Pettiford scores 21 and Broome adds 20 as No. 11 Auburn beats No. 4 Houston 74-69
HOUSTON (AP) Tahaad Pettiford had 21 points, including five 3-pointers, Johni Broome added 20 points and nine rebounds and No. 11 Auburn beat No. 4 Houston 74-69 on Saturday night.
Chaney Johnson had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Auburn (2-0). Broome scored 16 points and Pettiford had 15 in the second half.
On Friday, the flight carrying the Tigers was grounded shortly after takeoff after two players got into a fight onboard. Auburn coach Bruce Pearl did not address the situation after Saturday’s game.
L.J. Cryer and Emmanuel Sharp each had 13 points for Houston (1-1), J’Wan Roberts had 12 points and seven rebounds and Joseph Tugler and Milos Uzan each scored 10.
After Houston regained the lead at 67-66 on a 3-pointer by Sharp with 2:14 remaining, Chad Baker-Mazara hit a jumper for Auburn, and after the Cougars turned it over the next time down the floor, Baker-Mazara hit two free throws to give the Tigers a three-point lead with 49 seconds left.
Cryer missed a jumper with 33 seconds left, and Denver Jones stole the rebound. Jones was fouled and hit two free throws to extend the lead to 72-67 with 22 seconds remaining.
Auburn: The Tigers will be tough to beat this season with their size and perimeter shooting.
Houston: The Cougars had a balanced scoring attack with five players in double-figures, but they have to get more out of their bench, which totaled 17 points.
Trailing 56-51 with six minutes remaining, Auburn responded with back-to-back 3-pointers by Pettiford and Baker-Mazara to take a 57-56 lead. The Tigers were tough to stop from there, hitting seven of their last eight field goals.
Auburn outscored Houston 36-28 in points in the paint.
Houston hosts Louisiana on Wednesday night, while Auburn hosts Kent State.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Johni Broome vs. Ja'Vier Francis (Tigers gains possession) | Â | |
19:29 | Â | Johni Broome misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:27 | Â | Tigers offensive rebound | Â | |
19:27 | Â | Tigers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
19:07 | Â | Chad Baker-Mazara personal foul (Emanuel Sharp draws the foul) | Â | |
18:48 | Â | Emanuel Sharp turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
18:31 | Â | JP Pegues misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:29 | Â | Ja'Vier Francis defensive rebound | Â | |
18:20 | +2 | Ja'Vier Francis makes two point turnaround hook shot | 0-2 | |
18:02 | Â | Johni Broome misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:00 | Â | J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound | Â | |
17:32 | Â | Milos Uzan turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
17:17 | Â | L.J. Cryer personal foul (JP Pegues draws the foul) | Â | |
17:14 | Â | Chad Baker-Mazara turnover (bad pass) (Joseph Tugler steals) | Â | |
17:09 | Â | Chad Baker-Mazara personal foul (Emanuel Sharp draws the foul) | Â | |
16:59 | +2 | J'Wan Roberts makes two point hook shot (Milos Uzan assists) | 0-4 | |
16:34 | Â | L.J. Cryer personal foul (Johni Broome draws the foul) | Â | |
16:25 | +2 | Chaney Johnson makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-4 | |
16:04 | +2 | Milos Uzan makes two point turnaround jump shot | 2-6 | |
15:46 | Â | Chaney Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:44 | Â | Tahaad Pettiford offensive rebound | Â | |
15:36 | Â | Joseph Tugler blocks Denver Jones's three point jump shot | Â | |
15:34 | Â | Denver Jones offensive rebound | Â | |
15:31 | +2 | Denver Jones makes two point driving layup | 4-6 | |
15:10 | Â | Emanuel Sharp misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:08 | Â | Johni Broome defensive rebound | Â | |
15:00 | Â | Chaney Johnson offensive foul (Joseph Tugler draws the foul) | Â | |
15:00 | Â | Chaney Johnson turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
15:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:34 | Â | J'Wan Roberts misses two point floating jump shot | Â | |
