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GAME 3 OFFICIALS SCOUTING NICHOLLS STATE The Colonels opened the season with three-straight losses at LSU 96-74 in their season opener, at Tulane 96-50 and to Cal State Fullerton 73-63 before defeating Houston Baptist 80-70 and then losing at Louisiana 84-57 on Sunday ... in the Louisiana loss, Chris Talkington totaled 17 points and 9 rebounds while making 4-of-8 shots from 3-point range ... Trevon Lewis led Nicholls with 19 points off the bench at LSU while Talkington had 13 points and Lachlan Prest 12 points ... Lewis, a 6-foot-5 freshman guard who made his first career start vs. Louisiana, is Nicholls State's leading scorer at 13.6 ppg, has made 5-of-8 three-point field goals on the year and is shooting 61.0 percent from the field ... Nicholls State is a preseason fourth-place pick in the Southland Conference East Division just behind McNeese State ... the November 25, 2011 • 7 pm (CST) Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, Ala. Auburn Head Coach: Tony Barbee (UMass '93) at Auburn: 13-20, .394 (2nd year) Overall: 95-72, .569 (6th year) Nicholls State Head Coach: J.P. Piper (Southeastern Louisiana '91) at Nicholls St.:79-130, .378 (7th year) Overall: 79-130, .378 (7th year) Tigers on the Air Network: Auburn IMG Sports Network Air Time: 6:30 pm CT Play-by-Play: Rod Bramblett Color: Daymeon Fishback Satellite Radio: XM Ch. 200 Internet Broadcast: auburntigers.com AUBURN TIGERS 2011-12 Schedule/Scores RECORD: 2-0 HOME: 2-0 NEUTRAL: 0-0 AWAY: 0-0 SEC: 0-0 Nov. 11 McNEESE STATE W 84-62 Nov. 14 KENNESAW STATE W 68-55 Nov. 25 NICHOLLS STATE 7 pm Nov. 28 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 7 pm Dec. 2 (1) at Seton Hall 8 pm Dec. 14 SOUTH FLORIDA 8:30 pm Dec. 17 NORTH FLORIDA 7 pm Dec. 19 FLORIDA A&M 7 pm Dec. 22 (2) at Hawaii TBA Dec. 23 (2) Xavier/Long Beach St. / 11 pm/1:30 am Dec. 25 (2) KansasSt./Clemson/UTEP/SIU / TBA Dec. 30 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 6 pm Jan. 2 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 7 pm Jan. 4 at Florida State 6 pm Jan. 7 at Vanderbilt 12:30 pm Jan. 11 KENTUCKY 7 pm Jan. 14 OLE MISS 12:30 pm Jan. 17 at LSU 6 pm Jan. 21 SOUTH CAROLINA 12:30 pm Jan. 25 at Arkansas 8 pm Jan. 28 at Tennessee 5 pm Feb. 1 GEORGIA 7 pm Feb. 4 at Mississippi State 3 pm Feb. 7 ALABAMA 8 pm Feb. 11 at Ole Miss 6 pm Feb. 18 MISSISSIPPI STATE 7 pm Feb. 21 at Florida 6 pm Feb. 25 ARKANSAS 3 pm Feb. 29 at Alabama 7 pm Mar. 3 LSU 1 pm Mar.8-11(3) SEC Tournament / TBA (1) Big East-SEC Challenge (Newark, NJ) (2) Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu, HI) (3) SEC Tournament, New Orleans LA (New Orleans Arena) All Times Central Standard Auburn-Nicholls State Game Facts Series Notes Series Record: Auburn leads 3-1 at Auburn: Auburn leads 3-1 at Auburn Arena: 0-0 at Thibodaux: 0-0 at Stopher Gym: 0-0 Neutral Sites: 0-0 Current Streak: 3 by Auburn Last Meeting: Auburn 92, Nicholls State 87 (11-28-2006 in Auburn) First Meeting: Nicholls State 79, Auburn 76 (11-30-1993 in Auburn) AUBURN MEDIA RELATIONS • P.O. Box 351 • Auburn, AL 36831-0351 • (334) 844-9800 • FAX (334) 844-9807 Basketball Contact: Chuck Gallina NICHOLLS STATE (1-4) at AUBURN (2-0) s u b s Tigers on TV Network: none PROBABLE AUBURN STARTERS PTS REB AST NOTES F 2 Allen Payne 6-6 210 So. Cincinnati, OH (Winton Woods) 5.5 6.5 1.0 23.1% fgs (3-13) F 22 Kenny Gabriel 6-8 209 Sr. Charlotte, NC (Paris, TX, JC) 11.0 7.0 1.0s 76.9% fgs (10-13) C 41 Rob Chubb 6-10 242 Jr. Peachtree City, GA (Montverde Acad., FL) 17.0 7.0 2.0 car-hi 21 pts(9-12 fg) v.McNeese G 1 Varez Ward 6-2 208 So. Montgomery, AL (Texas) 11.5 3.5 5.5 50% fgs; 58.1% 3fgs (4-7) G 23 Frankie Sullivan 6-1 206 Jr. Uniontown, AL (R.C. Hatch) 15.0 5.0 2.5 22 pts(5-9 3s),5 rb v.Kennesaw G 3 Chris Denson 6-2 172 So. Columbus, GA (Shaw) 9.0 2.5 3.5 50% fgs, 50% 3fgs (1-2) G11 Josh Wallace 5-10 170 Jr. Pensacola, FL (Booker T. Washington) 4.0 0.5 2.5 2.5 ast/to ratio G 4 Cedrick McAfee 6-3 175 Fr. Memphis, TN (Melrose) -- -- -- DNP-INJ 1st 2 games C50 Willy Kouassi 6-10 219 Fr. Abidjan, Ivory Coast (Central Park Christian) 2.0 4.0 0.0 9.5 minutes/game F 5 Bernard Morena 6-8 190 Fr. Abidjan, Ivory Coast (Central Park Christian) -- -- -- DNP 1st 2 games F45 Adrian Forbes 6-8 232 Sr. Spanish Town, Jamaica (Trinity Valley CC, TX) 1.0 3.0 1.0b 3 reb, 2 blk v. Kennesaw St. G 0 Josh Langford 6-7 209 So. Huntsville, AL (Lee) -- -- -- DNP 1st 2 games PROBABLE NICHOLLS STATE STARTERS PTS REB AST NOTES F 2 Lachlan Prest 6-7 209 Fr. Flagstaff Hill, Australia (Scotch College) 5.2 2.4 1.2 40% 3fgs(6-15);12 pts.v/LSU F 11 Chris Talkington 6-6 205 So. Grand Prairie, TX (South Grand Prairie) 13.4 4.2 0.8 13 pts at LSU;44% 3s in '11 F 23 Trevon Lewis 6-5 200 Fr. Houma, LA (Ellender) 13.6 4.2 0.8 19 pts at LSU;5-8 3s on year G 1 Dantrell Thomas 6-2 200 So. Many, LA (Many) 9.0 3.0 1.6 17 pts(2-4 3s) v.Houston Bap. G 21 Shane Rillieux 6-2 190 Fr. New Orleans, LA (Brother Martin) 5.6 4.4 1.4 3 pts, 6 reb at Louisiana G 4 Ben Martin 6-1 175 Sr. Thibodeaux, LA (E.D. White) 4.0 1.8 1.5s DNP at La. after 4 starts G 3 Bryan Hammond 6-1 175 So. New Orleans, LA (St. Augustine) 5.4 2.4 1.4 6 pts (1-2 3s) at LSU s u b s

