Good Morning, Auburn Family. Miles Kelly swished a second-chance corner 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to give No. 1 Auburn the lead and the top-ranked Tigers ended the game on a 6-0 run to defeat No. 6 Tennessee 53-51 Saturday at Neville Arena.

Johni Broome returned from missing two games due to an ankle injury in a big way, leading Auburn with 16 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots in 33 minutes.

🎤 “This is one of the truly great environments in basketball,” ESPN analyst Jay Bilas said before ESPN College GameDay broadcasted from Neville Arena for Saturday’s game. “I believed Bruce would do an unbelievable job here. I just didn’t imagine it would be to this level.”

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🏀 Auburn MBB to join the field for 2025 Players Era Men’s Championship in Las Vegas
🤸🏽‍♀️ The Tigers gymnastics squad beat Oregon State in dramatic fashion
🐅 And much, much more!

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Auburn Access: Men's Hoops defeats Tennessee in dramatic fashion.

🔼 Auburn MBB’s Mt. Everest. Players Era, an EverWonder Studio company, has announced that current unanimous AP No. 1 team in the nation Auburn University is joining the field for the 2025 Players Era Men’s Championship in Las Vegas. The Tigers become the 17th team to join, playing in the most competitive field ever assembled for a men’s in-season tournament. It’s also an entirely new format that will combine international style-group play with championship matchups. The groundbreaking event launched this past fall, with games played at MGM Grand Garden Arena and distributed on TNT Sports.

Auburn joins all eight programs who participated in this season’s inaugural tournament – Alabama, Creighton, Houston, Notre Dame, Oregon, Rutgers, San Diego State and Texas A&M – along with new participants Baylor, Gonzaga, Iowa State, Kansas, Michigan, St. Joseph’s, St. John’s and Syracuse. The loaded field features 12 teams currently ranked or receiving votes in the latest AP Top-25 rankings.

🔼 Thank-Yu(ting). Auburn started fast and never trailed, capitalizing on four 3-pointers and a career-high 16 points from freshman Yuting Deng to defeat Florida 74-51 Sunday at Neville Arena. 

Deyona Gaston led Auburn with 18 points. Celia Sumbane added 12. Mar’Shaun Bostic had a career-high 11 assists, scored nine points and was a staggering plus-35 in more than 32 minutes of playing time. 

🔼 In Dramatic Fashion. Minutes after No. 9 Oregon State celebrated what it thought was a come-from-behind win, a video review removed a deduction that gave No. 12 Auburn a dramatic 197.025-196.975 victory Friday at Neville Arena.

Freshman Marissa Neal’s floor routine figured prominently in the meet’s outcome. Her 9.875 was initially dropped to a 9.775 after a neutral deduction reduced her score by a tenth. Auburn submitted a video inquiry, convinced Neal did not step out of bounds. After reviewing Neal’s routine, judges concurred, restoring her score to 9.875.

🔼 Onward and Upward. Men’s Tennis fell in a tight match to Illinois on Sunday morning during the consolation match of ITA Kickoff Weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee. Auburn claimed the doubles point before Illinois came back with four singles wins to claim the team victory.

Up next, the Tigers will travel to play Middle Tennessee State on Friday afternoon before returning home to play a doubleheader against Tulsa and Alabama State on Sunday at the Yarbrough Tennis Center.

🔼 Punching Tickets. No. 13 Women’s tennis defeated No. 11 USC in dramatic fashion by a 4-2 final score on Saturday at David X. Marks Tennis Stadium in Los Angeles. Freshman Alice Battesti provided the winning point for Auburn in the second dual match of her college career. With the win, Auburn has earned a bid to the ITA National Team Indoor Championship for the fourth consecutive season.

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🔼 Senior Sendoff Went Swimmingly. Auburn Swimming and Diving delivered performances when it counted most, dialing up a pair of dual wins over rival Alabama on Friday inside James E. Martin Aquatics Center. Head coach Ryan Wochomurka’s Tigers earned a 177.5-122.5 win on the men’s side and a hard-fought 168-132 win on the women’s. The wins mark the fifth-straight victory over the Crimson Tide for the men and the second-straight triumph for the women. 

🔼 Full Circle Moment. Former Auburn football staffer and Group of Four head coach Chad Lunsford has been named special teams coordinator at Auburn, head coach Hugh Freeze announced. Lunsford spent five seasons at Auburn from 2009-13 as director of player personnel and director of scouting before nine seasons at Georgia Southern, including three as head coach.

Most recently, Lunsford was an associate head coach at Florida Atlantic where he was the special teams coordinator and coached tight ends for three seasons. He joined FAU in February of 2022 and was elevated to associate head coach in January of 2023. This past season, he served as interim head coach during the final two games of the season.

🔼 Brenda’s Blazing Trails. Auburn’s freshman sensation Brenda Jepchirchir clocked 9:08.37 in the women’s 3000m Saturday, setting a new rookie record for the program and highlighting what was a strong showing at the Orange & Purple Invitational in Clemson, South Carolina. Jepchirchir finished second overall and her time places her fourth on Auburn’s Indoor Top Performers list.   

Including Jepchirchir’s showing, the team delivered 15 collegiate personal best performances and three event wins over the weekend.  

🐅 ONE BIG THING

What a Flex. Having sold out of season tickets for the fifth straight season, including a record number of season tickets sold for the third straight year, Auburn Baseball has gone on sale with single game, eight-game mini plan and flex plan ticket options.

Single game tickets are available for as low as $15 with prices subject to fluctuate based on seat location and opponent.

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Monday, Jan. 27
No Events Scheduled

Tuesday, Jan. 28
No Events Scheduled

Wednesday, Jan. 29
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ LSU @ 6 p.m. CT SEC ESPN | Live Stats

Thursday, Jan. 30
No Events Scheduled

Friday, Jan. 31
👟 X-Country/Track @ Bob Pollock Invitational
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Middle Tennessee State @ 5 p.m. CT | Live Stats
🤸🏽 Gymnastics @ Kentucky @ 6 p.m. CT

Saturday, Feb. 1
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Oklahoma State - Kids Club Southern Showdown @ 12 p.m. CT | Live Video | Live Stats  
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ Ole Miss @ 1 p.m. CT ESPN | Live Stats
👟 X-Country/Track @ Bob Pollock Invitational

Sunday, Feb. 2
🏌🏽‍♀️ Women’s Golf @ Lady Puerto Rico Classic
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ South Carolina @ 11 a.m. CT SEC ESPN | Live Stats | ESPN 106.7 FM
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Tulsa - Pine’s Crossing Day @ 12 p.m. CT | Live Video | Live Stats
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Alabama State - Pine’s Crossing Day @ 5 p.m. CT | Live Video | Live Stats
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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2017!

Jaylin Williams and Wendell Green Jr. both scored a team-high 14 points, and Auburn held LSU to 29 percent shooting from the field.

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