14:32 | Â | Tahaad Pettiford defensive rebound | Â | |
14:26 | Â | Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:24 | Â | Milos Uzan defensive rebound | Â | |
14:08 | +2 | Milos Uzan makes two point driving layup | 4-8 | |
13:51 | +2 | Chaney Johnson makes two point layup | 6-8 | |
13:35 | Â | J'Wan Roberts turnover (lost ball) (Johni Broome steals) | Â | |
13:21 | Â | Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:19 | Â | Cougars defensive rebound | Â | |
12:59 | +2 | Milos Uzan makes two point driving floating jump shot | 6-10 | |
12:41 | Â | Ramon Walker Jr. shooting foul (Chaney Johnson draws the foul) | Â | |
12:41 | Â | Chaney Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
12:41 | +1 | Chaney Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-10 | |
12:31 | Â | Milos Uzan turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Cardwell steals) | Â | |
12:26 | +2 | Dylan Cardwell makes two point dunk | 9-10 | |
12:10 | Â | Miles Kelly shooting foul (Terrance Arceneaux draws the foul) | Â | |
12:10 | Â | Terrance Arceneaux misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
12:10 | Â | Terrance Arceneaux misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
12:10 | Â | Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound | Â | |
11:44 | Â | Ja'Vier Francis shooting foul (Chaney Johnson draws the foul) | Â | |
11:44 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:44 | +1 | Chaney Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-10 | |
11:44 | +1 | Chaney Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-10 | |
11:33 | Â | Emanuel Sharp misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:29 | Â | Tigers defensive rebound | Â | |
11:20 | Â | Denver Jones turnover (traveling) | Â | |
11:05 | Â | Chaney Johnson blocks Milos Uzan's two point driving layup | Â | |
11:03 | Â | Cougars offensive rebound | Â | |
10:51 | +2 | J'Wan Roberts makes two point bank hook shot | 11-12 | |
10:22 | Â | Chaney Johnson turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
10:01 | Â | Joseph Tugler misses two point hook shot | Â | |
9:59 | Â | Tigers defensive rebound | Â | |
9:44 | +2 | Johni Broome makes two point layup (Chaney Johnson assists) | 13-12 | |
9:17 | Â | Johni Broome blocks J'Wan Roberts's two point hook shot | Â | |
9:15 | Â | Mylik Wilson offensive rebound | Â | |
9:09 | Â | Emanuel Sharp misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:07 | Â | Joseph Tugler offensive rebound | Â | |
9:04 | Â | Johni Broome blocks Emanuel Sharp's two point layup | Â | |
9:02 | Â | Cougars offensive rebound | Â | |
8:53 | Â | Tahaad Pettiford personal foul (L.J. Cryer draws the foul) | Â | |
8:46 | Â | Joseph Tugler misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:44 | Â | Johni Broome defensive rebound | Â | |
8:19 | +3 | Tahaad Pettiford makes three point stepback jump shot | 16-12 | |
7:50 | Â | Mylik Wilson misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
7:48 | Â | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | Â | |
7:40 | +3 | Tahaad Pettiford makes three point stepback bank jump shot | 19-12 | |
7:36 | Â | Cougars 30 second timeout | Â | |
7:36 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:20 | Â | Johni Broome blocks J'Wan Roberts's two point layup | Â | |
7:18 | Â | Johni Broome defensive rebound | Â | |
7:14 | Â | Miles Kelly turnover (bad pass) (L.J. Cryer steals) | Â | |
7:10 | Â | Tahaad Pettiford shooting foul (L.J. Cryer draws the foul) | Â | |
7:10 | +1 | L.J. Cryer makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 19-13 | |
7:10 | +1 | L.J. Cryer makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 19-14 | |
7:10 | Â | L.J. Cryer misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | Â | |
7:10 | Â | Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound | Â | |
6:57 | +2 | Johni Broome makes two point layup (Tahaad Pettiford assists) | 21-14 | |
6:57 | Â | J'Wan Roberts shooting foul (Johni Broome draws the foul) | Â | |
6:57 | Â | Johni Broome misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
