Auburn 76-70 Middle Tennessee (16 Dec, 2017) Play-by-Play

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

7-2

	1	2	T
MTSU	25	45	70
AUB	42	34	76

Auburn Tigers

9-1

TIME		MTSU	AUB
19:49	Mustapha Heron made Layup. Assisted by Jared Harper.	0	2
19:49	Foul on Edward Simpson.	0	2
19:49	Mustapha Heron made Free Throw.	0	3
19:29	Nick King missed Jumper.	0	3
19:29	Auburn Defensive Rebound.	0	3
19:17	Foul on Giddy Potts.	0	3
19:15	Desean Murray Turnover.	0	3
19:06	Brandon Walters Turnover.	0	3
19:05	Bryce Brown Steal.	0	3
19:02	Bryce Brown Turnover.	0	3
19:01	Giddy Potts Steal.	0	3
18:45	Nick King Turnover.	0	3
18:22	Bryce Brown missed Jumper.	0	3
18:22	Mustapha Heron Offensive Rebound.	0	3
18:18	Mustapha Heron missed Layup.	0	3
18:18	Nick King Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:09	Tyrik Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.	0	3
18:09	Desean Murray Defensive Rebound.	0	3
17:45	Anfernee McLemore missed Layup.	0	3
17:45	Brandon Walters Defensive Rebound.	0	3
17:34	Tyrik Dixon Turnover.	0	3
17:21	Jared Harper missed Three Point Jumper.	0	3
17:21	David Simmons Defensive Rebound.	0	3
17:10	Nick King Turnover.	0	3
16:59	Desean Murray Turnover.	0	3
16:58	David Simmons Steal.	0	3
16:55	Foul on Jared Harper.	0	3
16:55	Giddy Potts made Free Throw.	1	3
16:55	Giddy Potts made Free Throw.	2	3
16:44	Horace Spencer made Layup. Assisted by Desean Murray.	2	5
16:21	Giddy Potts missed Three Point Jumper.	2	5
16:21	Brandon Walters Offensive Rebound.	2	5
16:16	Brandon Walters made Layup.	4	5
16:12	Bryce Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jared Harper.	4	8
16:10	Foul on Brandon Walters.	4	8
15:59	Desean Murray missed Layup.	4	8
15:59	Brandon Walters Block.	4	8
15:58	Nick King Defensive Rebound.	4	8
15:51	Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.	7	8
15:36	Foul on Brandon Walters.	7	8
15:36	Official TV Timeout	7	8
15:36	Mustapha Heron made Free Throw.	7	9
15:36	Mustapha Heron made Free Throw.	7	10
15:23	Giddy Potts missed Layup.	7	10
15:23	Chuma Okeke Defensive Rebound.	7	10
15:18	Bryce Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	7	10
15:18	Karl Gamble Defensive Rebound.	7	10
14:49	David Simmons Turnover.	7	10
14:30	Chuma Okeke made Jumper.	7	12
14:05	Nick King missed Three Point Jumper.	7	12
14:05	Horace Spencer Defensive Rebound.	7	12
13:56	Davion Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.	7	12
13:56	Chuma Okeke Offensive Rebound.	7	12
13:52	Chuma Okeke made Layup.	7	14
13:50	Middle Tennessee Timeout	7	14
13:34	Foul on Bryce Brown.	7	14
13:27	Giddy Potts missed Jumper.	7	14
13:27	Karl Gamble Offensive Rebound.	7	14
13:21	Karl Gamble made Dunk.	9	14
12:56	Jared Harper Turnover.	9	14
12:55	Giddy Potts Steal.	9	14
12:47	Giddy Potts missed Three Point Jumper.	9	14
12:47	Nick King Offensive Rebound.	9	14
12:45	Foul on Chuma Okeke.	9	14
12:42	Middle Tennessee Turnover.	9	14
12:31	Foul on Tyrik Dixon.	9	14
12:13	Chuma Okeke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davion Mitchell.	9	17
11:41	Nick King missed Jumper.	9	17
11:41	Anfernee McLemore Block.	9	17
11:39	Jared Harper Defensive Rebound.	9	17
11:36	Foul on Antwain Johnson.	9	17
11:36	Official TV Timeout	9	17
11:35	Davion Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.	9	17
11:35	Anfernee McLemore Offensive Rebound.	9	17
11:29	Anfernee McLemore made Dunk.	9	19
11:13	Foul on Desean Murray.	9	19
10:57	Nick King Turnover.	9	19
10:56	Jared Harper Steal.	9	19
10:53	Jared Harper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davion Mitchell.	9	22
10:50	Middle Tennessee Timeout	9	22
10:41	Foul on Anfernee McLemore.	9	22
10:41	Brandon Walters made Free Throw.	10	22
10:41	Brandon Walters missed Free Throw.	10	22
10:41	Desean Murray Defensive Rebound.	10	22
10:29	Jared Harper Turnover.	10	22
10:27	Therren Shelton-Szmidt Steal.	10	22
10:24	Nick King missed Layup.	10	22
10:24	Bryce Brown Defensive Rebound.	10	22
10:19	Anfernee McLemore made Dunk. Assisted by Bryce Brown.	10	24
9:59	Tyrik Dixon Turnover.	10	24
9:59	Foul on Tyrik Dixon.	10	24
9:48	Jared Harper Turnover.	10	24
9:47	Brandon Walters Steal.	10	24
9:44	Nick King made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Walters.	12	24
9:15	Mustapha Heron made Jumper.	12	26
