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Rapid reaction: No. 8 Auburn fights back from 14-point deficit, ultimately falls at Alabama

Justin Hokansonby:Justin Hokanson01/24/24

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Johni Broome (Photo by Auburn Athletics)

Auburn's fourth road trip of the season went much like its first, and that's not a good thing. The Tigers, now 16-3 overall and 5-1 in SEC play, turned the ball over 11 times, allowed Alabama to make 11 threes, and didn't look like a cohesive unit in the first half of the basketball game in a 79-75 loss inside a sometimes-lit Coleman Coliseum on Wednesday night. Auburn fought back from a 14-point halftime deficit before falling late. The Tigers won the second half 45-35, after losing the first half 44-30. More inside...

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