Tennessee 70-65 Auburn (Mar 15, 2025) Play-by-Play

Tennessee Volunteers

27-6, 12-6 SEC

	1	2	T
TENN	32	38	70
AUB	33	32	65

TIME	TENN	AUB
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by Tennessee	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by Auburn	0	0
19:37	Chaz Lanier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.	3	0
19:08	Foul on Felix Okpara.	3	0
19:08	Johni Broome missed Free Throw.	3	0
19:08	Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.	3	0
19:08	Johni Broome missed Free Throw.	3	0
19:08	Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.	3	0
19:07	Felix Okpara Turnover.	3	0
19:07	Miles Kelly Steal.	3	0
18:59	Denver Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miles Kelly.	3	3
18:55	Igor Milicic Jr. Turnover.	3	3
18:55	Denver Jones Steal.	3	3
18:29	Johni Broome made Jumper.	3	5
17:56	Chaz Lanier made Jumper.	5	5
17:36	Chad Baker-Mazara made Jumper.	5	7
17:26	Igor Milicic Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jahmai Mashack.	8	7
17:02	Miles Kelly made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chad Baker-Mazara.	8	10
16:37	Chaz Lanier made Three Point Jumper.	11	10
16:06	Miles Kelly missed Jumper.	11	10
16:04	Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.	11	10
16:04	Foul on Igor Milicic Jr..	11	10
16:04	Denver Jones subbing out for Auburn	11	10
16:04	Dylan Cardwell subbing out for Auburn	11	10
16:04	Tahaad Pettiford subbing in for Auburn	11	10
16:04	Chaney Johnson subbing in for Auburn	11	10
16:04	Jahmai Mashack subbing out for Tennessee	11	10
16:04	Jordan Gainey subbing in for Tennessee	11	10
15:52	Tahaad Pettiford missed Three Point Jumper.	11	10
15:48	Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.	11	10
15:45	Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.	11	10
15:45	Chad Baker-Mazara Block.	11	10
15:40	Tahaad Pettiford Defensive Rebound.	11	10
15:33	Miles Kelly missed Three Point Jumper.	11	10
15:31	Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.	11	10
15:16	Igor Milicic Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.	13	10
14:49	Johni Broome made Layup. Assisted by Chad Baker-Mazara.	13	12
14:20	Jordan Gainey made Layup.	15	12
14:02	Chaney Johnson missed Jumper.	15	12
13:59	Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.	15	12
13:53	Igor Milicic Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	15	12
13:49	Miles Kelly Defensive Rebound.	15	12
13:28	Chad Baker-Mazara made Layup.	15	14
12:58	Foul on Tahaad Pettiford.	15	14
12:55	Official TV Timeout	15	14
12:55	Johni Broome subbing out for Auburn	15	14
12:55	Chad Baker-Mazara subbing out for Auburn	15	14
12:55	Chris Moore subbing in for Auburn	15	14
12:55	Dylan Cardwell subbing in for Auburn	15	14
12:55	Chaz Lanier subbing out for Tennessee	15	14
12:55	Igor Milicic Jr. subbing out for Tennessee	15	14
12:55	Felix Okpara subbing out for Tennessee	15	14
12:55	Darlinstone Dubar subbing in for Tennessee	15	14
12:55	Cade Phillips subbing in for Tennessee	15	14
12:55	Jahmai Mashack subbing in for Tennessee	15	14
12:55	Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.	16	14
12:55	Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.	17	14
12:55	Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.	18	14
12:39	Chaney Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miles Kelly.	18	17
12:06	Jordan Gainey missed Three Point Jumper.	18	17
12:03	Chris Moore Defensive Rebound.	18	17
11:55	Tahaad Pettiford missed Three Point Jumper.	18	17
11:50	Chaney Johnson Offensive Rebound.	18	17
11:38	Miles Kelly missed Three Point Jumper.	18	17
11:35	Jordan Gainey Defensive Rebound.	18	17
11:16	Zakai Zeigler made Layup.	20	17
