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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Samir Doughty scored 22 points and No. 13 Auburn rallied from a 17-point deficit in the second half to beat Tennessee 73-66. The game was marred by an ugly incident involving a fan. A student was ejected from the game after directing a derogatory comment toward Tennessee's Santiago Vescovi and will face a disciplinary hearing. The fan was heard on TV calling out, “Go back to Uruguay! This is America!" Auburn stopped a two-game skid. Led by Doughty's hot streak, the Tigers scored 18 consecutive points to spark the comeback. Jordan Bowden scored a career-high 28 points for the Vols.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Darius Days had 18 points off a season-high four 3-pointers to lift LSU to an 86-80 victory over South Carolina on Saturday night. The Tigers came in having lost four of their past five, yet had a strong showing in getting themselves back on track for the postseason. Javonte Smart added 17 points for LSU. Days came out of the game with 13 minutes left after he appeared to get hit near his eye in an exchange beneath the basket. He eventually returned to action down the stretch. Keyshawn Bryant and Jermaine Couisnard led the Gamecocks with 15 points each.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — John Petty Jr. scored 21 points, Jaden Shackelford had 18, and Kira Lewis Jr. added 17 to lead Alabama to a 103-78 victory over Mississippi. Alabama continues to boast one of the best-producing offenses in the country, going 37 of 66 from the field, hitting 13 3-pointers and besting the Rebels 25-15 in assists. Alex Reese chipped in 12 points, and the Tide bench scored 31. Breein Tyree led the Rebels with 28 points but fouled out with just under 9 minutes left in the game. Devontae Shuler had 21 points and Blake Hinson added 11 points.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Josh Nebo matched a career high with 21 points, Savion Flagg added 15 points and 10 rebounds and Texas A&M had its best shooting performance of the season in an 87-75 victory over Mississippi State. Wendell Mitchell scored all 20 of his points in the second half for Texas A&M, which collected its second NET top 50 win of the week. Quenton Jackson added 18 points and Emanuel Miller had 10. The Aggies shot 59.6%, besting their previous high mark of 56% in the season opener against Northwestern State. Tyson Carter scored 19 points to lead Mississippi State.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Isaiah Joe returned from a five-game absence to lead Arkansas in scoring with 21 points and a 78-68 victory over Missouri, snapping a five-game losing streak for the Razorbacks. Missouri, which outrebounded Arkansas 36-23, was led by Kobe Brown, Xavier Pinson and Dru Smith, each scoring in double figures for the Tigers, led by Brown’s 17. The trio shot just 3-for-16 on 3-pointers.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tyree Crump's 35-foot shot from straightaway as the final buzzer sounded rallied Georgia to an 80-78 victory over host Vanderbilt. Crump came up with a loose ball on the second of two missed free throws by Vanderbilt's Scotty Pippen Jr. with 5.1 seconds to play, headed down court and launched the shot that gave the Bulldogs the improbable win. Crump's basket spoiled a career-high 34-point game from Vanderbilt's Saben Lee, who had been 10 of 10 at the free throw line before missing the front end of a one-and-one with 12.4 seconds left.
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