Auburn's big first half leads to 77-41 defeat of Troy
AP
Dec 19, 2020
Auburn Tigers, Ala. (AP) Allen Flanigan scored 14 points, 15 Tigers saw playing time, a dozen scored and Auburn defeated Troy Trojans 77-41 on Saturday, picking up a fourth-straight win.
Flanigan, who played 26 minutes, was 4-for-7 shooting and made four assists. Jaylin Williams added 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting with six rebounds and two steals. JT Thor added 10 points.
Auburn never trailed after Flanigan dropped in a 3-pointer in the opening minute and used runs of 13-0 and 20-0 to lead 43-10 at halftime.
The Tigers (5-2) were 57% shooting, making 28 of 49 from the field but were 7 for 20 from beyond the 3-point arc after setting a school record for made 3s with 22 earlier in the month.
Troy (4-4) came in having allowed 13 made 3s in its previous three games.
The sophomore Flanigan is one-third of Auburn's young starting point guard rotation. Freshman Justin Powell scored three points with eight assists in 22 minutes and sophomore Tyrell Jones picked up four fouls in seven minutes with two points and two rebounds.
Nick Stampley led the Trojans with 13 points, no other Trojan scored more than five.
Troy, just 89 miles away, had won the last matchup at Auburn in 2009 but the Tigers lead the series 11-1.
The Tigers play one more nonconference game, against Appalachian State on Tuesday, before opening Southeast Conference play against visiting Arkansas, Dec. 30.
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1st Half
TROY
Trojans
10
AUB
Tigers
43
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Nick Stampley vs. Jaylin Williams (Tigers gains possession)
19:35
+3
Allen Flanigan makes three point jump shot (Justin Powell assists)
0-3
19:02
Nick Stampley misses two point jump shot
19:00
Devan Cambridge defensive rebound
18:33
+3
Jaylin Williams makes three point jump shot (Allen Flanigan assists)
0-6
18:07
Nick Stampley misses two point jump shot
18:05
Zay Williams offensive rebound
18:00
Justin Powell shooting foul (Zay Williams draws the foul)
18:00
+1
Zay Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-6
18:00
Zay Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:00
JT Thor defensive rebound
17:49
Allen Flanigan turnover (traveling)
17:32
Duke Miles misses two point jump shot
17:30
Tigers defensive rebound
17:08
Justin Powell turnover (lost ball)
16:43
Zay Williams misses two point jump shot
16:41
Zay Williams offensive rebound
16:31
Kieffer Punter turnover (bad pass) (Jaylin Williams steals)
16:02
+2
Jaylin Williams makes two point layup (Allen Flanigan assists)
1-8
15:40
+2
Nick Stampley makes two point jump shot
3-8
15:23
Babatunde Akingbola misses two point jump shot
15:21
Zay Williams defensive rebound
15:10
Nick Stampley misses two point jump shot
15:08
Jamal Johnson defensive rebound
15:03
Allen Flanigan misses three point jump shot
15:01
Jamal Johnson offensive rebound
14:54
Devan Cambridge misses two point jump shot
14:52
Zay Williams defensive rebound
14:47
Zay Williams turnover (lost ball) (Jaylin Williams steals)
14:37
+2
Allen Flanigan makes two point layup
3-10
14:11
Kieffer Punter misses three point jump shot
14:09
Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
14:07
Khalyl Waters personal foul (Allen Flanigan draws the foul)
14:07
TV timeout
13:49
Christian Turner personal foul
13:38
+2
Dylan Cardwell makes two point layup (Jaylin Williams assists)
3-12
13:04
Kam Woods misses three point jump shot
13:02
Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
13:01
Zay Williams personal foul
12:35
+2
JT Thor makes two point jump shot
3-14
12:12
Zay Williams turnover (lost ball) (Chris Moore steals)
12:12
Chris Moore turnover (out of bounds)
11:55
Christian Turner misses two point jump shot
11:53
Jamal Johnson defensive rebound
11:32
+2
JT Thor makes two point alley-oop dunk (Justin Powell assists)
3-16
11:20
Desmond Williams turnover (lost ball) (Chris Moore steals)
11:18
Desmond Williams personal foul (Chris Moore draws the foul)
11:18
TV timeout
10:53
+3
Justin Powell makes three point jump shot
3-19
10:27
Duke Miles misses two point jump shot
10:25
Justin Powell defensive rebound
10:21
+2
Jamal Johnson makes two point layup (Justin Powell assists)
3-21
9:58
+3
Nick Stampley makes three point jump shot (Antwan Burnett assists)
6-21
9:40
Chris Moore misses three point jump shot
9:38
Christian Turner defensive rebound
9:19
Kam Woods misses two point jump shot
9:17
Justin Powell defensive rebound
9:07
+2
JT Thor makes two point jump shot
6-23
9:05
Trojans 30 second timeout
8:48
Zay Williams misses three point jump shot
8:46
Tigers defensive rebound
8:29
Allen Flanigan turnover (lost ball) (Duke Miles steals)
8:23
Duke Miles misses two point layup
8:21
Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
8:20
Antwan Burnett personal foul
8:12
+2
Allen Flanigan makes two point layup (Justin Powell assists)
6-25
8:12
Kieffer Punter shooting foul (Allen Flanigan draws the foul)