10:55	Chaney Johnson missed Jumper.	20	17
10:53	Tennessee Defensive Rebound.	20	17
10:53	Official TV Timeout	20	17
10:53	Miles Kelly subbing out for Auburn	20	17
10:53	Denver Jones subbing in for Auburn	20	17
10:53	Zakai Zeigler subbing out for Tennessee	20	17
10:53	Chaz Lanier subbing in for Tennessee	20	17
10:31	Foul on Chaney Johnson.	20	17
10:14	Jordan Gainey missed Three Point Jumper.	20	17
10:13	Cade Phillips Offensive Rebound.	20	17
10:13	Foul on Chaney Johnson.	20	17
10:13	Darlinstone Dubar subbing out for Tennessee	20	17
10:13	Cade Phillips subbing out for Tennessee	20	17
10:13	Igor Milicic Jr. subbing in for Tennessee	20	17
10:13	Felix Okpara subbing in for Tennessee	20	17
10:07	Chaz Lanier made Jumper.	22	17
9:50	Denver Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	22	17
9:46	Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.	22	17
9:20	Jordan Gainey missed Layup.	22	17
9:19	Dylan Cardwell Defensive Rebound.	22	17
9:19	Chris Moore subbing out for Auburn	22	17
9:19	Chaney Johnson subbing out for Auburn	22	17
9:19	Dylan Cardwell subbing out for Auburn	22	17
9:19	Johni Broome subbing in for Auburn	22	17
9:19	Ja'Heim Hudson subbing in for Auburn	22	17
9:19	Chad Baker-Mazara subbing in for Auburn	22	17
9:19	Jordan Gainey subbing out for Tennessee	22	17
9:19	Zakai Zeigler subbing in for Tennessee	22	17
8:59	Johni Broome made Jumper. Assisted by Denver Jones.	22	19
8:46	Foul on Denver Jones.	22	19
8:46	Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.	23	19
8:46	Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.	24	19
8:35	Tahaad Pettiford missed Jumper.	24	19
8:35	Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.	24	19
8:35	Foul on Jahmai Mashack.	24	19
8:35	Ja'Heim Hudson subbing out for Auburn	24	19
8:35	Chaney Johnson subbing in for Auburn	24	19
8:13	Tahaad Pettiford missed Three Point Jumper.	24	19
8:10	Chaz Lanier Defensive Rebound.	24	19
7:52	Zakai Zeigler made Layup.	26	19
7:28	Chad Baker-Mazara missed Layup.	26	19
7:24	Johni Broome Offensive Rebound.	26	19
7:24	Johni Broome made Two Point Tip Shot.	26	21
7:22	Auburn Timeout	26	21
7:22	Tahaad Pettiford subbing out for Auburn	26	21
7:22	Chaney Johnson subbing out for Auburn	26	21
7:22	Ja'Heim Hudson subbing in for Auburn	26	21
7:22	Miles Kelly subbing in for Auburn	26	21
6:57	Jahmai Mashack Turnover.	26	21
6:57	Johni Broome Steal.	26	21
6:51	Chad Baker-Mazara missed Layup.	26	21
6:46	Ja'Heim Hudson Offensive Rebound.	26	21
6:41	Miles Kelly made Jumper.	26	23
6:27	Foul on Miles Kelly.	26	23
6:27	Chad Baker-Mazara subbing out for Auburn	26	23
6:27	Chris Moore subbing in for Auburn	26	23
6:27	Jahmai Mashack subbing out for Tennessee	26	23
6:27	Jordan Gainey subbing in for Tennessee	26	23
6:09	Chaz Lanier missed Jumper.	26	23
6:08	Auburn Defensive Rebound.	26	23
6:08	Igor Milicic Jr. subbing out for Tennessee	26	23
6:08	Darlinstone Dubar subbing in for Tennessee	26	23
5:45	Denver Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	26	23
5:40	Zakai Zeigler Defensive Rebound.	26	23
5:19	Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.	26	23
5:15	Miles Kelly Defensive Rebound.	26	23
4:56	Johni Broome made Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Heim Hudson.	26	25
4:29	Felix Okpara subbing out for Tennessee	26	25
4:29	Cade Phillips subbing in for Tennessee	26	25
4:29	Official TV Timeout	26	25
4:29	Zakai Zeigler Turnover.	26	25
4:29	Chris Moore subbing out for Auburn	26	25
4:29	Ja'Heim Hudson subbing out for Auburn	26	25
4:29	Chad Baker-Mazara subbing in for Auburn	26	25
4:29	Dylan Cardwell subbing in for Auburn	26	25
4:29	Technical Foul on Zakai Zeigler.	26	25
