Alabama at Auburn: Live updates, score, highlights
AUBURN, Ala. – No. 7 Alabama (23-7, 12-5 SEC) will conclude the 2024-25 regular season at No. 1 Auburn (27-3, 15-2) this afternoon at Neville Arena. The Crimson Tide and Tigers will face off at 1:30 p.m. CT, and the SEC rivalry game will be broadcast live on ESPN.
This will be the second meeting of the year for Alabama and Auburn. The Tigers won the first matchup in Tuscaloosa – when the teams were Nos. 1 and 2 in the country – on February 15, 94-85. This marks the first time in Iron Bowl of Basketball history where both regular-season meetings are top-10 matchups. Alabama leads the all-time series 102-69, but Auburn has won two in a row, dating back to last season’s 99-81 win at Neville Arena.
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FINAL: Alabama 93, Auburn 91 (OT)
03/08/2025 04:54:08 PMThe Crimson Tide moves to 24-7 on the season, 13-5 in SEC play.
Mark Sears wins it at the buzzer
03/08/2025 04:52:35 PMAlabama beats Auburn in overtime, 93-91.
Broome ties the game with a 3
03/08/2025 04:06:57 PMAlabama 91, Auburn 91 (0:14, OT)
Johni Broome ties the game with a 3. Nate Oats calls a timeout. Let’s see what he draws up with a chance to win it in overtime.
We’re heading to overtime in Auburn
03/08/2025 04:03:18 PMAlabama 79, Auburn 79 (0:00, 2H)
Mo Dioubate misses a shot, and so does Johni Broome. Overtime!
Alabama up by 1 at final media timeout
03/08/2025 03:43:35 PMAlabama 77, Auburn 76 (2:31, 2H)
Grant Nelson drains his third 3 of the game to give the lead back to UA. Tide has made its last 4 from the field; Tigers are 5 of their last 7.
Tide starts to pull away, but Tigers respond
03/08/2025 03:26:48 PMAlabama 65, Auburn 62 (9:05, 2H)
UA was on a 13-2 run and up by 8, but AU cuts it to 3 on a quick run of its own. Nate Oats calls timeout.
Baker-Mazara picks up Flagrant 2, ejected
03/08/2025 03:25:52 PMAnother trip to the monitor. This time, it’s to look at a Chad Baker-Mazara elbow to the back of Chris Youngblood’s head.
It’s a Flagrant 2 and CBM has been ejected from the ballgame. Wow.
Alabama matches Auburn run
03/08/2025 03:10:29 PMAlabama 58, Auburn 57 (11:45, 2H)
UA fell behind 5 before ripping off a 6-0 run to reclaim the lead. Tide is back out in front at the under-12.
Tie ballgame at the under-16 timeout
03/08/2025 03:01:57 PMAlabama 50, Auburn 50 (15:47, 2H)
Tide with a 2-6 shooting start to the 2H after a 16-31 first half. The Tigers have made a couple of 3s after intermission to tie it up.
Youngblood heads to the locker room
03/08/2025 03:00:28 PMChris Youngblood stays down after taking a shot to the face from Chad Baker-Mazara. Officials went to the monitor and kept it a common foul. Youngblood later went to the locker room with Clarke Holter.
HALF: Alabama 45, Auburn 42
03/08/2025 02:30:14 PMWe’ve got a good one in Neville Arena.
Nelson, Pettiford both heating up
03/08/2025 02:11:21 PMAlabama 37, Auburn 32 (4:57, 1H)
Grant Nelson just knocked down his second 3 of the game and is up to 14 points. Tahaad Pettiford is heating up with 14 points, as well.
Nelson hits the Crimson Crane
03/08/2025 02:06:42 PMAlabama 27, Auburn 21 (8:43, 1H)
Officials went to the monitor after Grant Nelson hit the Crimson Crane following a dunk/Auburn foul. No foul called on Nelson.
Crimson Tide attacking the rim
03/08/2025 01:54:51 PMAlabama 20, Auburn 15 (11:46, 1H)
The Tide has a 9-3 rebounding edge and scored 12 points in the point, compared to 8 for Auburn, and 6 second-chance-points.
Nice road start for Alabama
03/08/2025 01:43:58 PMAlabama 10, Auburn 4 (15:57, 1H)
Nice start for the Tide. which has an early 5-2 edge on the glass at the under-16 media timeout.
Same starting five for the Tide
03/08/2025 01:08:38 PMAt Auburn, Nate Oats sticks with the same starters for the sixth consecutive game.
Labaron Philon, Mark Sears, Chris Youngblood, Grant Nelson and Clifford Omoruyi
Warm welcome for Aden Holloway
03/08/2025 12:32:54 PMAlabama guard Aden Holloway is playing in his first game at Neville Arena since he transferred from Auburn to UA this offseason. The student section let him hear it during pregame warmups.
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