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GAME 3

OFFICIALS

SCOUTING NICHOLLS STATE The Colonels opened the season with three-straight losses at LSU 96-74 in their season opener, at Tulane 96-50 and to Cal State Fullerton 73-63 before defeating Houston Baptist 80-70 and then losing at Louisiana 84-57 on Sunday ... in the Louisiana loss, Chris Talkington totaled 17 points and 9 rebounds while making 4-of-8 shots from 3-point range ... Trevon Lewis led Nicholls with 19 points off the bench at LSU while Talkington had 13 points and Lachlan Prest 12 points ... Lewis, a 6-foot-5 freshman guard who made his fi rst career start vs. Louisiana, is Nicholls State's leading scorer at 13.6 ppg, has made 5-of-8 three-point fi eld goals on the year and is shooting 61.0 percent from the fi eld ... Nicholls State is a preseason fourth-place pick in the Southland Conference East Division just behind McNeese State ... the

November 25, 2011 • 7 pm (CST)Auburn Arena (9,121)

Auburn, Ala.

Auburn Head Coach: Tony Barbee (UMass '93) at Auburn: 13-20, .394 (2nd year) Overall: 95-72, .569 (6th year)

Nicholls State Head Coach: J.P. Piper (Southeastern Louisiana '91)at Nicholls St.:79-130, .378 (7th year) Overall: 79-130, .378 (7th year)

Tigers on the AirNetwork: Auburn IMG Sports NetworkAir Time: 6:30 pm CT Play-by-Play: Rod BramblettColor: Daymeon FishbackSatellite Radio: XM Ch. 200Internet Broadcast: auburntigers.com

AUBURN TIGERS2011-12 Schedule/Scores

RECORD: 2-0 HOME: 2-0 NEUTRAL: 0-0AWAY: 0-0 SEC: 0-0

Nov. 11 McNEESE STATE W 84-62Nov. 14 KENNESAW STATE W 68-55Nov. 25 NICHOLLS STATE 7 pmNov. 28 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 7 pmDec. 2 (1) at Seton Hall 8 pmDec. 14 SOUTH FLORIDA 8:30 pmDec. 17 NORTH FLORIDA 7 pmDec. 19 FLORIDA A&M 7 pmDec. 22 (2) at Hawaii TBADec. 23 (2) Xavier/Long Beach St. / 11 pm/1:30 amDec. 25 (2) KansasSt./Clemson/UTEP/SIU / TBADec. 30 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 6 pmJan. 2 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 7 pmJan. 4 at Florida State 6 pmJan. 7 at Vanderbilt 12:30 pmJan. 11 KENTUCKY 7 pmJan. 14 OLE MISS 12:30 pm Jan. 17 at LSU 6 pmJan. 21 SOUTH CAROLINA 12:30 pmJan. 25 at Arkansas 8 pmJan. 28 at Tennessee 5 pmFeb. 1 GEORGIA 7 pmFeb. 4 at Mississippi State 3 pmFeb. 7 ALABAMA 8 pmFeb. 11 at Ole Miss 6 pmFeb. 18 MISSISSIPPI STATE 7 pmFeb. 21 at Florida 6 pmFeb. 25 ARKANSAS 3 pmFeb. 29 at Alabama 7 pmMar. 3 LSU 1 pmMar.8-11 (3) SEC Tournament / TBA(1) Big East-SEC Challenge (Newark, NJ)(2) Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu, HI)(3) SEC Tournament, New Orleans LA (New Orleans Arena)All Times Central Standard

Auburn-Nicholls State Game FactsSeries Notes

Series Record: Auburn leads 3-1 at Auburn: Auburn leads 3-1 at Auburn Arena: 0-0 at Thibodaux: 0-0 at Stopher Gym: 0-0Neutral Sites: 0-0 Current Streak: 3 by AuburnLast Meeting: Auburn 92, Nicholls State 87 (11-28-2006 in Auburn)First Meeting: Nicholls State 79, Auburn 76 (11-30-1993 in Auburn)

AUBURN MEDIA RELATIONS • P.O. Box 351 • Auburn, AL 36831-0351 • (334) 844-9800 • FAX (334) 844-9807 Basketball Contact: Chuck Gallina

NICHOLLS STATE (1-4)at AUBURN (2-0)

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PROBABLE AUBURN STARTERS PTS REB AST NOTESF 2 Allen Payne 6-6 210 So. Cincinnati, OH (Winton Woods) 5.5 6.5 1.0 23.1% fgs (3-13)F 22 Kenny Gabriel 6-8 209 Sr. Charlotte, NC (Paris, TX, JC) 11.0 7.0 1.0s 76.9% fgs (10-13)C 41 Rob Chubb 6-10 242 Jr. Peachtree City, GA (Montverde Acad., FL) 17.0 7.0 2.0 car-hi 21 pts(9-12 fg) v.McNeeseG 1 Varez Ward 6-2 208 So. Montgomery, AL (Texas) 11.5 3.5 5.5 50% fgs; 58.1% 3fgs (4-7)G 23 Frankie Sullivan 6-1 206 Jr. Uniontown, AL (R.C. Hatch) 15.0 5.0 2.5 22 pts(5-9 3s),5 rb v.Kennesaw G 3 Chris Denson 6-2 172 So. Columbus, GA (Shaw) 9.0 2.5 3.5 50% fgs, 50% 3fgs (1-2) G 11 Josh Wallace 5-10 170 Jr. Pensacola, FL (Booker T. Washington) 4.0 0.5 2.5 2.5 ast/to ratio G 4 Cedrick McAfee 6-3 175 Fr. Memphis, TN (Melrose) -- -- -- DNP-INJ 1st 2 games C 50 Willy Kouassi 6-10 219 Fr. Abidjan, Ivory Coast (Central Park Christian) 2.0 4.0 0.0 9.5 minutes/game F 5 Bernard Morena 6-8 190 Fr. Abidjan, Ivory Coast (Central Park Christian) -- -- -- DNP 1st 2 games F 45 Adrian Forbes 6-8 232 Sr. Spanish Town, Jamaica (Trinity Valley CC, TX) 1.0 3.0 1.0b 3 reb, 2 blk v. Kennesaw St. G 0 Josh Langford 6-7 209 So. Huntsville, AL (Lee) -- -- -- DNP 1st 2 gamesPROBABLE NICHOLLS STATE STARTERS PTS REB AST NOTESF 2 Lachlan Prest 6-7 209 Fr. Flagstaff Hill, Australia (Scotch College) 5.2 2.4 1.2 40% 3fgs(6-15);12 pts.v/LSUF 11 Chris Talkington 6-6 205 So. Grand Prairie, TX (South Grand Prairie) 13.4 4.2 0.8 13 pts at LSU;44% 3s in '11F 23 Trevon Lewis 6-5 200 Fr. Houma, LA (Ellender) 13.6 4.2 0.8 19 pts at LSU;5-8 3s on yearG 1 Dantrell Thomas 6-2 200 So. Many, LA (Many) 9.0 3.0 1.6 17 pts(2-4 3s) v.Houston Bap.G 21 Shane Rillieux 6-2 190 Fr. New Orleans, LA (Brother Martin) 5.6 4.4 1.4 3 pts, 6 reb at Louisiana G 4 Ben Martin 6-1 175 Sr. Thibodeaux, LA (E.D. White) 4.0 1.8 1.5s DNP at La. after 4 starts G 3 Bryan Hammond 6-1 175 So. New Orleans, LA (St. Augustine) 5.4 2.4 1.4 6 pts (1-2 3s) at LSU