4:29	Technical Foul on Miles Kelly.	26	25
4:11	Johni Broome missed Layup.	26	25
4:08	Darlinstone Dubar Defensive Rebound.	26	25
4:04	Darlinstone Dubar missed Three Point Jumper.	26	25
4:02	Auburn Defensive Rebound.	26	25
3:45	Johni Broome made Jumper. Assisted by Denver Jones.	26	27
3:31	Cade Phillips Turnover.	26	27
3:31	Dylan Cardwell Steal.	26	27
3:27	Dylan Cardwell made Dunk.	26	29
2:56	Jordan Gainey missed Three Point Jumper.	26	29
2:51	Darlinstone Dubar Offensive Rebound.	26	29
2:36	Darlinstone Dubar made Layup.	28	29
2:15	Foul on Johni Broome.	28	29
2:15	Johni Broome Turnover.	28	29
2:15	Miles Kelly subbing out for Auburn	28	29
2:15	Chris Moore subbing in for Auburn	28	29
2:15	Cade Phillips subbing out for Tennessee	28	29
2:15	Felix Okpara subbing in for Tennessee	28	29
1:53	Chaz Lanier missed Jumper.	28	29
1:50	Johni Broome Defensive Rebound.	28	29
1:36	Foul on Felix Okpara.	28	29
1:36	Johni Broome missed Free Throw.	28	29
1:36	Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.	28	29
1:36	Darlinstone Dubar subbing out for Tennessee	28	29
1:36	Felix Okpara subbing out for Tennessee	28	29
1:36	Igor Milicic Jr. subbing in for Tennessee	28	29
1:36	Cade Phillips subbing in for Tennessee	28	29
1:36	Johni Broome missed Free Throw.	28	29
1:35	Igor Milicic Jr. Defensive Rebound.	28	29
1:15	Igor Milicic Jr. missed Layup.	28	29
1:15	Dylan Cardwell Block.	28	29
1:11	Chaz Lanier Offensive Rebound.	28	29
1:06	Chaz Lanier missed Layup.	28	29
1:01	Igor Milicic Jr. Offensive Rebound.	28	29
1:01	Igor Milicic Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.	30	29
0:42	Foul on Igor Milicic Jr..	30	29
0:42	Denver Jones made Free Throw.	30	30
0:42	Igor Milicic Jr. subbing out for Tennessee	30	30
0:42	Darlinstone Dubar subbing in for Tennessee	30	30
0:42	Denver Jones made Free Throw.	30	31
0:40	Foul on Denver Jones.	30	31
0:40	Chris Moore subbing out for Auburn	30	31
0:40	Miles Kelly subbing in for Auburn	30	31
0:40	Chaz Lanier subbing out for Tennessee	30	31
0:40	Jahmai Mashack subbing in for Tennessee	30	31
0:40	Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.	31	31
0:40	Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.	32	31
0:26	Denver Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	32	31
0:26	Zakai Zeigler Block.	32	31
0:24	Auburn Offensive Rebound.	32	31
0:20	Foul on Jordan Gainey.	32	31
0:20	Miles Kelly subbing out for Auburn	32	31
0:20	Chris Moore subbing in for Auburn	32	31
0:20	Jahmai Mashack subbing out for Tennessee	32	31
0:20	Chaz Lanier subbing in for Tennessee	32	31
0:20	Denver Jones made Free Throw.	32	32
0:20	Denver Jones made Free Throw.	32	33
0:06	Chaz Lanier missed Three Point Jumper.	32	33
0:01	Jordan Gainey Offensive Rebound.	32	33
0:00	Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.	32	33
0:00	Chad Baker-Mazara Defensive Rebound.	32	33
0:00	End of 1st half	32	33

Zeigler drives and drains a basket over Broome for Tennessee

0:27

Tennessee tops Auburn to advance to SEC title game

0:42

Miles Kelly's 3 pulls Auburn within 4 in the 2nd half

0:22

Bridgestone Arena

1:00 PM, March 15, 2025Coverage: ESPN

Nashville, TN

Line: AUB -5.5

Over/Under: 141.5

Referees:
Don Daily
K.B. Burdett
Pat Adams

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Auburn	15-3	-	28-5
Florida	14-4	1	29-4
Alabama	13-5	2	25-8
Tennessee	12-6	3	27-6
Texas A&M	11-7	4	22-10
Kentucky	10-8	5	22-11
Ole Miss	10-8	5	22-11
Missouri	10-8	5	22-11
Mississippi State	8-10	7	21-12
Georgia	8-10	7	20-12
Vanderbilt	8-10	7	20-12
Arkansas	8-10	7	20-13
Oklahoma	6-12	9	20-13
Texas	6-12	9	19-15
LSU	3-15	12	14-18
South Carolina	2-16	13	12-20

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