Auburn vs. Ole Miss: College basketball scores, live results
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We’re now only a month away from March. But before we get to the madness, we have a Saturday full of action to keep everybody busy.
Twenty-one of the AP Top 25 teams play Saturday in a loaded slate. No. 1 Auburn faces a tricky road test at No. 23 Ole Miss. Arkansas’ John Calipari returns to Kentucky as the visiting coach in an intriguing showdown. And in perhaps the marquee game of the day, Cooper Flagg gets his first taste of the Tobacco Road rivalry as No. 2 Duke hosts North Carolina in Durham.
Follow all the action below (scroll for live updates).
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K-State handling Iowa State
The No. 3 Cyclones may be looking at their second straight loss. After falling to Arizona on Monday, the Cyclones are struggling late at home against the Wildcats. They’re down double digits with 5 minutes left in the game.
Auburn surges ahead
Ole Miss had made it a one-possession game and could’ve tied things up, but the Tigers have regained their footing and lead by 8 with 6 minutes left.
Ole Miss keeping it close
We are back for the second half in Oxford and the Rebels are still hanging around as the game ticks down toward the 12-minute mark.
Ole Miss guard Sean Pedulla is 7-for-10 with 18 points to lead all scorers.
Arizona’s Caleb Love, ASU’s BJ Freeman ejected after skirmish
Love and Freeman were ejected during the final minute of Saturday’s game. Replays showed Freeman headbutted Love and they were both ejected during Arizona’s 81-72 win.
Arizona’s Caleb Love and Arizona State’s BJ Freeman were ejected during the final minute of Saturday’s game.
Love was initially the only one ejected, but after replays showed Freeman headbutted Love, Freeman was ejected as well. pic.twitter.com/x5BuwSrKxI
Bobby Hurley then pulled his team off the court and didn’t shake Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd’s hand. It could’ve been to avoid further issues between the teams.
Halftime: Auburn 41, Ole Miss 34
The Tigers finished the half strong with Denver Jones and Johni Broome hitting 3-pointers to give them a 7-point lead. The duo have 13 points each.
Final: Missouri 88, Mississippi State 61
In another SEC clash of ranked teams, the Tigers just destroyed the Bulldogs in Starkville in a game that was never close. Caleb Grill led the way for Mizzou with 20 points; MSU’s Josh Hubbard scored a game-high 24.
As the first half winds down in Oxford, Ole Miss is keeping pace with Auburn. These are 2 of 10 SEC teams that are ranked as we head into February, and they’ve played a pretty even game thus far.
Arizona, ASU battling in the desert
In a game that’s had no shortage of highlights, the Wildcats and Sun Devils are trading monster dunks.
St. John’s tops Providence on late jumper!
The Red Storm hold on for the Big East win on a short jumper by Kadary Richmond with seconds left! It comes after Providence stormed back from a 52-34 deficit with 10 minutes left.
St. John’s has now won 14 of its last 15 games.
Auburn, Ole Miss trading blows early
The Tigers started off hot and have a 17-14 lead as the SEC clash creeps toward the halfway point in the first half. Auburn has four 3-pointers but has also turned the ball over six times already.
Final: Tennessee 64, Florida 44
Less than a month after Florida delivered a beatdown on Tennessee in Gainesville, the Vols now return the favor by handling the Gators in Knoxville. Chaz Lanier leads the way with 19 points for the Vols.
Vols putting on a clinic
This sequence pretty well sums up the second half in Knoxville. Tennessee’s defense forces a Florida mistake —> UT ball movement on the break leaves Florida grasping at straws.
Vols up 18 with 3:30 left.
Halftime: Missouri 45, Miss State 31
The Tigers are taking care of business so far in Starkville. Caleb Grill is leading the team at halftime with 12 points off four 3-pointers. MSU’s Josh Hubbard has 13 points.
Mizzou’s Grill hits from DEEP
Meanwhile, Missouri’s Caleb Grill just pulled up from the logo:
Tennessee pulling away!
The Vols’ lead is now up to 19 after a flurry from the home team. They are feeding off the crowd at this point and the Gators are flailing.
Florida down 13 with 10 minutes left
The Gators are still struggling to get much going offensively against the scrappy Vols’ D. They’re just 10-for-41 from the field and an abysmal 2-for-19 from 3-point range.
St. John’s, Providence locked in a battle
Elsewhere, Providence is hanging around with No. 15 St. John’s in a rough-and-tumble Big East showdown.
Vols still in control
Tennessee has made a concerted effort to get the ball down low and it’s working. Half of the Vols’ 40 points have come in the paint and another 8 have come at the free throw line.
They’re up by 10 and we’re at the 14-minute mark in the second half.
Vols on a 9-0 run
Florida’s shooting struggles haven’t abated, but Tennessee has come out of the break more organized and the Vols are getting easy buckets.
Walter Clayton returns for Florida
We are back for the second half and the Gators have some good news on Walter Clayton Jr.
Florida star Walter Clayton Jr. will start the second half after leaving with an injury in the first. Good news for the Gators.
