No. 5 Auburn faces Kent State, aims to build off of big win
No. 5 Auburn will return home looking to maintain its on-court momentum and its "strong family" when it welcomes Kent State on Wednesday night.
Fresh off a 74-69 upset Saturday night against then-ranked No. 4 Houston, Auburn coach Bruce Pearl was pleased with how his team responded through adversity after the team flight the day before had to be rescheduled due to a mid-air physical altercation between two Tiger reserve players, reported to be forwards Jahki Howard and Ja'Heim Hudson.
The chartered flight took off from Auburn University Regional Airport for Houston at 2:40 on Friday afternoon but was diverted back to the airport about an hour later, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
In audio obtained by CBS, the plane's pilot can be heard telling air traffic controllers that two players "got into a physical alteration" and that "clothes were ripped."
Neither Howard nor Hudson made the trip to Houston, but the Tigers overcame the altercation to post the upset. And Pearl was happy with the victory in what he called a "physical" game, in which the teams tied in rebounds at 33.
"It was outstanding," Pearl said. "Let me tell you what I love about the game -- student-athletes, pay attention: That was as physical of a game as we're going to play. There wasn't one ounce of animosity, unsportsmanlike conduct, nothing.
"Those guys [Houston] expected to get checked out, and our guys expected to get screens ... it would be like playing Bobby Knight or playing Indiana. You know what you're going to get. You know, when you're playing a Bobby Knight team, they may talk a little less (expletive), but you know what you're going to get."
While Pearl offered no immediate comment about his team's player altercation, attention quickly shifted toward the on-court action. The Tigers (2-0) were led by Tahaad Pettiford's 21 points, 15 of those coming in the second half to pull away from the Cougars late.
Auburn's Johni Broome, who finished with 20 points, said the victory over Houston overcame the mid-air incident.
"You know, stuff happens," Broome said, per CBS. "But at the end of the day, we came here to play basketball. Everybody was locked in with each other. We were our brother's keeper. We have a strong family here, and we came out here and won that basketball game."
Pearl described the game's atmosphere as a March-type feel in November, which he expects his team to endure throughout a non-conference schedule that will see Auburn play No. 7 Iowa State, No. 6 Duke, No. 21 Ohio State and No. 13 Purdue, as currently ranked, before Christmas.
However, before getting to those games, the Tigers will take on the Golden Flashes (2-0), who have yet to play a power-conference opponent this season. Their fast start has included a win in the home opener against Miami-Hamilton last Friday, 98-53. Kent State saw strong performances from Cli'Ron Hornbeak and VonCameron Davis, who each scored 18 points.
Kent State coach Rob Senderoff praised his team's offense, which had 24 assists.
"We shared the ball," Senderoff said after the game. "That was a real focus. We've been that way every night so far. In our scrimmages and the two games we've played, our guys have really tried to help their teammates look as good as they can."
Kent State will get a week-long break after it plays Auburn, hosting Niagara on Nov. 21.
--Field Level Media
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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3:21 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:22 | Â | Tahaad Pettiford personal foul | Â | |
3:27 | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound | Â | |
3:29 | Â | Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:49 | +2 | Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes two point layup | 17-30 | |
3:54 | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak offensive rebound | Â | |
3:56 | Â | Anthony Morales misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:07 | Â | Johni Broome personal foul (Jalen Sullinger draws the foul) | Â | |
4:22 | Â | Tahaad Pettiford personal foul | Â | |
4:22 | Â | Chaney Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Sullinger steals) | Â | |
4:38 | +1 | Cian Medley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-30 | |
4:38 | +1 | Cian Medley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-30 | |
4:38 | Â | Miles Kelly shooting foul (Cian Medley draws the foul) | Â | |
4:38 | Â | Cian Medley offensive rebound | Â | |
4:40 | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak misses two point layup | Â | |
4:43 | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak offensive rebound | Â | |
4:45 | Â | Cian Medley misses two point layup | Â | |
4:57 | Â | Tahaad Pettiford turnover (bad pass) (Cian Medley steals) | Â | |
5:24 | +2 | Morgan Safford makes two point jump shot (Cli'Ron Hornbeak assists) | 13-30 | |
5:31 | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound | Â | |
5:33 | Â | Denver Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:57 | +2 | Anthony Morales makes two point jump shot | 11-30 | |
6:03 | Â | Chris Moore personal foul (Cian Medley draws the foul) | Â | |
6:20 | Â | Chris Moore turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Morales steals) | Â | |
6:23 | Â | Chris Moore offensive rebound | Â | |
6:25 | Â | Chris Moore misses two point layup | Â | |
6:28 | Â | Chris Moore offensive rebound | Â | |
6:30 | Â | Denver Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:46 | +1 | Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-30 | |
