Good morning. Auburn made a season-high 14 3-pointers, tied the program record with only three turnovers and finished the first half with a nearly flawless stretch to beat Indiana 104-76 Saturday in Holiday Hoopsgiving at State Farm Arena.

"A great victory over a historic program," Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. "We played really well. I don't know that we can play much better. We shot it well, defended well, took care of the basketball and each player played to the level of their ability at a high end.

What else can you find mixed into today’s Brew?

🏈 A look back at the 2013 football team’s historic run
🎓 22 Auburn student-athletes partook in the 2023 Fall Commencement
🐅 And much, much more!

📹 AUBURN ACCESS: FALL WORLD SERIES

Auburn Baseball’s annual Fall World Series divides the team into Orange and Blue, battling for bragging rights and a steak dinner.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Holiday Hoops—The Gift That Kept On Giving. "That was beautiful basketball," Coach Bruce Pearl said of the win over Indiana. "That's a big win for our league. That's our best win of the year so far."

Aden Holloway connected on 5 of 8 3-pointers and scored a career-high 24 points, and Jaylin Williams tied his career-high with 24 to pace six Tigers in double figures. K.D. Johnson scored 14 points, Denver Jones added 12, Chad Baker-Mazara scored 11 and Tre Donaldson scored 10. 

The Tigers produced a sensational 25-3 assist-to-turnover ratio, committing their last one while holding the ball in the final seconds.

Auburn connected on 14 of 29 3-pointers, a 48.3-percent clip, while making 20 of 23 free throws and outrebounding the Hoosiers 39-35. Dylan Cardwell led Auburn with eight rebounds, while Johni Broome and Donaldson each grabbed seven.

Playing in his hometown, K.D. Johnson made highlight-reel reverse layups deserving of an NBA venue and gave Auburn its first lead with a pair of free throws. 

"They physically took us out of everything we wanted to do," Indiana coach Mike Woodson said. "You've got to give them credit."

Auburn (6-2) heads to Huntsville, Alabama, to play UNC Asheville on Wednesday at 7 p.m. CT in the Rocket City Classic at Von Braun Center.

🔼 Little Rock, Big Win. Auburn put together a strong defensive effort and held off a late Little Rock run to earn a 58-45 win on the road Sunday afternoon at the Jack Stephens Center.
 
The Tigers (7-2) used a big second quarter to build a 16-point halftime lead, then overcame a foul-heavy fourth quarter to hold on for their third road victory of the season and fourth straight win overall.
 
"My message to the team going into the fourth quarter was that they (Little Rock) are not going to quit," Auburn head coach Johnnie Harris said. "They started driving, getting some fouls, but we hung in there and hung tough. We started not finishing our shots, but down the stretch, I put the ball in Honesty's hands, and she came through."
 
More than 100 supporters of Harris and freshman Savannah Scott – both Arkansas natives – filled the corner of the arena near the Tigers' bench as the two made their return to their home state.
 
Auburn returns home for its next five games, beginning with a visit from I-85 rival Alabama State on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Game time is 7 p.m. CT at Neville Arena.

🔼 The Storybook Season. Ten years ago on Thursday, Auburn rushed for 545 yards and scored 59 points to beat Missouri and win the SEC Championship. It was the program’s eighth conference title since joining the SEC in 1933. It was also the culmination of what was one of the most historic seasons on the Plains.

No Auburn fan or college football fan in general will forget the 2013 Auburn team.

For most people, that season will be remembered for two of the most iconic plays in college football history – the Prayer at Jordan Hare and the Kick Six.

“It was two crazy weeks,” former Auburn offensive lineman Chad Slade said. “We didn’t expect it. We just tried to come out here and play a game, and both of those ended up happening. We loved every bit of it.”

But if you ask Slade or any other member of that 2013 team, that team shouldn’t just be remembered for those two miracle plays against their two biggest rivals. They should be remembered for the way they overcame adversity and for how they found a way to win every single week.

