National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Auburn 76, Nicholls State 54
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, November 8, 2013
Where: Auburn Arena, Auburn, Alabama
Officials: # Antinio Petty, # C. J. Washington, # Tracy Woodson
Attendance: 4196
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Auburn 76, Nicholls State 52: KT Harrell scored a game-high 21 points and Chris Denson added 20 as the host Tigers cruised in the season opener for both teams.

Harrell shot 6-of-9 from the field to score 15 of his points in the first half. The Tigers, who went 15-for-19 from the free-throw line in the first half, led 37-29 at the break.

T.J. Carpenter and Jeremy Smith scored nine points apiece for Nicholls State, which shot 33.9 percent from the floor and hit just 10-of-22 free throws. Dantrell Thomas and Cade Towers each scored eight points.

Auburn won the rebounding battle 39-34 and had seven blocked shots to the Colonels' one. The Tigers used a 14-2 second-half run to build their lead to 68-41.

The Tigers shot 47.8 percent from the field. Auburn finished 28-of-41 from the foul line.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Auburn's Tony Barbee is 7-1 in season openers as a head coach, including a 3-1 mark with the Tigers. . . . The teams met for the first time in 1993, a 79-76 Nicholls State win, but Auburn has won the last five matchups. . . . Nicholls State is 2-45 all-time against teams from the SEC.


Top Game Performances
 
Nicholls State   Auburn
T.J. Carpenter 9 Scoring KT Harrell 21
Pedro Maciel 3 Assists Tahj Shamsid-Deen 4
JaMarkus Horace 7 Rebounds Asauhn Dixon-Tatum 8
Jeremy Smith 4 Free Throws Made Chris Denson 11
T.J. Carpenter 1 Steals Malcolm Canada 2
Liam Thomas 1 Blocks Asauhn Dixon-Tatum 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Nicholls State 54 33.9 6-24 10-22 11 31 1 3 14
Auburn 76 47.8 4-15 28-41 14 38 7 5 13