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BARBEE BYTES

• 20-year coaching and playing record of 444-223 (.666)

• Postseason play in 18 of 20 seasons as a head coach, assistant coach and player• 6-year head coaching record: 95-72 (.569)• Averaged 18.6 wins per season as a head coach• 2010 Champions• Coach of the Year (2010)• NABC District 11 Coach of the Year• 2010 Tournament• 1996 Tournament Final Four• 2006 Tournament Elite 8• 1992 Tournament Sweet 16• 9 Tournament appearances (7 as a coach, 2 as a player)• 6 Conference Championships• 4 Conference Tournament Championships• No. 3 recruiter in nation by Rivals.com• 6 national top 10 recruiting classes• 4 players coached are in the • 2002

y Champions

• played professional basketball in Spain• 2-time 2nd team (1991,1993)• Freshman team (1990)• 4-year record of 91-39 (.700) as a standout at UMass from 1989-93• won back-to-back regular sea-son and tournament titles in 1992 and 1993• Scored 1,643 career points at UMass

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Kennesaw State. The Uniontown, Ala., native made 5-of-9 3-pointers. It is his most points scored since a career-high 27 vs. Florida in the 2010 SEC Tournament.

SOLID CHUBB Rob Chubb scored a career-high 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the fi eld in the season opener vs. McNeese State and followed that up with 13 points vs. Mc-Neese State. He also had seven rebounds in each of the games. The Peachtree City, Ga., native is Auburn's leading scorer and rebounder with 17.0 ppg and 7.0 rpg.

3-0 START? The last time Auburn started a season 3-0 was fi ve seasons ago when the Tigers won their opening four games of the 2006-07 season. Auburn's 2-0 start is also the best since that same season.

HIGHEST OVER .500 With a 2-0 start, Auburn is two games over .500 for the fi rst time since the Tigers were 9-7 after a SEC opening loss to South Carolina on Jan. 9, 2010. The Tigers reached a high of three games over .500 at 9-6 in the 2009-10 season.

AUBURN vs. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE AU: Won LostCentral Arkansas 0 0Lamar 1 0McNeese State 3 0Nicholls State 3 1Northwestern State 0 0Sam Houston State 0 1Southeastern Louisiana 4 0Stephen F. Austin 0 0Texas A&M-C.C. 1 0Texas State 0 0Texas-Arlington 0 0Texas-San Antonio 0 0TOTALS 12 2 (.857)• Auburn’s last game against a team from the Southland Conference came in an 84-62 win over McNeese State in this year's season opener on Nov. 11, 2011, in Auburn.

QUOTING TONY BARBEE(On Nicholls State) “Nicholls State is pretty much an under-sized team, but they run a lot of continu-ous motion where they try to catch you

sleeping and back door you and get you off slice and stagger screens. You have to constantly be on your guard as far as defending them because they can go back door on you any time. They try to spread you out and run their motion and get mis-matches with our bags and isolate you one-on-one. They stay with their system and see what they can get out of."

(On Nicholls State's Trevon Lewis) “Trevon Lewis is their best player. He is 6-foot-5, but they play him at the four and the fi ve position so a lot of times, he is going to have mismatches against bigger teams. He utilizes his ball handling skills to take you off the dribble if they are bigger than him. He can also take it to the outside and shoot 3s. He is a mismatch problem with bigger teams."

Colonels lost four starters from last year's team that went 14-14 overall and fi nished fourth in the Southland's East Division with an 8-8 record ... senior guard Ben Martin, who did not play at Louisiana after starting the opening four games of this season, is the sole returning starter after averaging 4.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg and shooting 54.5 percent from the fi eld last season. AUBURN-NICHOLLS STATE SERIES This is the fi fth meeting between the Tigers and Colonels with Auburn holding a 3-1 series edge with all games being played at Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coli-seum. After losing the fi rst game in the series 79-76 on Nov. 30, 1995, Auburn has won three straight games, 96-75 in 1997, 92-78 in 2004 and 92-87 in 2006. TONY BARBEE vs. NICHOLLS STATE This is the fi rst time Auburn head coach Tony Barbee has coached against Nich-olls State.

10 DAY LAYOFF Auburn has had a 10 day layoff since defeating Kennesaw State 68-55 on Nov. 14. It marks the Tigers' longest November layoff in history.

3 GAMES IN 8 DAYS Auburn begins a stretch of playing three games in eight days against Nich-olls State on Friday, Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 28 and at Seton Hall in the Big East-SEC Challenge on Dec. 2.

FRANKIE ON FIRE Frankie Sullivan totaled 22 points, fi ve rebounds, two assists and two steals vs.

COMPARING STATS(All Games)

Scoring Offense ..............76.0 64.8Scoring Defense .............58.5 83.8Scoring Margin ..............+17.5 -19.0FG Pct. .............................500 .438FG Pct. Defense ..............343 .4783-pt. FG Pct......................424 .3823-pt. FG Pct. Defense ......216 .417Free Throw Pct. .............. .511 .629Rebound Avg. .................41.0 29.0Opp. Rebound Avg. .........29.0 38.0Rebound Margin ...........+12.0 -9.0Turnovers Per Game ......15.0 18.8Opp. Turnovers ...............14.5 14.6Turnover Margin ...............-0.5 -4.2

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2011-12 SEC STANDINGS(On Auburn during the 10 day layoff) "We are looking good because we are using this break to get better at things we need to get better at. I think it is just great for us to prepare and get better as a team. We have Nicholls State on Friday, but we have prepared for us and improved and started to focus on Nicholls on Monday."

(On playing 3 games in 8 days) "Our guys are tired of playing against each other any way so it will be good. You have to get your rest and go out and play the best you can play. It is going to be hard, but we have to keep focus and keep guys healthy. After this 10 day layoff, our guys should be ready for this span."

LAST TIME OUTAuburn 68, Kennesaw State 55(Nov. 14, 2011, in Auburn, Ala.)

Frankie Sullivan scored a game-high 22 points on 5-of-9 3-pointers as Auburn led from start to fi nish to defeat Kennesaw State 68-55 in Auburn Arena. Rob Chubb added 13 points and 7 rebounds as the Tigers improved to 2-0 for the fi rst time since 2006-07. Kenny Gabriel added 9 points and 7 rebounds, while Varez Ward totaled 9 points and 6 assists. Auburn

shot 53.3 percent (8-of-15) from 3-point range. After the Owls cut the Auburn margin down to 53-46 with 6:36 left, Chris Den-son hit a 3-pointer and Sullivan followed up with his fi fth 3-pointer for a 59-46 lead. Auburn jumped out to a 16-9 lead and held a 29-20 halftime edge. The Tigers began the second half with a 12-1 run fueled by full-court pressure and hot shooting. The Tigers sandwiched the run with 3-pointers by Allen Payne and Sul-livan as they took a 41-21 lead with 16:29 to go. Kennesaw State answered with a 17-6 spurt that cut it to single digits, but the Tigers responded with consecutive baskets by Ward and Denson to halt the run and give their team the 51-38 lead with 10:24 left. Kennesaw State was led by 13 points and 13 rebounds from Aaron Anderson.

