The No. 15 Auburn Tigers (16-4, 6-2 SEC), one of the country’s top shooting defenses, travel to face the West Virginia Mountaineers (12-8, 2-6 Big 12) on Saturday.
Auburn was defeated by the Texas A&M Aggies 79-63 at Neville Arena on Wednesday. With 16 points, seven rebounds, and seven blocks, Johni Broome was the standout player in defeat.
The Tigers remain fourth in the Southeastern Conference. West Virginia found victory on Wednesday at United Supermarkets Arena, beating the Texas Tech Red Raiders 76-61. Joe Toussaint had 22 points and six rebounds to lead the team. The Mountaineers remain eighth in the Big 12 Conference.
The Tigers have been led this season by Wendell Green Jr. and Broome, who are averaging 13.9 and 12.6 points per game, respectively. Broome also has grabbed 8.1 rebounds per game, while Green Jr. has dished 4.3 assists per game. Erik Stevenson (13.1 ppg) and Tre Mitchell (12.6) have powered the Mountaineers’ offense.
Jimmy Bell Jr. is posting 6.1 rebounds per game, and Kedrian Johnson is distributing 2.9 assists. The Tigers rank as one of the NCAA’s stingiest FG% defenses, holding foes to to an 11th-lowest rate of 38.9%.Auburn is 7-3 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +5.6 (71.4-65.8).
West Virginia has gone 4-6 over the last 10, scoring 73.4 points per game on average while allowing 72.2 (+1.2 margin). The Mountaineers are averaging 77.0 ppg for the full season while allowing 68.8.
TIGERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Chris Moore: 0.2 | 7.5 | -7.2
Points per game:
Jaylin Williams: 13.4 | 10.2 | +3.2
K.D. Johnson: 4.8 | 7.4 | -2.6
Rebounds per game:
Allen Flanigan: 6.6 | 5.1 | +1.6
Assists per game:
Wendell Green Jr.: 6.2 | 4.3 | +2.0
MOUNTAINEERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Kedrian Johnson: 13.8 | 9.9 | +4.0
Assists per game:
Joe Toussaint: 1.6 | 2.8 | -1.1
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
West Virginia -3.5 (-110)
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