Baker-Mazara scores 20 as No. 1 Auburn easily beats No. 15 Mississippi State 88-66 without Broome
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Chad Baker-Mazara scored 20 points, and No. 1 Auburn beat No. 15 Mississippi State 88-66 on Tuesday night in its first game without star center Johni Broome.
Chaney Johnson, who replaced Broome in the starting lineup, had 17 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for Auburn (16-1, 4-0 Southeastern Conference). Broome is out indefinitely with a left ankle sprain that he sustained last Saturday in Auburn’s 66-63 win at South Carolina.
Baker-Mazara shot 8 for 11, including 3 for 5 on 3-pointers. Miles Kelly and Denver Jones both scored 13, while Tahaad Pettiford added 12.
Mississippi State (14-3, 2-2) shot just 35%. Josh Hubbard scored 17 points but was only 2 for 12.
Mississippi State: Chris Jans’ team has been much improved on offense so far this season, but it has been streaky with its shooting. The Bulldogs only hit three of their 24 3-pointers.
Auburn: The Tigers proved they could beat a quality opponent without their best player. Bruce Pearl said everyone on his team would have to step up in Broome’s absence, and they did Tuesday.
Auburn set the tone early by going on a 10-0 run to open the game, with Baker-Mazara scoring the final eight points.
Auburn had as many blocks (9) as Mississippi State had made field goals in the first half, allowing the Tigers to go into the break with a 19-point lead.
On Saturday, Auburn visits No. 23 Georgia, while Mississippi State hosts No. 21 Mississippi.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Michael Nwoko vs. Dylan Cardwell (Denver Jones gains possession) | Â | |
19:42 | Â | Chaney Johnson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:40 | Â | Chaney Johnson offensive rebound | Â | |
19:38 | +2 | Chaney Johnson makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
19:26 | Â | Chad Baker-Mazara blocks RJ Melendez's two point layup | Â | |
19:24 | Â | Chaney Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
19:00 | +2 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point layup | 0-4 | |
18:41 | Â | Miles Kelly personal foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul) | Â | |
18:34 | Â | Cameron Matthews turnover (lost ball) (Chaney Johnson steals) | Â | |
18:16 | +3 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes three point jump shot | 0-7 | |
17:58 | Â | Cameron Matthews misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:56 | Â | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | Â | |
17:47 | +3 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes three point jump shot | 0-10 | |
17:45 | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â | |
17:31 | Â | Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:29 | Â | Cameron Matthews offensive rebound | Â | |
17:25 | Â | RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:23 | Â | Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound | Â | |
17:00 | Â | Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:58 | Â | Miles Kelly offensive rebound | Â | |
16:56 | Â | Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:54 | Â | Josh Hubbard defensive rebound | Â | |
16:43 | +3 | Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists) | 3-10 | |
16:24 | Â | Dylan Cardwell turnover (bad pass) (Josh Hubbard steals) | Â | |
16:21 | Â | Denver Jones blocks Josh Hubbard's two point layup | Â | |
16:19 | Â | Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound | Â | |
16:01 | Â | Denver Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:59 | Â | RJ Melendez defensive rebound | Â | |
15:52 | Â | Chaney Johnson blocks Cameron Matthews's two point layup | Â | |
15:50 | Â | Cameron Matthews offensive rebound | Â | |
15:47 | +2 | RJ Melendez makes two point layup | 5-10 | |
15:34 | Â | Dylan Cardwell turnover (bad pass) (Claudell Harris Jr. steals) | Â | |
15:26 | Â | Michael Nwoko misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:24 | Â | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | Â | |
15:19 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:09 | Â | Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:07 | Â | Chaney Johnson offensive rebound | Â | |
15:05 | +2 | Chaney Johnson makes two point layup | 5-12 | |
14:42 | Â | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:40 | Â | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | Â | |
14:30 | Â | KeShawn Murphy shooting foul (Chaney Johnson draws the foul) | Â | |
14:30 | +1 | Chaney Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-13 | |
14:30 | +1 | Chaney Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-14 | |
14:06 | +2 | Claudell Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot | 7-14 | |
13:39 | Â | Miles Kelly turnover (lost ball) (Claudell Harris Jr. steals) | Â | |
13:35 | +2 | Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point dunk (Claudell Harris Jr. assists) | 9-14 | |
13:04 | +3 | Tahaad Pettiford makes three point jump shot | 9-17 | |
12:39 | +2 | KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup | 11-17 | |
12:16 | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul (Chad Baker-Mazara draws the foul) | Â | |
12:16 | +1 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-18 | |
12:16 | Â | Chad Baker-Mazara misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
12:16 | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
11:56 | Â | RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:54 | Â | KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound | Â | |
11:48 | Â | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:46 | Â | KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound | Â | |
11:43 | +2 | KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup | 13-18 | |
11:18 | Â | Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:16 | Â | KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound | Â | |