LAST TIME vs. NICHOLLS STATEAuburn 92, Nicholls State 87 (ot)(Nov. 28, 2006, in Auburn, Ala.)

Auburn rallied from a 17-point defi cit with 13 minutes left in the game and over-came Nicholls State's desperation three at the end of regulation to defeat the Colo-nels 92-87 in overtime. After Nicholls led

57-40 with 12:58 left, the Tigers went on a 38-15 run over the next 12 minutes and took a 78-72 lead with 1:11 left. After Nicholls cut Auburn's lead to three with 47 sec-onds left, the Colo-nel's Stefan Blas-czynski received a pass after Ryan Bathie's offensive rebound and nailed a 3-pointer just be-fore the buzzer to force overtime. Au-burn never trailed in overtime and an 8-1 run sealed the win. Auburn also made 12 of its last 13 free throw at-tempts after start-ing out 5-of-13 from the line. The Tigers were led by Kor-votney Barber and Rasheem Barrett,

who had 21 points each. Barber scored 19 of his career-high 21 points in the fi rst half and also grabbed 10 rebounds. The Colonels had a 24-9 lead after six minutes and led 45-38 at halftime. Blaszcynski led Nicholls State with 27 points and 10 rebounds while the Colonels shot 52 percent (13-of-25) from 3-point range.

SEASON NOTES

HELP ARRIVES The Tigers will have one of the top, if not the best, backcourts in the SEC in Frankie Sullivan, Texas transfer Varez Ward and Clemson transfer Noel Johnson. Sullivan was Auburn's leading returning scorer for last season before he had left knee surgery July 27, 2010, and missed all but 6 games last year. Ward, a Montgomery, Ala., native was a starting point guard at Texas before transferring to get closer to home. Johnson, who is not eligible until after fall semester, is an athletic 3-point special-ist.

AUBURN TIGERS ROSTER 0 Josh Langford G 6-7 209 So. Huntsville, AL (Lee) 1 Varez Ward G 6-2 208 So. Montgomery, AL (Texas)

2 Allen Payne F 6-6 210 So. Cincinnati, OH (Winton Woods) 3 Chris Denson G 6-2 172 So. Columbus, GA (Shaw) 4 Cedrick McAfee G 6-3 175 Fr. Memphis, TN (Melrose) 5 Bernard Morena F 6-8 190 Fr. Abidjan, Ivory Coast (Central Park Chr.) 11 Josh Wallace* G 5-10 170 Jr. Pensacola, FL (Booker T. Washington) 15 Tony Neysmith G 6-5 217 Sr. Norcross, GA (Oklahoma) 22 Kenny Gabriel F 6-8 209 Sr. Charlotte, NC (Paris, TX, JC)23 Frankie Sullivan G 6-1 206 Jr. Uniontown, AL (R.C. Hatch) 24 T.J. Rice* G 5-9 160 So. Alpharetta, GA (Alpharetta) 25 Jake Drum* F 6-5 253 Sr. Hoover, AL (Spain Park) 32 Noel Johnson F 6-6 200 So. Fayetteville, GA (Fayette County) 41 Rob Chubb C 6-10 242 Jr. Peachtree City, GA (Montverde Acad., FL) 44 Dylan Spencer* G 6-4 190 Jr. Birmingham, AL (Vestavia Hills) 45 Adrian Forbes F 6-8 232 Sr. Spanish Town, Jamaica (Trinity Valley CC, TX) 50 Willy Kouassi C 6-10 219 Fr. Abidjan, Ivory Coast (Central Park Chr.)* walk-on Head Coach: Tony Barbee (UMass '93) Asst. Coaches: Tony Madlock (Memphis '91), Randall Dickey (Ouachita Baptist '83), Milt Wagner (Louisville/Memphis '04)Executive Dir. of Basketball: Steve Smith (UMass '81)Dir. of Basketball Operations: Mike Babul (UMass '00)Video Coordinator: Corey Speights (UTEP '08)Administrative Assistant: Harper Williams (UMass '95)Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach: Jason Riddell (SUNYC at Cortland '99)Athletic Trainer: Jarod Grace (Auburn '99)

PRONUNCIATION CHART Noel Johnson .................... No - elle Johnson Willy Kouassi .................... KUH - wah - see Bernard Morena ................ Muh - RAIN - a Tony Neysmith .................. Nay - smith Varez Ward ....................... VUH - rez Mike Babul ........................ BAY - bull

SEC ALLAlabama 0-0 5-0Kentucky 0-0 4-0Georgia 0-0 3-0Auburn 0-0 2-0Tennessee 0-0 2-0Mississippi State 0-0 4-1Ole Miss 0-0 3-1Vanderbilt 0-0 3-1Florida 0-0 2-1Arkansas 0-0 2-1LSU 0-0 3-2South Carolina 0-0 1-2

-- through Nov. 20, 2011

TUESDAY'S GAMES-(Nov. 22)Utah Valley State at ArkansasGeorgia v. Missouri/Notre Dame(ESPN2/U)Miss. Valley State at So. Carolina (SS)Tennessee vs. Memphis/Michigan(ESPN/2)WEDNESDAY'S GAMES-(Nov. 23)Alabama A&M at AlabamaRadford at Kentucky (FSN)Tennessee vs. TBA in Maui Inv.FRIDAY'S GAMES-(Nov. 25)Nicholls State at AuburnMiami (Fla.) at Ole Miss (FSN)Jacksonville at Florida (SUN)Monmouth at VanderbiltGeorgia at Xavier (FSN)South Carolina vs. North Carolina (ESPN2)UT Martin at Mississippi State

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MISCELLANEOUS STATSAUBURN'S RECORD WHEN:STARTING LINEUPS(Payne, Gabriel, Chubb, Ward, Sullivan) ....................2-0

AUBURN'S RECORD WHEN ... STARTS:Frankie Sullivan ................................. 2-0 (1.000)Rob Chubb ........................................ 2-0 (1.000)Kenny Gabriel .................................... 2-0 (1.000)Varez Ward ........................................ 2-0 (1.000)Allen Payne ....................................... 2-0 (1.000)

When Auburn leads at the half .......................2-0When opponent leads at the half ....................0-0When it is tied at the half ................................0-0When Auburn leads with 5 minutes left ..........2-0When opp. leads with 5 minutes left ...............0-0 When it is tied with 5 minutes left ...................0-0When Auburn leads with 1 minute left ............2-0When opp. leads with 1 minute left ................0-0When Auburn outrebounds opponent .............2-0When opponent outrebounds Auburn .............0-0When rebounds are the same ........................0-0When AU shoots 50% or better from fl oor ......1-0When AU shoots less than 50% from fl oor........... 1-0When opp. shoots 50% or better from fl oor ..........0-0When opp. shoots less than 50% from fl oor ..........2-0When AU fg% higher than opponents ............2-0When AU fg% less than opponents ................0-0When AU 3fg% higher than opponents ..........2-0When AU 3fg% less than opponents ..............0-0When AU 3fg% exact same as opponents .....0-0

HELP ARRIVES • PART II A highly-touted freshman class also brings help to the Tigers. Willy Kouassi, a top 60 recruit, is a 6-foot-10, 219-pound center from the Ivory Coast. Cedrick McAfee, a 6-3, 175 guard from Memphis Melrose High, is a top 125 recruit and will vie for playing time in Auburn's deep backcourt. Bernard Morena, who was a teammate of Kouassi's at Birmingham's Central Park Christian, is a 6-foot-8, 190-pound, forward from the Ivory Coast.

