Nate Ament, Tennessee use strong start to hold off Auburn

Nate Ament, Tennessee use strong start to hold off Auburn

Nate Ament, Jaylen Carey propel Tennessee to 77-69 victory over Auburn

Nate Ament had 22 points, Jaylen Carey came off the bench to score 13 and Tennessee beat Auburn 77-69.

Tennessee Volunteers win third straight game, go wire-to-wire in 77-69 victory over Auburn Tigers

The Tennessee Volunteers led from start to finish Saturday night in a 77-69 win against Auburn at a sold-out Food City Center.

Auburn falls to Tennessee, 77-69

Tennessee’s Nate Ament had 22 points, Jaylen Carey came off the bench to score 13 as the Volunteers beat Auburn 77-69 last night in Knoxville. Ament made only 4 of 16 shots with two 3-pointers for the Volunteers (15-6, 5-3 Southeastern Conference), but he went 12 for 15 at the free-throw line, adding eight rebounds. Carey hit 5 of 9 shots and 3 of 4 free throws and also grabbed eight rebounds. Ja’Kobi Gillespie added 11 points and five assists f…

Rick Barnes explains Felix Okpara's absence in Tennessee-Auburn game

Tennessee largely dominated fellow SEC contender Auburn in a wire-to-wire 77-69 win Saturday night, but the result was made even more impressive by the fact that the Volunteers were missing a key starter. Rick Barnes’ team was without the services of veteran center Felix Okpara, as the former Ohio State transfer did not appear in the contest after starting in all 20 games prior. Asked about the reasoning behind Okpara’s absence, Barnes revealed …

MBB | Rick Barnes Postgame vs. Auburn (1.31.26)

00:00 - On Steven Pearl referring to Jaylen Carey and DeWayne Brown II playing like SEC defensive ends… 02:04 - On what Nate Ament was specifically better at tonight versus Alabama and Georgia… 03:08 - On Bishop Boswell and Nate Ament during the 7 minute stretch… 04:25 - On if you could survive a 7 minute stretch without Ja’Kobi Gillespie a month or two ago… 05:08 - On what happened to Felix Okpara and when did it show up… 05:23…