at home on Thursday night in their first-round NCAA Tournament game against No. 8 Iowa.
Playing in front of a de facto home crowd at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Auburn built a 17-point lead in the second half to provide enough cushion to hold off an Iowa comeback effort to win, 83-75.
No one was able to score more than ten points individually during the first half, but the team combined to score 52 points in the second half behind six players reaching double-figures. [autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag], [autotag]Wendell Green Jr.[/autotag], [autotag]K.D. Johnson[/autotag], [autotag]Tre Donaldson[/autotag], [autotag]Jaylin Williams[/autotag], and [autotag]Allen Flanigan[/autotag] all reached double-digits in the score column and combined to score 77 of Auburn’s 83 points.
Broome and Flanigan were able to record double-doubles in the win, Donaldson scored 11 points by going 100% from the field, and Green was perfect from the free throw line.
With so many solid options, it was difficult to choose a Tiger of the Game. But alas, the votes have been counted, and we have our winners.
Here’s a look at who Auburn Wire writers Taylor Jones and J.D. McCarthy, as well as Auburn fans, voted for as their Tiger of the Game following Auburn’s win over Iowa.