6:57 | Â | Joseph Tugler defensive rebound | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Milos Uzan misses two point driving layup | Â | |
6:42 | Â | Milos Uzan offensive rebound | Â | |
6:33 | +3 | L.J. Cryer makes three point pullup jump shot | 21-17 | |
6:08 | Â | Johni Broome misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:06 | Â | Miles Kelly offensive rebound | Â | |
6:03 | Â | Miles Kelly misses two point tip layup | Â | |
6:01 | Â | Chaney Johnson offensive rebound | Â | |
5:59 | +2 | Chaney Johnson makes two point putback layup | 23-17 | |
5:48 | +2 | L.J. Cryer makes two point turnaround jump shot | 23-19 | |
5:28 | Â | Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:26 | Â | Joseph Tugler defensive rebound | Â | |
5:10 | Â | L.J. Cryer misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:08 | Â | Joseph Tugler offensive rebound | Â | |
5:08 | +2 | Joseph Tugler makes two point tip layup | 23-21 | |
4:51 | Â | Johni Broome offensive foul | Â | |
4:51 | Â | Johni Broome turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
4:30 | Â | Milos Uzan misses two point layup | Â | |
4:28 | Â | J'Wan Roberts offensive rebound | Â | |
4:21 | +3 | Emanuel Sharp makes three point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists) | 23-24 | |
4:04 | Â | Milos Uzan personal foul (Denver Jones draws the foul) | Â | |
4:00 | +3 | Miles Kelly makes three point bank jump shot (Johni Broome assists) | 26-24 | |
3:41 | Â | Johni Broome shooting foul (Joseph Tugler draws the foul) | Â | |
3:41 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:41 | Â | Joseph Tugler misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
3:41 | Â | Joseph Tugler misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
3:41 | Â | Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound | Â | |
3:20 | Â | Johni Broome turnover (bad pass) (Emanuel Sharp steals) | Â | |
3:15 | +2 | Mylik Wilson makes two point dunk (Milos Uzan assists) | 26-26 | |
2:56 | Â | Tigers 30 second timeout | Â | |
2:51 | Â | Joseph Tugler personal foul (Johni Broome draws the foul) | Â | |
2:51 | Â | Johni Broome misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
2:51 | Â | Terrance Arceneaux defensive rebound | Â | |
2:29 | Â | Mylik Wilson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:27 | Â | Terrance Arceneaux offensive rebound | Â | |
2:27 | Â | Terrance Arceneaux misses two point tip layup | Â | |
2:25 | Â | Cougars offensive rebound | Â | |
2:09 | Â | Chris Moore blocks Milos Uzan's two point driving layup | Â | |
2:07 | Â | Cougars offensive rebound | Â | |
2:05 | Â | Milos Uzan turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
1:50 | Â | Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:48 | Â | Cougars defensive rebound | Â | |
1:33 | Â | Chris Moore shooting foul (Emanuel Sharp draws the foul) | Â | |
1:33 | +1 | Emanuel Sharp makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-27 | |
1:33 | +1 | Emanuel Sharp makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-28 | |
1:13 | Â | J'Wan Roberts blocks JP Pegues's two point driving layup | Â | |
1:11 | Â | Cougars defensive rebound | Â | |
0:59 | Â | Emanuel Sharp misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:57 | Â | Chaney Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
0:55 | Â | Joseph Tugler personal foul (Chaney Johnson draws the foul) | Â | |
0:55 | Â | Chaney Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
0:55 | Â | J'Wan Roberts defensive rebound | Â | |
0:35 | Â | Miles Kelly shooting foul (Terrance Arceneaux draws the foul) | Â | |
0:35 | +1 | Terrance Arceneaux makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-29 | |
0:35 | +1 | Terrance Arceneaux makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-30 | |
0:09 | +2 | Miles Kelly makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 28-30 | |
0:00 | +3 | Terrance Arceneaux makes three point jump shot (J'Wan Roberts assists) | 28-33 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |