Miles Kelly helps No. 2 Auburn beat Richmond 98-54
AP
Dec 08, 2024
Auburn Tigers, Ala. (AP) Miles Kelly and Tahaad Pettiford each scored 15 points, and No. 2 Auburn beat Richmond Spiders 98-54 on Sunday.
Bouncing back nicely after a loss at Duke, Auburn (8-1) had six players score in double figures. Chad Baker-Mazara had 13 points, six rebounds and five assists. Denver Jones made three 3-pointers and finished with 11 points.
Johni Broome had 11 points, six assists and two blocks for the Tigers. Jahki Howard scored a career-high 13 points.
Richmond (4-5) was led by Mikkel Tyne’s 16 points. Dusan Neskovic scored 12, and DeLonnie Hunt added 10 points.
Richmond: The Spiders had a lot to replace after winning the Atlantic 10 regular-season title last season, and they have struggled early this year on offense. Richmond had some trouble with Auburn’s size, and it only shot 20% on 3-pointers.
Auburn: Bruce Pearl’s Tigers simply took care of business in their first home game in 20 days. With Broome attracting plenty of double teams from Richmond, Auburn’s inside-out offense was efficient in scoring on open looks.
Auburn went on a 13-2 run early in the first half.
After forcing only four turnovers in Wednesday's loss to Duke, Auburn got 15 takeaways against Richmond and turned them into 18 points.
Auburn faces Ohio State on Saturday in Atlanta. Richmond hosts Belmont on Saturday.
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1st Half
RICH
Spiders
27
AUB
Tigers
52
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Mike Walz vs. Johni Broome (Apostolos Roumoglou gains possession)
19:42
Apostolos Roumoglou turnover (bad pass)
19:22
Dylan Cardwell misses two point layup
19:20
Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound
19:17
Dylan Cardwell misses two point layup
19:15
Denver Jones offensive rebound
19:15
Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
19:13
Miles Kelly offensive rebound
19:08
+2
Johni Broome makes two point layup
0-2
19:00
Mike Walz turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Cardwell steals)
18:52
Denver Jones misses three point jump shot
18:50
DeLonnie Hunt defensive rebound
18:37
DeLonnie Hunt turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals)
18:25
+2
Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point jump shot (Johni Broome assists)
0-4
18:01
Dusan Neskovic misses three point jump shot
17:59
Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound
17:38
Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot
17:36
Mike Walz defensive rebound
17:23
+3
Mikkel Tyne makes three point jump shot (Mike Walz assists)
3-4
17:10
Johni Broome misses two point jump shot
17:08
Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound
17:06
Dylan Cardwell misses two point dunk
17:03
Mikkel Tyne defensive rebound
17:01
DeLonnie Hunt misses two point jump shot
16:59
Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound
16:49
Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot
16:47
DeLonnie Hunt defensive rebound
16:27
DeLonnie Hunt misses three point jump shot
16:25
Chaney Johnson defensive rebound
16:02
+3
Tahaad Pettiford makes three point jump shot
3-7
15:39
Mike Walz turnover (bad pass) (Miles Kelly steals)
15:37
+2
Jahki Howard makes two point dunk (Miles Kelly assists)
3-9
15:33
TV timeout
15:14
+2
Dusan Neskovic makes two point layup
5-9
15:14
Jahki Howard shooting foul (Dusan Neskovic draws the foul)
15:14
+1
Dusan Neskovic makes regular free throw 1 of 1
6-9
15:04
+3
Tahaad Pettiford makes three point jump shot
6-12
14:48
Dusan Neskovic misses three point jump shot
14:46
Denver Jones defensive rebound
14:41
Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot
14:39
Chaney Johnson offensive rebound
14:35
Apostolos Roumoglou blocks Chaney Johnson's two point layup
14:33
DeLonnie Hunt defensive rebound
14:18
+2
DeLonnie Hunt makes two point layup
8-12
14:00
+3
Denver Jones makes three point jump shot (Johni Broome assists)
8-15
13:46
Mikkel Tyne turnover (bad pass)
13:26
+3
Denver Jones makes three point jump shot (Tahaad Pettiford assists)
8-18
13:01
Tahaad Pettiford personal foul (Jonathan Beagle draws the foul)
12:52
Chad Baker-Mazara blocks Dusan Neskovic's two point layup
12:50
Dusan Neskovic offensive rebound
12:46
Jonathan Beagle misses two point hook shot
12:44
Denver Jones defensive rebound
12:35
+3
Tahaad Pettiford makes three point jump shot (Dylan Cardwell assists)
8-21
12:35
DeLonnie Hunt shooting foul (Tahaad Pettiford draws the foul)
12:35
+1
Tahaad Pettiford makes regular free throw 1 of 1
8-22
12:22
Chaney Johnson shooting foul (DeLonnie Hunt draws the foul)
12:22
+1
DeLonnie Hunt makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-22
12:22
+1
DeLonnie Hunt makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-22
12:11
Denver Jones misses three point jump shot
12:08
Tigers offensive rebound
12:03
+3
Denver Jones makes three point jump shot (Chaney Johnson assists)
10-25
11:41
+3
Jason Roche makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Beagle assists)
13-25
11:18
Chad Baker-Mazara misses two point jump shot
11:16
Jason Roche personal foul (Dylan Cardwell draws the foul)
11:16
TV timeout
11:14
+2
Johni Broome makes two point jump shot (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)
13-27
10:53
DeLonnie Hunt misses three point jump shot
10:51
Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound
10:44
Denver Jones misses three point jump shot
10:42
Collin Tanner defensive rebound
10:20
Johni Broome blocks DeLonnie Hunt's two point layup
10:18
Miles Kelly defensive rebound
10:12
Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
10:10
Chad Baker-Mazara offensive rebound
10:06
Johni Broome misses three point jump shot
10:04
Apostolos Roumoglou defensive rebound
9:37
Johni Broome blocks Jonathan Beagle's two point layup
9:35
Spiders offensive rebound
9:33
+3
Apostolos Roumoglou makes three point jump shot (DeLonnie Hunt assists)
16-27
9:15
+2
Johni Broome makes two point layup (Miles Kelly assists)
16-29
8:51
Jonathan Beagle misses two point jump shot
8:49
Miles Kelly defensive rebound
8:31
+2
Jahki Howard makes two point dunk (Johni Broome assists)
16-31
8:07
Jonathan Beagle misses three point jump shot
8:05
Tigers defensive rebound
7:58
+2
Jahki Howard makes two point dunk (Tahaad Pettiford assists)