KENNY G Senior Kenny Gabriel is Auburn's lead-ing returning scorer and rebounder from last season, averaging 10.3 ppg and 5.8 rpg, respectively. The Charlotte, N.C., native had the fourth most improved ppg in the SEC last year with a +7.5 ppg from the season prior. He was named SEC Player of the Week the fi nal week of the season, March 1-6, by averaging 20.0 ppg and 9.0 rpg in wins at LSU and vs. Ole Miss. Gabriel scored career-high 24 points (3-5 3fgs) and had 7 rebounds vs. Ole Miss before recording his third double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds at LSU.

FRANKIE Junior Frankie Sullivan received a medical hardship waiver after only play-ing in six games last season and has two years of eligibility remaining. He averaged 8.2 points and 3.0 assists in 24.7 minutes in the fi nal six non-conference games, starting the fi nal four. The Uniontown, Ala., native had left knee surgery on July 27, 2010 and missed Auburn's opening eight games and the fi nal 17 games. Sullivan averaged 12.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.9 steals for Auburn as a sophomore in 2009-10 while starting all but one of the 31 games. He shot 43.1 percent from the fi eld and 37.1 percent from 3-point range.

BIG OFFSEASON FOR CHUBB Junior Rob Chubb, who averaged 7.6 points and 3.8 rebounds in 20.2 minutes per game in his fi rst signifi cant collegiate playing time last year as a sophomore,

gained 20 pounds to his 6-foot-10 frame during the offseason. Chubb now weighs 242 pounds.

WALLACE MAKING A POINT Junior walk-on Josh Wallace was ranked second in the SEC with 1.7 steals, was fourth in the league with 3.87 assists and was third with a 1.82 assist-to-turnover ratio. The Pensacola, Fla., native played in all 31 games, starting 26. The 26 games started is both the single-season and career record by a walk-on in Auburn history. Wallace started the fi rst fi ve games of the season and the fi nal 21.

THEY HAD GAME Auburn's coaching staff ranks second nationally among Div. I coaching staffs in points scored. Auburn's coaching staff (Div. I players only) scored 4,373 points total in their collegiate careers. Tony Barbee scored 1,643 points at UMass, Milt Wagner

POINTSAU: 22, Frankie Sullivan vs. Kennesaw StateOpp.: 13, Patrick Richard, McNeese State

FIELD GOALS MADEAU: 9, Rob Chubb vs. McNeese StateOpp.: 6, Aaron Anderson, Kennesaw State

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTEDAU: 12,Rob Chubb v.McNeese St./KennesawOpp.: 13, Patrick Richard, McNeese State

3-POINTERS MADEAU: 5, Frankie Sullivan vs. Kennesaw StateOpp.: 2, Nick Turner, Kennesaw State

3-POINTERS ATTEMPTEDAU: 9, Frankie Sullivan v. Kennesaw StateOpp.: 7, Patrick Richard, McNeese State

FREE THROWS MADEAU: 5, Frankie Sullivan v. Kennesaw StateOpp.: 7, Patrick Richard, McNeese State

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTEDAU: 7, Frankie Sullivan vs. Kennesaw StateOpp.: 8, Brandon Dawson, Kennesaw State

REBOUNDSAU: 8, Allen Payne vs. Kennesaw StateOpp.: 13, Aaron Anderson, Kennesaw State

ASSISTSAU: 6, Varez Ward vs. Kennesaw StateOpp.: 4, Delbert Love, Kennesaw State

TURNOVERSAU: 3, 3 players vs. Kennesaw StateOpp.: 5, Delbert Love, Kennesaw State

BLOCKSAU: 2, Chubb/Forbes vs. Kennesaw StateOpp.: 2, Rudy Turner, McNeese State

STEALSAU: 3, Frankie Sullivan vs. McNeese StateOpp.: 4, Jeremie Mitchell, McNeese State

2011-12 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS

2011-12 AUBURN INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists/ *Blocks/ ^StealsRob Chubb ............. 21 vs. McNeese State 7 v. McNeese St/Kennesaw ...3 vs. McNeese StateChris Denson ......... 10 vs. McNeese State . 3 vs. Kennesaw State ............5 vs. Kennesaw StateAdrian Forbes ........ 2 vs. McNeese State ... 3 v. McNeese St/Kennesaw ...2* vs. Kennesaw StateWilly Kouassi ......... 2, twice ....................... 5 vs. McNeese State .............Kenny Gabriel ........ 13 vs. McNeese State . 7 v. McNeese St/Kennesaw ...1 vs. McNeese StateJosh Langford ........Cedrick McAfee......Tony Neysmith .......Allen Payne ............ 8 vs. McNeese State ... 8 vs. Kennessaw State ........1 vs. McNeese StateFrankie Sullivan ..... 22 v. Kennesaw State . 5 v. McNeese St/Kennesaw ...3 vs. McNeese StateJosh Wallace .......... 6 vs. McNeese State ...................................................4 vs. Kennesaw StateVarez Ward ............. 14 vs. McNeese State . 4 vs. McNeese State ..............6 vs. Kennesaw State* Bold if career-high

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finished fourth on Louisville's all-time scoring chart with 1,836 points and Tony Madlock had 894 points. Here is a listing of the top fi ve coaching staffs: 1. Tennessee ........5,381 2. Auburn ..............4,373 3. Valparaiso .........4,146 4. Kansas..............3,834 5. Duke .................3,805

The list includes only true “coaches” in title (no support staff members like directors of operations, video coordina-tors, etc). It only takes into account points scored while playing for Division I institu-tions. NOEL JOHNSON ELIGIBLE AFTER FALL SEMESTER Junior Noel Johnson, a 6-foot-7, 200-pound, sophomore guard who trans-ferred from Clemson, will be eligible to play after this fall semester and will have 1.5 years of eligibility for Auburn. “We are excited about Noel joining the Auburn Family,” said Barbee. “He is a talented player. When you have a guy with his size and his skills, a 6-foot-7 guard who can handle it, who can shoot it, who can pass it, he is a matchup nightmare for teams. He is a big-time shooter. When he lets the ball go you think it is going in every time. He shoots with range. He can do a lot of things. He is very skilled. “As good of a basketball player as he is, he is just as good a person. I am excited about what Noel is going to bring the Auburn Family on and off the fl oor.” A consensus top 56 prospect coming out of Fayette County High School in Fayetteville, Ga., in 2009, Johnson was rated as the nation’s No. 30 prospect by ESPNU, No. 40 by HoopsReport.com, No. 48 by PrepStars, No. 53 by Rivals.com, No. 54 by Hoop Scoop and No. 56 by Scout.com. Johnson played in seven games last season for Clemson while starting one and averaged 2.9 points and 1.6 re-bounds in 13.1 minutes. He played the most minutes in Clemson’s freshman class last season playing in all 32 games, averaging 4.8 points in 14.8 minutes per game. He shot 36.7 percent (29-of-79) from 3-point range and 73 percent from the foul line. Johnson averaged 9.0 points in Clem-son’s postseason games against NC State and Missouri in the NCAA Tourna-

2011-12 TIGER STAT LEADERS

Rob Chubb 2Frankie Sullivan 1Kenny Gabriel 1Varez Ward 1Chris Denson 1 Opponents 5

