TULSA WORLD HOMEPAGE | WIRELESS

Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on RSS
Sports Extra! Sports Extra Tulsa World Follow us on ...


SPORTS EXTRA BLOGS
    Sports Editor
Mike Strain

Sports Columnist
Dave Sittler

The Picker
Entertaining & Infuriating

LOCAL PROS

ALL SPORTS

PHOTOS & VIDEOS

OUTDOORS

FIND A STORY

EMAIL ALERTS

SOCIAL MEDIA

RSS FEEDS

CONTACT US
BUY PHOTOS & PAGES

TULSA WORLD

ADVERTISE ON SPORTS EXTRA

National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Auburn 119, Northwestern St. 81
When: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, November 27, 2015
Where: Auburn Arena, Auburn, Alabama
Officials: # Jacyn Goble, # Mike Nance, # Olandis Poole
Attendance: 8529

All five Auburn starters scored in double figures, led by guard T.J. Dunans' 20 points, as the Tigers rolled past Northwestern State 119-81 Friday at Auburn Arena.

Point guard Kareem Canty scored 17 points and recorded 10 assists, helping the Tigers improve to 3-1 under first-year coach Bruce Pearl. Forward Tyler Harris added 18 points, and forward Cinmeon Bowers added 17 for the Tigers.

Northwestern State guard Zeek Woodley poured in a game-high 29 points, but the Demons could not overcome a significant disadvantage on the backboards.

Auburn used an 8-0 run to end the first half and led 47-37 at halftime, behind 14 points from Bowers. Northwestern State (1-5) jumped out to an early lead, but couldn't keep up with the Tigers on the glass. The Tigers outrebounded the Demons 26-12 in the first half. Woodley had 12 points for Northwestern State in the first half.

Auburn's rebounding dominance continued in the second half. For the game, the Tigers outrebounded the Demons 45-24. Auburn freshman guard Bryce Brown came off the bench to score 15 points.

Northwestern State guard Devonte Hall chipped in 15 points for the Demons.
Top Game Performances
 
Northwestern St.   Auburn
Zikiteran Woodley 29 Scoring T.J. Dunans 20
Devonte Hall 9 Assists Kareem Canty 10
Sabri Thompson 5 Rebounds Cinmeon Bowers 10
Zikiteran Woodley 10 Free Throws Made Jordon Granger 4
Devonte Hall 5 Steals Tyler Harris 3
Reginald Kissoonlal 1 Blocks T.J. Dunans 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Northwestern St. 81 43.5 6-22 21-24 14 22 4 10 19
Auburn 119 58.1 17-32 16-23 23 38 2 11 17