“Just resiliency,” said Reese Dismukes, a team captain in 2013. “Coming back from going 3-9 the previous year and the ability for us to really compartmentalize that, put it behind us, come in with a new team, work hard and fight to win each and every game and get better. The commitment between the guys that it took and the effort. It was not easy, but we were able to do it.”

Read the rest of the article for more on Gus Malzahn’s transformation of the Auburn team, how the loss to LSU was a turning point for the team and comments from the 2013 players on their two most famous plays—the Kick Six and the Prayer at Jordan-Hare.

🔼 Beyond the Plains. A total of 22 current and former Auburn student-athletes partook in the Auburn University 2023 Fall Commencement ceremonies this weekend in Neville Arena.
 
Eight teams were represented over the course of three ceremonies scheduled on Saturday.
 
The list of current and former student-athletes who participated includes:
 
Men's Basketball (2): Dylan Cardwell, Jalen Harper
 
Football (10): Eugene Asante, Jackson Billings, Luke Deal, Brandon Frazier, Marquise Gilbert, Marcus Harris, Jalil Irvin, Tate Johnson, Trent Mason, Kam Stutts
 
Soccer (2): Becky Contreras, Sydney Richards
 
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country (3): Kyle Brown, Dontavious Hill, Justin Stuckey
 
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country (3): Hannah Tarwater, Zatoria Thompson, Amy Warren
 
Volleyball (2): Chelsey Harmon, Kyla Swanson

More Brew headlines for your enjoyment 👇🏼

🏀  There’s nothing better than a Coach J pep talk.

🤙🏼 Seeing Chris Tucker courtside had the MBB all fired up.

🧡 Check out the “This is Auburn” official music video.

👀 Holloway—nothing but net.

🎟 Nearly 500 tickets have already been sold for the Auburn family event in Nashville at the Wildhorse Saloon!

📹 Don't miss the full behind-the-scenes footage of the Auburn Baseball Orange and Blue Fall World Series, steaming now on WarEagle+.

🏆 VICTORY FORMATION

We’re encouraging every fan to become a member of On To Victory today and help unlock a $1,000,000 donation in support of Auburn student-athletes by National Signing Day on Dec. 20.

Your support counts now more than ever!

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

On a Wing and a Prayer. With the retrospective in today’s Brew on Auburn’s storybook football season in 2013, today’s trivia question turns to a play that lives on in program lore—the “Prayer at Jordan-Hare.”

A 73-yard pass to Ricardo Louis ricocheted off Georgia defenders and into his hands, resulting in the incredible winning play that is still discussed during talks of the best moments in college sports.

That brings us to today’s trivia question—what was the name of that quarterback who threw that pass to Louis?

Think you know the answer? Scroll down to the bottom to find out!

🐅 ONE BIG THING

Straight Reppin’. 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘 Auburn defensive backs are @seniorbowl bound!

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Monday 12/11

(No Activities Scheduled)

Tuesday 12/12

(No Activities Scheduled)

Wednesday 12/13

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. UNC Asheville - Rocket City Classic - @ 7 p.m. CT on SEC Network | Live Stats

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Alabama State @ 7 p.m. CT SECN+ 100.3 | Live Video | Live Stats | Tickets

Thursday 12/14

(No Activities Scheduled)

Friday 12/15

🤸🏼‍♂️ Gymnastics Preview Meet @ 7 p.m. CT

Saturday 12/16

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Norfolk State @ 2 p.m. CT SECN+ 100.3 | Live Video | Live Stats | Tickets

Sunday 12/17

🌊 Swimming & Diving - AU Invitational

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. USC @ 12 p.m. CT on ESPN | Live Stats | Tickets

🐅 Click here to view the entire Auburn Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Nick Marshall

With less than a minute remaining, Auburn faced 4th-and-18 from its own 27-yard line. If the Tigers didn’t convert, the game was over. Marshall took the snap, scanned the field, stepped up and threw a heave in the direction of Louis, who was streaking down the field.

When the two defenders collided, causing the ball to bounce back up into the air, Louis was right there to grab the deflection as he raced into the end zone for the game-winning score.

🐅 Have a great Monday, y’all!