6:46 | Â | Morgan Safford misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
6:46 | Â | Chad Baker-Mazara shooting foul (Morgan Safford draws the foul) | Â | |
7:11 | +2 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point layup | 8-30 | |
7:32 | Â | Morgan Safford turnover (Chad Baker-Mazara steals) | Â | |
7:35 | Â | Golden Flashes 30 second timeout | Â | |
7:35 | +2 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point dunk (Johni Broome assists) | 8-28 | |
7:40 | Â | Johni Broome defensive rebound | Â | |
7:42 | Â | Cian Medley misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:01 | +2 | Chris Moore makes two point layup (Johni Broome assists) | 8-26 | |
8:16 | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak personal foul (Chaney Johnson draws the foul) | Â | |
8:16 | Â | Chaney Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
8:18 | Â | Cian Medley misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:25 | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound | Â | |
8:27 | Â | Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:33 | Â | Johni Broome defensive rebound | Â | |
8:35 | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak misses two point layup | Â | |
8:54 | Â | Official timeout | Â | |
9:06 | +2 | Chaney Johnson makes two point dunk (Dylan Cardwell assists) | 8-24 | |
9:11 | Â | Jalen Sullinger turnover (Denver Jones steals) | Â | |
9:19 | Â | Jalen Sullinger defensive rebound | Â | |
9:21 | Â | Chaney Johnson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:44 | Â | Chaney Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
9:46 | Â | Mike Bekelja misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:57 | Â | Miles Kelly personal foul (Jalen Sullinger draws the foul) | Â | |
9:59 | Â | Golden Flashes defensive rebound | Â | |
10:01 | Â | Denver Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:28 | Â | Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound | Â | |
10:30 | Â | Jamal Sumlin misses two point layup | Â | |
10:42 | Â | Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound | Â | |
10:44 | Â | Dylan Cardwell misses two point hook shot | Â | |
10:50 | Â | VonCameron Davis personal foul (Chaney Johnson draws the foul) | Â | |
11:14 | +2 | VonCameron Davis makes two point layup | 8-22 | |
11:26 | Â | Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound | Â | |
11:28 | Â | JP Pegues misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:47 | Â | Chris Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
11:49 | Â | VonCameron Davis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
12:00 | Â | Tahaad Pettiford personal foul (Jamal Sumlin draws the foul) | Â | |
12:00 | Â | Tahaad Pettiford turnover (Jamal Sumlin steals) | Â | |
12:31 | +3 | Jalen Sullinger makes three point jump shot (Magnus Entenmann assists) | 6-22 | |
12:47 | +3 | Chaney Johnson makes three point jump shot (JP Pegues assists) | 3-22 | |
12:55 | Â | Johni Broome defensive rebound | Â | |
12:57 | Â | Magnus Entenmann misses two point layup | Â | |
13:22 | +2 | Chaney Johnson makes two point dunk (Tahaad Pettiford assists) | 3-19 | |
13:33 | Â | Tahaad Pettiford defensive rebound | Â | |
13:35 | Â | Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:55 | +2 | Johni Broome makes two point layup (Miles Kelly assists) | 3-17 | |
14:02 | Â | Chaney Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
14:04 | Â | Magnus Entenmann misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:16 | Â | Morgan Safford defensive rebound | Â | |
14:18 | Â | Johni Broome misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:25 | Â | Johni Broome offensive rebound | Â | |
14:27 | Â | JP Pegues misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:43 | Â | Tigers defensive rebound | Â | |
14:45 | Â | Morgan Safford misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:01 | +2 | Johni Broome makes two point jump shot (Chaney Johnson assists) | 3-15 | |
15:04 | Â | Jump ball. Johni Broome vs. Anthony Morales (Tigers gains possession) | Â | |
15:10 | Â | Johni Broome defensive rebound | Â | |
15:12 | Â | Cian Medley misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:23 | Â | Anthony Morales offensive rebound | Â | |
15:25 | Â | Jalen Sullinger misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:54 | +3 | Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Chaney Johnson assists) | 3-13 | |
16:10 | +3 | Jalen Sullinger makes three point jump shot | 3-10 | |
16:20 | Â | Golden Flashes 30 second timeout | Â | |
16:28 | +2 | Johni Broome makes two point jump shot (Tahaad Pettiford assists) | 0-10 | |
16:41 | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak turnover (traveling) | Â | |
16:54 | +2 | Denver Jones makes two point layup | 0-8 | |
17:05 | Â | Johni Broome defensive rebound | Â | |
17:07 | Â | Anthony Morales misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:15 | Â | Jump ball. Marquis Barnett vs. Chad Baker-Mazara (Marquis Barnett gains possession) | Â | |
17:36 | +2 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point jump shot (Denver Jones assists) | 0-6 | |
17:45 | Â | Cian Medley personal foul (Dylan Cardwell draws the foul) | Â | |
17:53 | Â | Denver Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
17:55 | Â | Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:10 | +1 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 0-4 | |
18:10 | +1 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 0-3 | |
18:10 | +1 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 0-2 | |
