Auburn checks in at No. 12 in lastest AP Poll

The Tigers moved up one spot in the AP Poll after going 2-0 over the last week.
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Following a week in which they went 2-0, the Auburn Tigers climbed one spot in the latest AP Poll, moving from No. 13 to No. 12.

Auburn beat the Missouri Tigers 101-74 on the road on Tuesday.

Auburn shot 52.3% from the field, 34.8% from 3-point range and 86.2% from the free-throw line. Johni Broome led in scoring with 17 points and in rebounds with eight and Aden Holloway led in assists with five.

Missouri shot 33.9% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range and 88.6% from the free-throw line. Sean East II led in scoring with 21 points and in assists with three and Aidan Shaw led in rebounds with nine.

Auburn beat the Georgia Bulldogs 92-78 at home on Saturday.

The Tigers shot 51.6% from the field, 47.8% from 3-point range and 60% from the free-throw line. Denver Jones led in scoring with 21 points, Chad Baker-Mazara led in rebounds with seven and Broome and Chaney Johnson co-led in assists with five each.

The Bulldogs shot 42.2% from the field, 31.8% from 3-point range and 56.7% from the free-throw line. Silas Demary Jr. led in scoring with 15 points, Russel Tchewa led in rebounds with 10 and in assists with three.

Auburn locked up the No. 4 seed in the SEC Tournament.


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Daniel Locke
DANIEL LOCKE

Daniel is a staff writer for four Sports Illustrated/FanNation sites: Auburn Daily, Braves Today, Inside the Marlins and Wildcats Today. Additionally, he serves as the Auburn Athletics beat reporter for 1819 News. He is a junior at Auburn University majoring in journalism.