20-point scoring games (2)Frankie Sullivan 1Rob Chubb 1Opponents 0Double-fi gure rebounding games (0)

Opponents 1Double-Doubles (0)

Opponents 1Games leading AU in scoring

Frankie Sullivan 1Rob Chubb 1

Games leading AU in rebounding Kenny Gabriel 1Rob Chubb 1Allen Payne 1

Charges Taken (3)Adrian Forbes 1Allen Payne 1Josh Wallace 1

Floor Burns (9)Chris Denson 3Frankie Sullivan 2Varez Ward 1Allen Payne 1Adrian Forbes 1Willy Kouassi 1

Dunks (5) Kenny Gabriel 3Varez Ward 1Willy Kouassi 1

ment First Round. In the ACC Tournament fi rst round game vs. NC State, he scored an ACC-high 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from 3-point range. Rated as the No. 3 small forward in his class by ESPNU, Johnson earned fi rst-team All-State honors as a senior when he averaged 21 points, eight rebounds and four assists for coach Andre Flynn. He led Fayette County to the Class 4A state championship game and a pair of region championships. He averaged 23.8 points and 8.4 re-bounds as a junior, was a three-time team MVP and scored over 1,500 points in his high school career. Johnson enrolled in classes at Auburn on Jan. 13. He is the son of Lynbert “Cheese” Johnson, a star at Wichita State from 1976-79, who played for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors.

AUBURN ARENA QUICK SKETCH Entering its second season, the offi cial ground breaking of the new $86 million Auburn basketball arena and practice facility was on Aug. 29, 2008. The Auburn Arena, with a capacity of 9,121, includes over 29,000 square feet of student-athlete space, a two-court practice facility, coaches offi ces, the Au-burn University Athletic Ticket Offi ce, an AU Team Store, the relocated Lovelace Museum and two food courts along with many other amenities. 360 Architecture of Kansas City, Mo., worked with Davis Architects of Birming-ham on the design of the arena. The fi rm of Robins & Morton of Birmingham served as construction manager. The 243,792 square foot facility features chair back seats along with bleacher seating for students. The building also provides im-proved facilities for the student-athletes, including men's and women's locker room suites with sports medicine facilities, lounges and team meeting rooms. Along with a strength and conditioning center, a two-court practice facility enables the team another practice areas. The arena has 12 luxury suites on the arena level that not only open inside the facility, but also opens on the outside of the arena for multiple entertaining op-portunities throughout the year. Loge box seating also is available as well as on-site food preparation. The seating confi guration offers better sight lines and moves fans closer to the court. The furthest seat is just 43 feet in

Double-fi gure scoring games (6)

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elevation from courtside, compared to 60 feet in elevation at Beard-Eaves, with two-thirds of the seats in Auburn Arena being less than 27 feet in elevation from courtside. The scoreboard features a high-defi nition video board with full message/information center technology. For the student fan amenities, there is a private entrance, a private courtside commons and food court and courtside seating that permits standing with unobstructed views. The new facility serves as more than a sports complex. With over 12,000 square feet of banquet/entertainment space, its design affords ready adaptation into a site for concerts, other cultural events, convo-cations and other community gatherings. On-campus student housing is adjacent to the new arena creating a unique "stu-dent village" experience.

2010 FALL SIGNEES• Jordan Price, 6-5, 218, G Decatur, Ga. (Southwest DeKalb HS) Jordan Price, ranked 71st nationally by Rivals.com, averaged 19 points, 6.5 rebounds and nearly four assists per game as a junior at Southwest DeKalb High under coach Dwayne McKinney. As a sophomore, he played at Chattanooga McCallie where he was named Tennes-see's Mr. Basketball. He attended the NBA Camp in Virginia for college prospects this past summer and was one of the outstanding scorers. H was named to the 2009 ESPNRise underclassmen All-American team. He won middle school championships and tournament MVPs leading his eighth grad team to a 21-0 record. Price chose Auburn over Memphis, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, Michi-gan and Miami (Fla.). "Jordan Price is a talented combo guard at his size at 6-foot-5, 218 pounds," said Auburn head coach Tony Barbee. "He can play the one. He can play the two. He can really score. He can run a team. He has a lot of talent."

• Shaquille Johnson, 6-5, SF Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton HS) Shaq Johnson, ranked 92nd nationally by ESPN.com, averaged 9.0 points and 7.0 rebounds as a junior at Milton High last year for coach David Boyd. The team had eight seniors last season, including four that signed Div. I scholarships. Johnson won the Under Armour Dunk

Contest at Venice Beach, Calif., this past August that was televised by ESPN. The dunk contest featured Derrick Williams, the No. 2 pick of the 2011 NBA Draft. Johnson won the event with a windmill dunk, a high-fl ying dunk that cleared a 6-foot-9 player and a circus dunk by going through his legs and jamming left-handed. Johnson selected Auburn over Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Clemson and Miami (Fla.). "Shaq Johnson is a ridiculous athlete who is still growing in his understanding of the game but has a chance to be a fantastic player because he has really worked on his game to not only be a good athlete, but to be able to shoot the ball out on the perimeter," said Barbee. "He plays for a fantastic coach at Milton High. I am excited about Shaq."

• Jordon Granger, 6-9, 215, PF Florissant, Mo. (McClure North) Jordon Granger (pronounced Jor - Don), led McClure North High to the Missouri Class 5 State Championship last year while averaging 14.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.8 blocks as the Stars had a 29-5 record under coach Randy Reed. In one week last season, he had a pair of triple-doubles in three wins with 14 points, 14 rebounds and 14 blocks vs. Normandy and 21 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks vs. Roosevelt and 16 points, 16 rebounds and 10 blocks vs. Jackson. Granger chose Auburn over Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Saint Louis U. and Detroit. "Jordon Granger, out of St. Louis, is a 6-foot-9, 215-pound power forward who is the kind of power forward that I like that is not just locked to the block," said Barbee. "He is a guy who can play in the post and rebound the ball but can also stretch the fl oor with his ability to handle it and his ability to shoot the three. He is a fantastic addition to the program."

• Asauhn Dixon-Tatum, 7-0, 230, C Anderson, Ind. (Chattahoochee Tech) Asauhn Dixon-Tatum (pronounced A - sahn) is attending Chattahoochee Tech in Marietta, Ga., this year after averaging 4.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and a conference-leading 2.2 blocks per game as a redshirt freshman at Div. II Grand Valley State in Michigan last year. His 59 blocks were the fourth highest in school history, and he shot 57.1 percent from the fi eld. He had a season-high 7 blocks in only 18 minutes

vs. Lake Superior State, and scored in double-fi gures three times, including a season-best 11 points at Northern Michi-gan. Dixon-Tatum chose Auburn over Mem-phis, Ole Miss, UAB and Evansville. He averaged 11 points, 13 rebounds and 6 blocks in Chattahoochee Tech's fi rst three games on this season. "Asauhn Dixon-Tatum, a junior college center, is unique in that he is not your typical junior college player," said Barbee. "He is a late bloomer who graduated high school at 6-foot-9, 190 pounds. Now after going to a Div. II school for two years, he is 7-foot, 230 pounds with a 7-foot-4 wingspan and a 36-inch vertical jump. He is extremely athletic for someone who is 7-foot. He has a unique ability to block shots and rebound the ball because of how high he plays above the rim, and he is a developing offensive talent."

AUBURN TRIPLE-DOUBLES? Never in the 106 seasons and 2,311 games of Auburn Basketball (1231-1079-1) (.533) has a Tiger recorded a coveted triple-double.

OVERTIME RECORD Auburn has a 45-47 (.489) record in overtime games in its history. The Tigers, who were 1-2 in overtime games last season, have not played extra time this year.

WHAT'S NEXT? Auburn plays host to Arkansas-Pine Bluff, which lost at Oklahoma State 73-46 in its season opener on Nov. 15 and at Oral Roberts 80-44 on Nov. 16. The Golden Lions play Florida International and SMU in Tulsa, Okla., on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. Savalace Townsend averages a team-high 14.0 points and 5.0 rebounds while Daniel Broughton chips in 7.0 points and 4.5 rebounds and Mitchell Anderson 5.5 points and a team-high 7.0 boards. Arkansas-Pine Bluff only averages 45.0 ppg. The Golden Lions return three play-ers off last year's 7-24 team that fi nished tied for seventh in the SWAC with a 7-11 record. Just two seasons ago, Arkansas-Pine Bluff played in the school's fi rst-ever NCAA Tournament in 2010 where it beat Winthrop in the play-in game before falling to Duke.

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0 JOSH LANGFORD PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% -- -- -- -- --• SEC-hi 9 pts,16 min v. Tennessee last year• car-hi 16 pts (4-5 3s) v. Fla. State last year• 13 pts in 20 min v. Ark.-Pine Bluff last year

Career-Highspts: 16 vs. Florida State (1-3-11)reb: 6 v. LSU(1-8-11)/USC Upstate (12-21-10)ast: 3 vs. LSU (1-8-11)

Season-Highspts: reb: ast:

1 VAREZ WARD PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 11.5 3.5 5.5 .500 .571 .167• 14 pts(3-6 3s), 5 ast, 4 reb vs. McNeese State• 9 pts, 6 ast, 3 reb vs. Kennesaw State• had nearly a 2-year layoff• medical redshirt in 2009-10 at Texas, 6.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg in 1st 3 games of 2009-10 season• avg. 11.5 ppg in 2009 NCAA Tour. as a frosh• 3 yr letterman at Jeff Davis High in Montgomery• began wearing #50 in 7th grade after he saw former AU All-Amer. guard Doc Robinson wear the number from 1997-2000

Career-Highspts: 16 vs. #5 Duke in NCAA Tour. (3-21-09)reb: 8 vs. #12 Villanova (12-9-08)ast: 6 vs. Kennesaw State (11-14-11)

Season-Highspts: 14 vs. McNeese State (11-11-11)reb: 4 vs. McNeese State (11-11-11)ast: 6 vs. Kennesaw State (11-14-11)

2 ALLEN PAYNE PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% 5.5 6.5 .231 .250 1.000• 8 pts, 5 reb vs. McNeese State• car-hi 8 reb, 3 pts vs. Kennesaw State• SEC-hi 15 pts, 5 reb at #15 UK last year• team-highs 13 pts, 7 reb vs. Tenn. last year• 13 pts, 3 ast at Arkansas last year

Career-Highspts: 16 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12-5-10)reb: 8 at So.Car.(1-29-11)/Kennesaw(11-14-11)stl: 4 vs. Georgia Southern (12-29-10)

Season-Highspts: 8 vs. McNeese State (11-11-11)reb: 8 vs. Kennesaw State (11-14-11)ast: 1, twice

3 CHRIS DENSON PPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 9.0 3.5 .500 .500 .333• 10 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl v. McNeese State• 8 pts, 5 ast, 3 reb vs. Kennesaw State• 21 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast v. Paine Coll. in exh.• 16 pts, 3 stl v. Victory Univ. in 2nd exh.• car-hi 21 pts in 22 min v. Ga. in SECT last yr• car-hi 16 pts (8-9 fts) at Ole Miss last year

Career-Highspts: 21 vs. Georgia in SEC Tour. (3-10-11)reb: 5 at Arkansas (1-25-11)ast: 5 vs. Kennesaw State (11-14-11)

Season-Highspts: 10 vs. McNeese State (11-11-11)reb: 3 vs. Kennesaw State (11-14-11)ast: 5 vs. Kennesaw State (11-14-11)

4 CEDRICK McAFEE PPG RPG APG FG% FT% -- -- -- -- --• DNP-INJ vs. McNeese State

• 3 pts, 5 reb. vs. Paine Coll. in 1st exh.• 2-time 1st-team All-State Class AAA in Tenn.

Career/Season-Highspts: reb: ast:

5 BERNARD MORENA PPG RPG APG FG% FT% -- -- -- -- --• 3 pts in 6 min vs. Victory Univ. in exh.

Career/Season-Highspts: reb: ast:

11 JOSH WALLACE PPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 4.0 2.5 .600 .000 .500• 6 pts (3-5 fgs) vs. McNeese State• career-hi 17 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl at SC• 4th in the SEC with 3.9 assists last year• 2nd in SEC with 1.7 steals last year• 3rd SEC w/1.8 ast/to ratio last year

Career-Highspts: 17 at South Carolina (1-29-11)reb: 7 at LSU (3-5-11)ast: 7 v. #18 Vandy(2-19-11)/Florida St.(1-3-11)

Season-Highspts: 6 vs. McNeese State (11-11-11)reb: 1 vs. Kennesaw State (11-14-11)ast: 4 vs. Kennesaw State (11-14-11)

15 TONY NEYSMITH PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% -- -- -- -- --• 8 pts (4-6 fgs) v. Ga. SW,1st AU start last yr

Career-Highspts: 8 vs. Georgia Southwestern (11-30-10)reb: 4 vs. Georgia Southern (12-29-10)ast: 5 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12-5-10)

Season-Highspts: reb: ast:

22 KENNY GABRIEL PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% 11.0 7.0 .769 .500 .500• 13 pts(6-6 fg,1-1 3fg), 7 reb v.McNeese St.• 9 pts, 7 reb, 2 stl vs. Kennesaw State• 4th most improved ppg in SEC last yr,+7.5• 20ppg,9rpg last 2 reg.seas.gms at LSU/v.OM and was named SEC Player of the Week• car-hi 24 pts(3-5 3s), 7 rb v. Ole Miss last yr • 3 dble-dbles last yr at LSU,at SC,NC-Ashe.• 16 pts, 11 reb at LSU last year

Career-Highspts: 24 vs. Ole Miss (3-2-11)reb:13 at S.Carolina(1-29-11)v.UNCA(11-12-10)ast: 3 vs. Middle Tennessee (11-21-10)

Season-Highspts: 13 vs. McNeese State (11-11-11)reb:7v.McNeese(11-11-11)/Kennesaw(11-14-11)ast: 1 vs. McNeese State (11-11-11)

23 FRANKIE SULLIVAN PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 15.0 5.0 2.5 .391 .412 .714 • 22 pts (5-9 3s),5 rb,2 ast,2 stl v.Kennesaw St• 8 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl vs. McNeese State• received medical hardship waiver last year• Played in only last 6 non-conf. gms last year• DNP 1st 8 gms season & all SEC gms last yr• AU was 4-0 this year w/Frankie as a starter• 17 pts, 5 ast, 4 stl vs. Ga. Southern last yr

• left knee surgery July 27, played 1st game of season at S.Fla. Dec.15, 4 pts, 2 ast, 2 stl,9 min

