TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Johni Broome had 19 points and 14 rebounds and five teammates scored in double figures 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 Southeastern Conference).
Labaron Philon and Aden Holloway each scored 10 for Alabama (21-4, 10-2).
Auburn: Starter 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.
Alabama: The Crimson Tide allowed the Tigers to shoot 46% from the field. It was the first time in conference play a team has shot better than 40% from the field at home against Alabama.
Before fouling out, Baker-Mazara scored consecutive baskets to give the Tigers the lead for good with about six minutes to play.
Alabama entered the season shooting 34.4% from 3-point range but made just five of its 26 3-point attempts (19.3%) on Saturday.
Auburn hosts Arkansas on Wednesday night, while Alabama plays at No. 21 Missouri the same night.
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| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Broome | 19 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| D. Jones | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Kelly | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| D. Cardwell | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| C. Moore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| C. Baker-Mazara | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| C. Johnson | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| T. Pettiford | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Pegues | – | – | – | – |
| C. Williams | – | – | – | – |
| P. Patterson | – | – | – | – |
| A. Scott | – | – | – | – |
| R. Trapp | – | – | – | – |
| B. Muschalek | – | – | – | – |
| J. Shay | – | – | – | – |
| D. Cardwell | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 94 | 38 | 13 | 25 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| M. Sears | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| G. Nelson | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| C. Omoruyi | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| C. Youngblood | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Stevenson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| A. Holloway | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| L. Philon | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Dioubate | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| D. Reid | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Scharnowski | – | – | – | – |
| A. Sherrell | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 85 | 41 | 8 | 22 |