8:46	Brandon Walters missed Jumper.	12	26
8:46	Horace Spencer Defensive Rebound.	12	26
8:35	Desean Murray Turnover.	12	26
8:34	Nick King Steal.	12	26
8:29	Nick King Turnover.	12	26
8:28	Mustapha Heron Steal.	12	26
8:14	Mustapha Heron made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jared Harper.	12	29
8:12	Middle Tennessee Timeout	12	29
7:55	Brandon Walters made Layup. Assisted by Edward Simpson.	14	29
7:42	Horace Spencer Turnover.	14	29
7:42	Giddy Potts Steal.	14	29
7:35	Foul on Davion Mitchell.	14	29
7:35	James Hawthorne made Free Throw.	15	29
7:35	James Hawthorne missed Free Throw.	15	29
7:35	Horace Spencer Defensive Rebound.	15	29
7:15	Mustapha Heron missed Three Point Jumper.	15	29
7:15	Brandon Walters Defensive Rebound.	15	29
7:07	Tyrik Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.	15	29
7:07	Horace Spencer Defensive Rebound.	15	29
6:37	Horace Spencer made Layup. Assisted by Davion Mitchell.	15	31
6:25	Antwain Johnson Turnover.	15	31
6:24	Mustapha Heron Steal.	15	31
6:22	Mustapha Heron made Layup.	15	33
5:55	James Hawthorne missed Three Point Jumper.	15	33
5:55	Davion Mitchell Defensive Rebound.	15	33
5:29	Davion Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.	15	33
5:29	Davion Mitchell Offensive Rebound.	15	33
5:04	Mustapha Heron missed Jumper.	15	33
5:04	Edward Simpson Defensive Rebound.	15	33
5:02	Foul on Horace Spencer.	15	33
5:02	James Hawthorne made Free Throw.	16	33
5:02	James Hawthorne made Free Throw.	17	33
4:44	Chuma Okeke missed Layup.	17	33
4:44	Chuma Okeke Offensive Rebound.	17	33
4:42	Chuma Okeke missed Layup.	17	33
4:42	Nick King Defensive Rebound.	17	33
4:23	Nick King Turnover.	17	33
4:07	Mustapha Heron Turnover.	17	33
4:07	Foul on Mustapha Heron.	17	33
3:51	Edward Simpson Turnover.	17	33
3:51	Official TV Timeout	17	33
3:44	Anfernee McLemore missed Three Point Jumper.	17	33
3:44	Karl Gamble Defensive Rebound.	17	33
3:26	Giddy Potts made Jumper. Assisted by Therren Shelton-Szmidt.	19	33
3:06	Chuma Okeke made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Brown.	19	35
3:06	Foul on James Hawthorne.	19	35
3:06	Chuma Okeke made Free Throw.	19	36
2:49	James Hawthorne missed Layup.	19	36
2:49	Anfernee McLemore Block.	19	36
2:48	Chuma Okeke Defensive Rebound.	19	36
2:39	Bryce Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	19	36
2:39	Nick King Defensive Rebound.	19	36
2:31	Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.	22	36
2:00	Jared Harper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chuma Okeke.	22	39
1:41	Nick King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Simmons.	25	39
1:14	Bryce Brown made Jumper.	25	41
0:57	Nick King Turnover.	25	41
0:56	Chuma Okeke Steal.	25	41
0:53	Bryce Brown Turnover.	25	41
0:52	Tyrik Dixon Steal.	25	41
0:51	Tyrik Dixon Turnover.	25	41
0:37	Desean Murray missed Jumper.	25	41
0:37	Giddy Potts Defensive Rebound.	25	41
0:15	Tyrik Dixon Turnover.	25	41
0:15	Foul on Tyrik Dixon.	25	41
0:07	Foul on Edward Simpson.	25	41
0:07	Mustapha Heron missed Free Throw.	25	41
0:07	Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.	25	41
0:07	Mustapha Heron made Free Throw.	25	42
0:03	Giddy Potts Turnover.	25	42
0:03	Foul on Giddy Potts.	25	42
0:03	Auburn Timeout	25	42
0:01	Bryce Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	25	42
0:01	Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.	25	42
0:00	End of 1st half	25	42

Legacy Arena at BJCC

11:00 PM, 16 December 2017

Birmingham, AL

Attendance: 7,209

Referees:
Pat Adams
Doug Sirmons
Todd Austin

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Liberty	0-0	-	12-1
Louisiana Tech	0-0	-	11-2
Middle Tennessee	0-0	-	9-3
UTEP	0-0	-	9-3
Western Kentucky	0-0	-	9-3
Jacksonville State	0-0	-	7-5
Kennesaw State	0-0	-	7-5
New Mexico State	0-0	-	6-6
Sam Houston	0-0	-	6-6
Florida International	0-0	-	5-7

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Florida	0-0	-	12-0
Oklahoma	0-0	-	12-0
Tennessee	0-0	-	11-0
Auburn	0-0	-	11-1
Georgia	0-0	-	11-1
Ole Miss	0-0	-	11-1
Mississippi State	0-0	-	11-1
Vanderbilt	0-0	-	11-1
Alabama	0-0	-	10-2
Arkansas	0-0	-	10-2
Kentucky	0-0	-	10-2
LSU	0-0	-	10-2
Missouri	0-0	-	10-2
Texas	0-0	-	10-2
Texas A&M	0-0	-	10-2
South Carolina	0-0	-	9-3

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