TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Johni Broome had 19 points and 14 rebounds and five teammates scored 10 or more points as No. 1 Auburn beat in-state rival and second-ranked Alabama 94-85 on Saturday in a matchup of top-ranked teams.
Mark Sears scored 18 points and Grant Nelson added 12 points and 12 rebounds for Alabama, which rallied from a double-digit deficit in the second half, but failed to complete the comeback.
Denver Jones scored 16 points, Chad Baker-Mazara and Miles Kelly added 15 points apiece, Chaney Johnson had 14 and Tahaad Pettiford 13 for Auburn (23-2, 11-1).
Labaron Philon and Aden Holloway each scored 10 for Alabama (21-4, 10-2).
Auburn’s Dylan Cardwell fouled out after playing just 12 minutes, and key bench player Baker-Mazara foul out with just over two minutes remaining. Johnson picked up much of the slack, playing 33 minutes, after averaging 23 minutes per game.
NO. 3 DUKE 106, STANFORD 70
DURHAM, N.C. — Tyrese Proctor scored 23 points, Cooper Flagg contributed 19 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds, and No. 3 Duke beat Stanford.
Khaman Maluach had 17 points, Sion James finished with 14 and Caleb Foster scored 10 for the Blue Devils (22-3, 14-1).
Duke shot a season-best 62.5% and hit 14 three-pointers. Proctor tied a career-high with five three-pointers while Flagg hit three.
Maxime Raynaud led Stanford (16-10, 8-7) with 19 points and seven rebounds. Oziyah Sellers added 11 points and Donavin Young 10.
NO. 5 TENNESSEE 81,
VANDERBILT 76
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zakai Zeigler scored 22 points, all in the second half, and No. 5 Tennessee rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit to beat Vanderbilt.
Chaz Lanieradded 21, for the Volunteers (21-5, 8-5).
