Live Updates: No. 24 Alabama vs. No. 4 Auburn

One of the best rivalries in college football is becoming equally as heated on the hardwood.

Alabama Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Iron Bowl of Basketball returns as the Auburn Tigers (14-1, 3-0 SEC) sporting a new top-five ranking enter Coleman Coliseum to take on No. 24 Alabama (11-4, 2-1 SEC) at 8 p.m. CT.

Auburn is riding an eleven-game win streak, with its lone loss of the season coming back in November against UConn in the Battle 4 Atlantis. Alabama is looking to bounce back from a tough road loss against Missouri on Saturday.

Since head coach Nate Oats arrived at Alabama, the Crimson Tide is 3-1 in the series. This is the first matchup with both teams ranked in the AP top-25 since 1987.

Pregame

• Alabama's student section has filled an hour before tipoff, and has booed every Auburn player that has entered the arena. 
• Alabama F James Rojas is warming up. Rojas tore his ACL in June and has not played this season.  
• Alabama will use it's typical starting lineup: Jahvon Quinerly, Jaden Shackelford, Keon Ellis, Juwan Gary, and Charles Bediako.

Final stats

Second Half

• 19:49 - Ellis opens the half with a huge three. Auburn leads 40-38. 
• 18:03 - One free throw from Ellis makes the score 45-41 Auburn's way. Kessler now has three fouls for Auburn. 
• 16:33 - Quinerly hits two free throws. Auburn leads 49-45.
• 14:48 - Auburn hits a deep three to extend the lead to 57-47.
• 12:22 - Miles hits two free throws. Auburn leads 61-53.
• 11:43 - At the under-12 media timeout, Alabama has cut the lead to 61-55.
• 11:09 - A flagrant-1 foul one Auburn's Dylan Cardwell gives Alabama two free throws and possession. 
• 9:10 - A quick 7-0 run from Auburn extends the lead to 68-57.
• 7:56 - A three from Smith puts Auburn up 73-59.
• 6:30 - Shackelford hits his first three of the game and Quinerly follows for a 6-0 run. Auburn leads 73-66.
• 5:18 - Davison throws down a monstrous dunk, plus the foul. Auburn leads 73-68.
• Walker Kessler has fouled out for Auburn.
• 4:54 - Shackelford drills a corner three. Auburn leads by just two.
• 4:04 - Alabama ties the game at 73 with a Miles dunk. Alabama is on a 14-0 run.
• 3:07 - Shackelford hits two free throws to tie the game again, now at 75.
• 2:05 - Auburn takes a 77-75 lead off a layup.
• 1:42 - Gurley hits two free throws to tie it at 77.
• 0:58 - Auburn takes a 79-77 lead off two free throws.
• 0:19 - Auburn makes two more free throws and leads 81-77.
• FINAL - Auburn defeats Alabama 81-77. Alabama was led by Quinerly with 14 and Shackelford with 13. Auburn's Jabari Smith scored 25 for the Tigers.

First half stats

First Half

• 19:30 - Auburn scores inside for the first basket of the game, but Gary immediately answers to tie the game at 2.
• 17:56 - Auburn's Jabari Smith draws two quick fouls on Gary. Auburn leads 5-4.
• 16:58 - Ellis draws the second foul on Auburn's Walker Kessler. The game is tied 8-8.
• 13:53 - Darius Miles nails a corner three to give Alabama a 13-12 lead.
• 11:17 - Auburn takes a turnover coast to coast to take a 16-15 lead.
• 10:55 - Alabama responds with a three from Gurley. Alabama leads 18-16.
• 9:23 - A tip-in from Gary helps Alabama retake the lead, 20-18.
• Juwan Gary has picked up his third foul.
• 8:48 - A 5-0 run from Smith alone gives Auburn a 23-20 lead.
• 6:10 - Auburn has built a 27-23 lead after a few Alabama turnovers.
• 4:00 - A three from Auburn makes the score 32-25 in favor of the Tigers.
• 3:39 - An and-one from JD Davison cuts Auburn's lead to 34-28.
• 2:39 - Quinerly hits his first three of the game. Auburn leads 36-31.
• 0:33 - Gurley finishes inside. Auburn leads 38-35.
• HALF - Auburn leads 40-35 at halftime. Noah Gurley leads Alabama with seven points.