10:51 | Â | KeShawn Murphy misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
10:48 | +2 | Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup | 15-18 | |
10:27 | +2 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point jump shot | 15-20 | |
10:18 | Â | Chad Baker-Mazara personal foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul) | Â | |
10:18 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:13 | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Denver Jones steals) | Â | |
9:57 | Â | Chaney Johnson misses two point layup | Â | |
9:55 | Â | Cameron Matthews defensive rebound | Â | |
9:46 | Â | Dellquan Warren turnover (lost ball) (Tahaad Pettiford steals) | Â | |
9:43 | Â | Tahaad Pettiford turnover (lost ball) (Dellquan Warren steals) | Â | |
9:33 | Â | Cameron Matthews misses two point layup | Â | |
9:31 | Â | RJ Melendez offensive rebound | Â | |
9:29 | +2 | RJ Melendez makes two point dunk | 17-20 | |
8:58 | Â | Tigers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
8:44 | Â | Chaney Johnson blocks Cameron Matthews's two point layup | Â | |
8:41 | Â | Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound | Â | |
8:30 | +2 | Denver Jones makes two point layup | 17-22 | |
8:23 | Â | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:20 | Â | Tigers defensive rebound | Â | |
7:52 | +2 | Dylan Cardwell makes two point dunk (Denver Jones assists) | 17-24 | |
7:41 | Â | Chaney Johnson blocks Cameron Matthews's two point layup | Â | |
7:39 | Â | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | Â | |
7:33 | +3 | Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot | 17-27 | |
7:31 | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â | |
7:31 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:28 | Â | RJ Melendez turnover (bad pass) (Denver Jones steals) | Â | |
7:25 | Â | Ja'Heim Hudson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:23 | Â | Ja'Heim Hudson offensive rebound | Â | |
7:21 | Â | RJ Melendez personal foul (Jahki Howard draws the foul) | Â | |
7:13 | Â | Denver Jones misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:11 | Â | Josh Hubbard defensive rebound | Â | |
6:56 | Â | Ja'Heim Hudson shooting foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul) | Â | |
6:56 | Â | KeShawn Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
6:56 | +1 | KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-27 | |
6:37 | +3 | Denver Jones makes three point jump shot | 18-30 | |
6:23 | Â | Jahki Howard blocks RJ Melendez's three point jump shot | Â | |
6:21 | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â | |
6:10 | Â | Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:08 | Â | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | Â | |
5:48 | +3 | Chaney Johnson makes three point jump shot | 18-33 | |
5:24 | Â | Jahki Howard shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul) | Â | |
5:24 | Â | Josh Hubbard misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | Â | |
5:24 | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 19-33 | |
5:24 | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 20-33 | |
5:06 | Â | Denver Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:04 | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
4:43 | Â | Chaney Johnson blocks Cameron Matthews's two point layup | Â | |
4:41 | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â | |
4:36 | Â | Denver Jones shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul) | Â | |
4:36 | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 21-33 | |
4:36 | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 22-33 | |
4:36 | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 23-33 | |
4:23 | Â | Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:21 | Â | Josh Hubbard defensive rebound | Â | |
4:16 | Â | Dylan Cardwell blocks Shawn Jones Jr.'s two point layup | Â | |
4:14 | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â | |
3:58 | Â | Dylan Cardwell blocks Michael Nwoko's two point layup | Â | |
3:56 | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â | |
3:56 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:54 | Â | Josh Hubbard turnover (bad pass) (Tahaad Pettiford steals) | Â | |
3:44 | +2 | Chaney Johnson makes two point hook shot | 23-35 | |
3:18 | Â | Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:16 | Â | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | Â | |
3:11 | +2 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point layup (Tahaad Pettiford assists) | 23-37 | |
2:48 | +2 | Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup | 25-37 | |
2:26 | +2 | Chaney Johnson makes two point dunk (Dylan Cardwell assists) | 25-39 | |
2:09 | Â | Dylan Cardwell shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul) | Â | |
2:09 | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-39 | |
2:09 | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-39 | |
1:46 | +2 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point jump shot | 27-41 | |
1:26 | Â | KeShawn Murphy turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals) | Â | |
1:23 | Â | Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul) | Â | |
1:23 | +1 | Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-42 | |
1:23 | +1 | Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-43 | |
0:58 | Â | Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass) (Tahaad Pettiford steals) | Â | |
0:38 | Â | Tigers 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:34 | Â | Tahaad Pettiford misses two point layup | Â | |
0:32 | Â | KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound | Â | |
0:16 | Â | Cameron Matthews misses two point layup | Â | |
0:14 | Â | KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound | Â | |
0:12 | Â | KeShawn Murphy turnover (traveling) | Â | |
0:03 | +3 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes three point jump shot (Tahaad Pettiford assists) | 27-46 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |