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No. 1 Auburn escapes No. 23 Georgia with 70-68 win

AP
Jan 18, 2025

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Tahaad Pettiford hit 5 of 7 shots from 3-point range, scoring 24 off the bench to help No. 1 Auburn Tigers escape No. 23 Georgia Bulldogs with a 70-68 win on Saturday.

Auburn (17-1, 5-0 SEC) has won 10 in a row and a second straight game without star Johni Broome, who injured his ankle in a Jan. 11 win over South Carolina.

Georgia (14-4, 2-3) struggled with free throws, making 9 of 20 from the line.

Auburn: The Tigers earned a Top 25 win without leading scorer Broome (17.9 points per game).

Georgia: The Bulldogs suffered their first home loss of the season (11-1). The loss snapped a 13-game winning streak at Stegeman Coliseum - the fourth longest home winning streak in program history.

Down 70-67 with nine seconds to play in regulation, Georgia had a chance to tie the game at 70 after a Miles Kelly turnover led to Dakota Leffew getting a look from 3 with seven seconds to go. His shot was too strong. Asa Newell had a chance to tie it at the buzzer, but missed.

The Tigers tallied 32 points off the bench in Broome's absence.

Auburn hosts No. 6 Tennessee on Jan 25. Georgia visits Arkansas on Tuesday night.

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1st Half
AUB
Tigers
33
UGA
Bulldogs
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Dylan Cardwell vs. Asa Newell (Denver Jones gains possession)
19:43		Denver Jones misses three point jump shot
19:41		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
19:36	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup	0-2
19:06	+3	Chad Baker-Mazara makes three point jump shot	3-2
18:45		Dylan Cardwell blocks Silas Demary Jr.'s two point layup
18:43		Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound
18:42		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul
18:26		Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot
18:24		Blue Cain defensive rebound
18:06		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
18:04		Chaney Johnson defensive rebound
17:37		Denver Jones turnover (lost ball) (RJ Godfrey steals)
17:22		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
17:20		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
17:07		Chaney Johnson misses two point jump shot
17:05		Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound
17:01	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Dylan Cardwell assists)	6-2
16:51		Chaney Johnson personal foul
16:36	+2	Asa Newell makes two point layup	6-4
16:23	+2	Denver Jones makes two point layup	8-4
15:53	+3	Tyrin Lawrence makes three point jump shot	8-7
15:23		Ja'Heim Hudson misses three point jump shot
15:21		Blue Cain defensive rebound
14:55		TV timeout
14:51		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
14:49		Asa Newell offensive rebound
14:44		Asa Newell misses two point layup
14:42		Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound
14:17		Tahaad Pettiford misses two point jump shot
14:15		Asa Newell defensive rebound
13:59		De'Shayne Montgomery offensive foul
13:59		De'Shayne Montgomery turnover (offensive foul)
13:44		Somto Cyril blocks Chad Baker-Mazara's two point layup
13:42		Tigers offensive rebound
13:38		Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot
13:36		Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound
13:31	+3	Tahaad Pettiford makes three point jump shot (Dylan Cardwell assists)	11-7
13:10		Dakota Leffew turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Cardwell steals)
13:04	+2	Chaney Johnson makes two point dunk	13-7
12:53		Miles Kelly personal foul
12:42		Dakota Leffew turnover (out of bounds)
12:27	+3	Tahaad Pettiford makes three point jump shot	16-7
12:26		Ja'Heim Hudson personal foul
12:12		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:10		Tahaad Pettiford defensive rebound
11:57		De'Shayne Montgomery shooting foul (Tahaad Pettiford draws the foul)
11:57		TV timeout
11:57	+1	Tahaad Pettiford makes regular free throw 1 of 3	17-7
11:57	+1	Tahaad Pettiford makes regular free throw 2 of 3	18-7
11:57	+1	Tahaad Pettiford makes regular free throw 3 of 3	19-7
11:37		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:35		Tigers defensive rebound
11:22	+3	Tahaad Pettiford makes three point jump shot (Dylan Cardwell assists)	22-7
10:48		Denver Jones shooting foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
10:48	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-8
10:48		Silas Demary Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:48		Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound
10:27	+2	Jahki Howard makes two point jump shot	24-8
10:07		Blue Cain misses two point layup
10:05		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
9:58		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:56		Chaney Johnson defensive rebound
9:46		Tigers turnover (10-second violation)
9:29		Asa Newell misses two point hook shot
9:27		Tigers defensive rebound
9:16		Tyrin Lawrence shooting foul (Tahaad Pettiford draws the foul)
9:16		Tahaad Pettiford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:16		Tahaad Pettiford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:16		Asa Newell defensive rebound
8:59		Asa Newell misses three point jump shot
8:57		Tyrin Lawrence offensive rebound
8:55		Jahki Howard shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
8:55	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-9
8:55		Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:55		Jahki Howard defensive rebound
8:41		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul
8:30	+2	Ja'Heim Hudson makes two point layup (Tahaad Pettiford assists)	26-9
8:12	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup (Asa Newell assists)	26-11
8:05		Tahaad Pettiford turnover (lost ball) (Dakota Leffew steals)
7:53	+3	Asa Newell makes three point jump shot (Tyrin Lawrence assists)	26-14
7:42		Tigers 30 second timeout
7:42		TV timeout
7:29		Chad Baker-Mazara misses two point jump shot
7:27		Dakota Leffew defensive rebound
7:11		RJ Godfrey misses two point layup
7:09		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
7:00		Chaney Johnson misses two point jump shot
6:58		Asa Newell defensive rebound
6:48	+2	Dakota Leffew makes two point jump shot	26-16
6:34		Denver Jones misses two point layup
6:32		Ja'Heim Hudson offensive rebound
6:29		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
6:27		Asa Newell defensive rebound
6:21		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup
6:19		RJ Godfrey offensive rebound
6:19		Chad Baker-Mazara shooting foul (RJ Godfrey draws the foul)
6:19		RJ Godfrey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:19		RJ Godfrey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:19		Chaney Johnson defensive rebound
6:01		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
5:59		Denver Jones offensive rebound
5:56		Tyrin Lawrence personal foul
5:47		Chad Baker-Mazara misses two point jump shot
5:45		Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound
5:35		Chaney Johnson misses two point dunk
5:33		Blue Cain defensive rebound
5:20	+2	Justin Abson makes two point layup (Somto Cyril assists)	26-18
5:01		Somto Cyril blocks Chaney Johnson's two point layup
4:59		Chaney Johnson offensive rebound
4:56		Chaney Johnson turnover (out of bounds)
4:38	+2	Dakota Leffew makes two point jump shot	26-20
4:27		Denver Jones misses three point jump shot
4:25		Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound
4:21		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
4:19		Chad Baker-Mazara offensive rebound
4:16		Chad Baker-Mazara misses two point jump shot
4:14		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
4:11	+2	Blue Cain makes two point layup	26-22
4:01		Denver Jones misses two point layup
3:59		Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound
3:55	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup	28-22
3:38	+2	Justin Abson makes two point layup	28-24
3:28		Denver Jones turnover (lost ball)
3:28		TV timeout
3:07		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:05		Tahaad Pettiford defensive rebound
2:42		Dylan Cardwell misses two point dunk
2:40		Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound
2:40		Justin Abson shooting foul (Dylan Cardwell draws the foul)
2:40		Dylan Cardwell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:40		Dylan Cardwell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:40		Bulldogs defensive rebound
2:39		Chaney Johnson personal foul (Justin Abson draws the foul)
2:39	+1	Justin Abson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-25
2:39		Justin Abson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:39		Chris Moore defensive rebound
2:21		Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot
2:19		Blue Cain defensive rebound
2:18		Blue Cain turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals)
2:08		Chad Baker-Mazara misses two point layup
2:06		Justin Abson defensive rebound
1:44	+2	Justin Abson makes two point layup (Blue Cain assists)	28-27
1:20	+3	Tahaad Pettiford makes three point jump shot	31-27
0:46		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
0:44		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
0:34		Blue Cain personal foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-27
0:34	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-27
0:31		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:28		Blue Cain turnover (bad pass) (Tahaad Pettiford steals)
0:24		Tahaad Pettiford misses two point layup
0:22		Asa Newell defensive rebound
0:22		Tahaad Pettiford personal foul (Asa Newell draws the foul)
0:22		Asa Newell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:22		Chris Moore defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AUB
Tigers
37
UGA
Bulldogs
41

Time		Play	Score
19:53		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Cardwell steals)
19:45		Chad Baker-Mazara misses two point layup
19:43		Asa Newell defensive rebound
19:30		Chaney Johnson blocks Tyrin Lawrence's two point layup
19:28		Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound
19:22	+2	Dylan Cardwell makes two point dunk (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)	35-27
19:08		Dylan Cardwell shooting foul (Asa Newell draws the foul)
19:08		Asa Newell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:08	+1	Asa Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-28
18:45	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup	37-28
18:27		Asa Newell misses two point jump shot
18:25		Silas Demary Jr. offensive rebound
18:09		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
18:07		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
17:50		Denver Jones misses three point jump shot
17:48		Blue Cain defensive rebound
17:30	+3	Blue Cain makes three point jump shot	37-31
17:19	+2	Denver Jones makes two point layup	39-31
17:08	+3	Blue Cain makes three point jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	39-34
16:42		Chad Baker-Mazara misses two point jump shot
16:40		Blue Cain defensive rebound
16:26	+2	Blue Cain makes two point layup	39-36
16:10	+3	Denver Jones makes three point jump shot	42-36
15:43	+3	Tyrin Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	42-39
15:28		Denver Jones turnover (lost ball) (Silas Demary Jr. steals)
15:25	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point layup	42-41
15:05		TV timeout
14:59	+2	Ja'Heim Hudson makes two point layup (Tahaad Pettiford assists)	44-41
14:39		Tahaad Pettiford shooting foul (Blue Cain draws the foul)
14:39		Blue Cain misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:39	+1	Blue Cain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-42
14:31	+3	Tahaad Pettiford makes three point jump shot	47-42
14:02		Ja'Heim Hudson personal foul (Dakota Leffew draws the foul)
13:47		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:45		Blue Cain offensive rebound
13:41		Blue Cain misses two point layup
13:39		Blue Cain offensive rebound
13:39		Ja'Heim Hudson shooting foul (Blue Cain draws the foul)
13:39	+1	Blue Cain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-43
13:39		Blue Cain misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:39		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
13:36	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point layup	47-45
13:15		Tigers 30 second timeout
13:15		TV timeout
13:08		Dakota Leffew blocks Tahaad Pettiford's three point jump shot
13:06		Chaney Johnson offensive rebound
13:04		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
12:46		Justin Abson misses two point jump shot
12:44		Tigers defensive rebound
12:30		Somto Cyril personal foul (Chad Baker-Mazara draws the foul)
12:26	+3	Chad Baker-Mazara makes three point jump shot	50-45
12:12		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
12:12		TV timeout
12:02		Asa Newell misses three point jump shot
12:00		Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound
11:43	+2	Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point dunk (Chaney Johnson assists)	52-45
11:14		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
11:12		Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound
11:07		Tahaad Pettiford turnover (bad pass)
10:46		Dylan Cardwell blocks Somto Cyril's two point jump shot
10:44		Tahaad Pettiford defensive rebound
10:36	+3	Chad Baker-Mazara makes three point jump shot	55-45
10:12		Dylan Cardwell blocks De'Shayne Montgomery's two point layup
10:10		Chaney Johnson defensive rebound
9:50		Chaney Johnson turnover (bad pass)
9:32	+3	Asa Newell makes three point jump shot (Blue Cain assists)	55-48
9:16		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul (Tahaad Pettiford draws the foul)
9:11		Asa Newell shooting foul (Jahki Howard draws the foul)
9:11	+1	Jahki Howard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-48
9:11		Jahki Howard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:11		Justin Abson defensive rebound
8:46		Blue Cain turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Heim Hudson steals)
8:35		Tahaad Pettiford misses two point layup
8:33		Asa Newell defensive rebound
8:18		Blue Cain turnover (lost ball) (Tahaad Pettiford steals)
8:06	+2	Tahaad Pettiford makes two point layup	58-48
7:58		Justin Abson turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Heim Hudson steals)
7:52		Jahki Howard misses three point jump shot
7:50		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
7:49		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jahki Howard steals)
7:49		TV timeout
7:37		Chaney Johnson misses two point jump shot
7:35		Ja'Heim Hudson offensive rebound
7:35		Ja'Heim Hudson turnover (out of bounds)
7:11	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point layup	58-50
6:52	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point jump shot	60-50
6:27	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point jump shot	60-52
6:15		Miles Kelly misses two point layup
6:13		Asa Newell defensive rebound
5:47		Denver Jones personal foul (Dakota Leffew draws the foul)
5:27		Dylan Cardwell blocks Tyrin Lawrence's two point layup
5:22		Chaney Johnson misses two point dunk
5:20		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
4:50		Asa Newell misses two point jump shot
4:48		Dakota Leffew offensive rebound
4:43	+2	Asa Newell makes two point dunk (Dakota Leffew assists)	60-54
4:26		Chaney Johnson misses two point jump shot
4:24		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
4:11		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Chad Baker-Mazara steals)
4:05	+2	Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point layup	62-54
3:49		Blue Cain misses two point layup
3:47		Bulldogs offensive rebound
3:47		TV timeout
3:45		Chad Baker-Mazara shooting foul (RJ Godfrey draws the foul)
3:45		RJ Godfrey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:45	+1	RJ Godfrey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-55
3:22		Tyrin Lawrence blocks Chad Baker-Mazara's two point layup
3:20		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
2:58	+2	Asa Newell makes two point jump shot	62-57
2:58		Chaney Johnson shooting foul (Asa Newell draws the foul)
2:58	+1	Asa Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-58
2:38	+2	Tahaad Pettiford makes two point jump shot	64-58
2:19		Dakota Leffew turnover (out of bounds)
2:05		Asa Newell blocks Tahaad Pettiford's two point jump shot
2:03		Tigers offensive rebound
2:01		Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot
1:58		Asa Newell personal foul (Chaney Johnson draws the foul)
1:48		Chaney Johnson misses two point layup
1:46		Ja'Heim Hudson offensive rebound
1:45		RJ Godfrey shooting foul (Ja'Heim Hudson draws the foul)
1:45		Ja'Heim Hudson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:45	+1	Ja'Heim Hudson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-58
1:27	+2	Asa Newell makes two point jump shot	65-60
1:02		Tigers 60 second timeout
0:56		Asa Newell shooting foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
0:56	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-60
0:56	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-60
0:46		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point layup
0:44		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
0:44		Jump ball. Miles Kelly vs. RJ Godfrey (Miles Kelly gains possession)
0:42		RJ Godfrey personal foul (Tahaad Pettiford draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Tahaad Pettiford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-60
0:42	+1	Tahaad Pettiford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-60
0:32	+2	Dakota Leffew makes two point layup	69-62
0:32		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:30		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul (Tahaad Pettiford draws the foul)
0:30		Tahaad Pettiford misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:30		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
0:19	+3	Silas Demary Jr. makes three point jump shot	69-65
0:18		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:17		Dakota Leffew personal foul (Denver Jones draws the foul)
0:17	+1	Denver Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-65
0:17		Denver Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:17		Asa Newell defensive rebound
0:09	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point layup	70-67
0:06		Miles Kelly turnover (lost ball) (Dakota Leffew steals)
0:03		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
0:01		Tyrin Lawrence offensive rebound
0:01		Denver Jones personal foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-68
0:01		Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:01		Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:01		Asa Newell misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Asa Newell misses two point jump shot