Saint Peter's Peacocks vs Auburn Tigers Match Player Stats On Nov 28, 2018

Junior forward Anfernee McLemore matched his career best of 19 points and senior guard Bryce Brown also scored 19 as No. 8 Auburn dismantled visiting Saint Peter's 99-49 in nonconference play on Wednesday night in Auburn, Ala.

Junior center Austin Wiley recorded 16 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots and senior wing Malik Dunbar made four 3-pointers while scoring 14 points for Auburn (6-1). Sophomore forward Chuma Okeke added 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting and junior guard Jared Harper recorded eight assists.

The Tigers racked up 16 steals -- McLemore and Harper had three apiece -- and connected on 15 of 31 3-point attempts. Auburn shot 48 percent overall and held a 47-38 rebounding edge.

Senior guard Davauhnte Turner and freshman forward KC Ndefo scored 12 points apiece for Saint Peter's (1-5). The Peacocks committed 26 turnovers and shot just 26.9 percent from the field, including 6 of 22 from 3-point range.

The Tigers controlled the game from the outset and led by as many as 32 points en route to holding a 51-23 halftime lead.

The Tigers opened the game with a 13-0 burst with Dunbar capping it with a 3-pointer.

Saint Peter's ended the Auburn run when freshman guard Klay Brown split two free throws with 14:16 remaining. The Peacocks made their first basket with 12:57 to play when Turner drained a 3-pointer to cut the Tigers' lead to 16-5.

Auburn responded with a 14-2 run and led 30-7 after McLemore's 3-pointer with 7:38 left.

After Saint Peter's pulled within 20 points, the Tigers rattled off 12 straight points and Harper's 3-pointer pushed the advantage to 46-14 with 3:24 left.

The lead was 28 at the break and the onslaught continued in the second half.

Auburn began the session with a 17-2 run to take a 68-25 lead with 13:53 remaining. McLemore, Okeke and Dunbar all drained 3-pointers to cap the spurt.

Brown scored seven straight points as the Tigers increased the margin to 79-32 with 8:55 remaining.

The advantage went over 50 when Dunbar made two free throws to make it 86-35 with 5:10 left.

The lead topped out at 55 points.

--Field Level Media