18:10 | Â | Marquis Barnett shooting foul (Chad Baker-Mazara draws the foul) | Â | |
18:17 | Â | VonCameron Davis personal foul (Johni Broome draws the foul) | Â | |
18:34 | Â | Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound | Â | |
18:36 | Â | Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:42 | Â | Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound | Â | |
18:44 | Â | Denver Jones blocks Marquis Barnett's two point layup | Â | |
19:00 | +1 | Dylan Cardwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-1 | |
19:00 | Â | Dylan Cardwell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
19:00 | Â | VonCameron Davis shooting foul (Dylan Cardwell draws the foul) | Â | |
19:23 | Â | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | Â | |
19:25 | Â | Marquis Barnett misses two point layup | Â | |
19:28 | Â | Marquis Barnett offensive rebound | Â | |
19:30 | Â | VonCameron Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:45 | Â | Cian Medley defensive rebound | Â | |
19:47 | Â | Johni Broome misses three point jump shot | Â | |
20:00 | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak vs. Dylan Cardwell (Tigers gains possession) | Â |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
 | Tahaad Pettiford personal foul | 3:22 |
 | Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound | 3:27 |
 | Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot | 3:29 |
+ 2 | Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes two point layup | 3:49 |
 | Cli'Ron Hornbeak offensive rebound | 3:54 |
 | Anthony Morales misses two point jump shot | 3:56 |
 | Johni Broome personal foul (Jalen Sullinger draws the foul) | 4:07 |
 | Tahaad Pettiford personal foul | 4:22 |
 | Chaney Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Sullinger steals) | 4:22 |
+ 1 | Cian Medley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4:38 |
+ 1 | Cian Medley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4:38 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 17 | 30 |
Field Goals | 6-26 (23.1%) | 12-25 (48.0%) |
3-Pointers | 2-10 (20.0%) | 2-10 (20.0%) |
Free Throws | 3-4 (75.0%) | 4-5 (80.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 14 | 19 |
Offensive | 5 | 4 |
Defensive | 8 | 14 |
Team | 1 | 1 |
Assists | 2 | 10 |
Steals | 4 | 2 |
Blocks | 0 | 1 |
Turnovers | 3 | 4 |
Fouls | 6 | 8 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Team Stats | |||
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Kent State 2-0 | 84.0 PPG | 36.0 RPG | 16.5 APG |
5 Auburn 2-0 | 84.0 PPG | 41.0 RPG | 14.5 APG |
Key Players | |||||
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. Sullinger G | 8.5 PPG | 1.0 RPG | 4.5 APG | 38.5 FG% |
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. Baker-Mazara G | 9.0 PPG | 2.5 RPG | 2.0 APG | 54.5 FG% |
Top Scorers | |||||
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J. Sullinger G | 6 PTS | 1 REB | 0 AST | ||
C. Baker-Mazara G | 9 PTS | 0 REB | 0 AST |
On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
J. Sullinger | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
M. Safford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
A. Morales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C. Hornbeak | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
M. Barnett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
J. Sullinger | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
M. Safford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
A. Morales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C. Hornbeak | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
M. Barnett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
M. Bekelja | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Gillespie | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
M. Entenmann | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Sumlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Moss | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Hunter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Huffman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Lee Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Pennicott | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Nichols | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 17 | 13 | 2 | 6/26 | 2/10 | 3/4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
C. Johnson | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
M. Kelly | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Cardwell | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
J. Pegues | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Pettiford | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
C. Johnson | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
M. Kelly | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Cardwell | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
J. Pegues | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Pettiford | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
C. Moore | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
C. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P. Patterson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
A. Scott | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
R. Trapp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
B. Muschalek | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Shay | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Cardwell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 30 | 18 | 10 | 12/25 | 2/10 | 4/5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 |