NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Sharife Cooper and Jamal Johnson scored 19 points apiece and Auburn Tigers held off Vanderbilt Commodores with a 73-67 win on Tuesday night.
Cooper scored 18 of his 19 in the second half in 14 minutes and finished 10 for 11 from the foul line altogether.
Devan Cambridge's 3-pointer with 13:08 to play gave Auburn a 40-38 lead it never surrendered. Vanderbilt led 25-23 at halftime.
Cambridge finished with 11 points and Allen Flanigan 10. Jaylin Williams grabbed 10 rebounds for Auburn.
Dylan Disu scored 18 points for Vanderbilt and collared 10 rebounds, Jordan Wright scored 14 and Scotty Pippen Jr. 12 before fouling out with five minutes left.
The Tigers entered ranked 289th nationally among Division I teams in scoring defense, surrendering 76.2 points per game. Auburn had allowed at least 75 points in six straight games going 2-4 during that stretch. They'd also given up 75 or more in eight of their last nine games.
While Auburn (11-10, 5-7 Southeastern Conference) may improve a tad in scoring defense, they have Vanderbilt's (5-10, 1-8) 11-for-22 shooting effort from the foul line to be thankful for.
Auburn faces Kentucky at Lexington on Saturday. The Commodores head to Starkeville to face Mississippi State on Saturday.
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1st Half
AUB
Tigers
23
VANDY
Commodores
25
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Tigers gains possession)
19:36
Devan Cambridge misses three point jump shot
19:36
Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound
19:36
+2
Dylan Disu makes two point layup
0-2
19:36
JT Thor misses three point jump shot
19:34
Maxwell Evans defensive rebound
19:25
+2
Jordan Wright makes two point layup
0-4
18:40
Sharife Cooper misses three point jump shot
18:38
Maxwell Evans defensive rebound
18:26
Allen Flanigan shooting foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
18:26
+1
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-5
18:26
+1
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-6
18:03
Allen Flanigan misses three point jump shot
18:01
Clevon Brown defensive rebound
17:52
+2
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point layup
0-8
17:30
Jaylin Williams misses three point jump shot
17:28
Dylan Disu defensive rebound
17:28
Jump ball. (Commodores gains possession)
17:12
Maxwell Evans misses two point jump shot
17:10
Devan Cambridge defensive rebound
16:54
JT Thor misses two point jump shot
16:52
Clevon Brown defensive rebound
16:34
Dylan Disu turnover (lost ball)
16:21
+2
Dylan Cardwell makes two point dunk (Sharife Cooper assists)
2-8
15:59
Sharife Cooper personal foul
15:59
TV timeout
15:59
Maxwell Evans misses regular free throw 1 of 3
15:59
+1
Maxwell Evans makes regular free throw 2 of 3
2-9
15:59
Maxwell Evans misses regular free throw 3 of 3
15:59
Sharife Cooper defensive rebound
15:45
Clevon Brown blocks Sharife Cooper's two point jump shot
15:43
Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound
15:39
Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (lost ball)
15:27
Jamal Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:25
Maxwell Evans defensive rebound
15:16
Devan Cambridge blocks Jordan Wright's two point layup
15:14
Commodores offensive rebound
14:52
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:50
Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
14:43
Jaylin Williams misses two point layup
14:41
Jaylin Williams offensive rebound
14:31
+2
Jaylin Williams makes two point jump shot
4-9
14:20
Dylan Disu misses three point jump shot
14:18
Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
14:11
Jaylin Williams turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Disu steals)
13:53
Jaylin Williams blocks Dylan Disu's two point layup
13:51
Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
13:39
Clevon Brown blocks Jaylin Williams's two point layup
13:39
Clevon Brown defensive rebound
13:39
Dylan Cardwell blocks Scotty Pippen Jr.'s two point layup
13:39
Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
13:39
Dylan Disu blocks Jamal Johnson's two point layup
13:39
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
13:39
Dylan Disu turnover (traveling)
13:14
Jaylin Williams misses three point jump shot
13:12
Maxwell Evans defensive rebound
12:58
+3
Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Maxwell Evans assists)
4-12
12:27
Chris Moore turnover (bad pass) (Maxwell Evans steals)
12:19
Issac McBride misses three point jump shot
12:17
Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
12:11
+3
Chris Moore makes three point jump shot (Allen Flanigan assists)
7-12
11:37
Braelee Albert misses three point jump shot
11:35
Babatunde Akingbola defensive rebound
11:22
+3
Jamal Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists)
10-12
10:48
Jordan Wright misses two point jump shot
10:46
Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
10:40
Chris Moore offensive foul
10:40
Chris Moore turnover
10:40
TV timeout
10:17
Issac McBride misses three point jump shot
10:15
Sharife Cooper defensive rebound
9:47
Jamal Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:45
Chris Moore offensive rebound
9:44
Clevon Brown personal foul
9:44
Issac McBride blocks Chris Moore's two point layup
9:42
Issac McBride defensive rebound
9:34
Clevon Brown misses three point jump shot
9:32
Sharife Cooper defensive rebound
9:29
Clevon Brown blocks Javon Franklin's two point dunk
9:27
Issac McBride defensive rebound
9:12
Javon Franklin blocks Scotty Pippen Jr.'s two point layup
9:10
Javon Franklin defensive rebound
9:07
Issac McBride personal foul
9:04
+3
Jamal Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists)
13-12
8:43
Issac McBride misses three point jump shot
8:41
Braelee Albert offensive rebound
8:41
Jaylin Williams personal foul (Braelee Albert draws the foul)