National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Alabama 73, Auburn 57
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 1, 2014
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials: # Lee Cassell, # Mike Thibodeaux, # C. J. Washington
Attendance: 13499

Alabama 73, Auburn 57: Levi Randolph had 24 points and nine rebounds to help the Crimson Tide win their third straight at home.

Trevor Releford contributed 16 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals for Alabama (12-17, 6-10 SEC). Retin Obasohan added 13 points off the bench for the Crimson Tide.

KT Harrell scored 21 points to lead Auburn (13-14, 5-11), which shot 27.5 percent from the field, including 5-of-27 from 3-point range. Chris Denson, the leading scorer in the SEC at 20.4 points, was held to a season-low six points on 2-of-15 shooting, while backcourt mate Tahj Shamsid-Deen was 1-of-11 from the field, including 1-of-9 from 3-point range, for four points.

The game was close early before Auburn went 6:42 without a point midway through the opening half as Alabama built an 11-point advantage. The lead reached as much as 17 before Auburn cut it to 15 by halftime.

It was more of the same in the second half, with the Crimson Tide having an answer any time the Tigers would look to go on a run. Harrell's 3-pointer with 12:30 to play cut the lead to 12, but Alabama responded with a quick 7-2 run to quell the charge and was never seriously threatened again.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Auburn had 24 of its 46 rebounds on the offensive end, including five of Asauhn Dixon-Tatum's game-high 11. … The Crimson Tide connected on 10-of-18 from 3-point range, led by Randolph's 4-of-6 shooting. … The victory was Alabama's fifth straight at home against Auburn.



Top Game Performances
 
Auburn   Alabama
KT Harrell 21 Scoring Levi Randolph 24
KT Harrell 4 Assists Trevor Releford 7
Asauhn Dixon-Tatum 11 Rebounds Rodney Cooper 9
KT Harrell 5 Free Throws Made Levi Randolph 8
Malcolm Canada 2 Steals Trevor Releford 3
Asauhn Dixon-Tatum 3 Blocks Jimmie Taylor 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Auburn 57 27.5 5-27 14-21 9 42 4 6 12
Alabama 73 49.0 10-18 15-23 13 35 6 6 13