Career-Highspts: 27 vs. Florida in SEC Tour. (3-11-10)reb: 9 at Florida State (12-17-09)stl:6 at #14 Xavier(12-3-08)/Chas.So.(12-29-09)ast: 6 vs. West Georgia (1-2-10)3FGs made: 6 vs. NC State (11-22-09)FTs made straight: 27 to start 2009-10

Season-Highspts: 22 vs. Kennesaw State (11-14-11) reb: 5v.McNeese(11-11-11)/Kennesaw(11-14-11)ast: 3 vs. McNeese State (11-11-11)

41 ROB CHUBB PPG RPG APG FG% FT% 17.0 7.0 2.0 .583 .667• car-hi 21 pts(9-12 fg),7rb,3ast,2stl v.McNeese• 13 pts, 7 reb, 2 blk vs. Kennesaw State• 10.0 ppg last 2 reg seas. gms atLSU/v.OM• car-hi 18 pts, 6 rb at So. Carolina last year• 11 pts, all in 2nd half, 15 min v. OM last year

Career/Season-Highspts: 21 vs. McNeese State (11-11-11)reb: 10 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10)blk: 4 vs. UNC Asheville (11-12-10)

Season-Highspts: 21 vs. McNeese State (11-11-11)reb:7 v.McNeese(11-11-11)/Kennesaw(11-14-11)ast: 3 vs. McNeese State (11-11-11)

45 ADRIAN FORBES PPG RPG BPG FG% FT% 1.0 3.0 1.0 1.000 .000• 2 pts, 3 reb, 1 stl in 12 min v. McNeese State• 3 reb, 2 blk in 8 min vs. Kennesaw State• car-hi 11 pts (5-6 fgs) at Ark. last year

Career-Highspts: 11 at Arkansas (1-25-11)reb: 7 at Mississippi State (1-16-11)blk:2 v.Middle Tenn.(11-21-10)/2 v.Kennesaw(11-14-11)

Season-Highspts: 2 vs. McNeese State (11-11-11)reb: 3 v.McNeese(11-11-11)/Kennesaw(11-14-11)blk: 2 vs. Kennesaw State (11-14-11)

50 WILLY KOUASSI PPG RPG BPG FG% FT% 2.0 4.0 0.0 .500 .500• 2 pts, 5 reb, 10 min vs. McNeese State• 2 pts, 3 reb in 9 min vs. Kennesaw State• ranked 66th nationally by Rivals.com last yr.• NACA All-America honors in 2010-11

Career/Season-Highspts: 2 v.McNeese(11-11-11)/Kennesaw(11-14-11)reb: 5 vs. McNeese State (11-11-11)blk:

AUBURN TIGERS BIO SKETCHES

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2011-12 Auburn Tigers BasketballAuburn Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2011)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg

41 Chubb, Rob 2-2 48 24.0 14-24 . 5 8 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-9 . 6 6 7 6 8 14 7.0 5 0 4 4 2 2 34 17.023 Sullivan, Frankie 2-2 62 31.0 9-23 . 3 9 1 7-17 . 4 1 2 5-7 . 7 1 4 2 8 10 5.0 3 0 5 4 0 5 30 15.001 Ward, Varez 2-2 58 29.0 9-18 . 5 0 0 4-7 . 5 7 1 1-6 . 1 6 7 1 6 7 3.5 6 0 11 4 0 1 23 11.522 Gabriel, Kenny 2-2 39 19.5 10-13 . 7 6 9 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 6 8 14 7.0 8 0 1 3 2 2 22 11.003 Denson, Chris 2-0 51 25.5 7-14 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 3-9 . 3 3 3 3 2 5 2.5 3 0 7 4 0 2 18 9.002 Payne, Allen 2-2 60 30.0 3-13 . 2 3 1 1-4 . 2 5 0 4-4 1.000 2 11 13 6.5 5 0 2 2 0 2 11 5.511 Wallace, Josh 2-0 38 19.0 3-5 . 6 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 1 0 5 2 0 0 8 4.050 Kouassi, Willy 2-0 19 9.5 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 3 5 8 4.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 2.045 Forbes, Adrian 2-0 20 10.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 4 6 3.0 4 0 0 4 2 1 2 1.044 Spencer, Dylan 1-0 3 3.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.024 Rice, T.J. 1-0 2 2.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 2 1 3Total.......... 2 400 57-114 . 5 0 0 14-33 . 4 2 4 24-47 . 5 1 1 27 55 82 41.0 39 0 35 30 6 15 152 76.0Opponents...... 2 400 37-108 . 3 4 3 8-37 . 2 1 6 35-46 . 7 6 1 21 37 58 29.0 35 0 16 29 7 16 117 58.5

TEAM STATISTICS AU OPPSCORING 152 117 Points per game 76.0 58.5 Scoring margin +17.5 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 57-114 37-108 Field goal pct . 5 0 0 . 3 4 33 POINT FG-ATT 14-33 8-37 3-point FG pct . 4 2 4 . 2 1 6 3-pt FG made per game 7.0 4.0FREE THROWS-ATT 24-47 35-46 Free throw pct . 5 1 1 . 7 6 1 F-Throws made per game 12.0 17.5REBOUNDS 82 58 Rebounds per game 41.0 29.0 Rebounding margin +12.0 -ASSISTS 35 16 Assists per game 17.5 8.0TURNOVERS 30 29 Turnovers per game 15.0 14.5 Turnover margin -0.5 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.6STEALS 15 16 Steals per game 7.5 8.0BLOCKS 6 7 Blocks per game 3.0 3.5ATTENDANCE 9985 0 Home games-Avg/Game 2-4992 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsAuburn 75 77 152Opponents 51 66 117

Date Opponent Score Att.11/11/11 MCNEESE STATE W 84-62 522511/14/11 KENNESAW STATE W 68-55 4760

* - Conference game

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2011-12 Auburn Tigers BasketballAuburn Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Nov 14, 2011)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0

Date Opponent Score Att. High Points High Rebounds11/11/11 MCNEESE STATE W 84-62 5225 (21)Chubb, Rob (7)Chubb, Rob

(7)Gabriel, Kenny11/14/11 KENNESAW STATE W 68-55 4760 (22)Sullivan, Frankie (8)Payne, Allen

* - Conference gameAttendance Summary Games Attend Avg/GameHome 2 9985 4992Away 0 0 0Neutral 0 0 0Total 2 9985 4992

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Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a a/g to to/g a/to blk blk/g stl stl/g pts avg

41 Chubb, Rob 2-2 48 24.0 14-24 . 5 8 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-9 . 6 6 7 6 8 14 7.0 5 0 4 2.00 4 2.00 1.00 2 1.00 2 1.00 34 17.023 Sullivan, Frankie 2-2 62 31.0 9-23 . 3 9 1 7-17 . 4 1 2 5-7 . 7 1 4 2 8 10 5.0 3 0 5 2.50 4 2.00 1.25 0 0.00 5 2.50 30 15.001 Ward, Varez 2-2 58 29.0 9-18 . 5 0 0 4-7 . 5 7 1 1-6 . 1 6 7 1 6 7 3.5 6 0 11 5.50 4 2.00 2.75 0 0.00 1 0.50 23 11.522 Gabriel, Kenny 2-2 39 19.5 10-13 . 7 6 9 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 6 8 14 7.0 8 0 1 0.50 3 1.50 0.33 2 1.00 2 1.00 22 11.003 Denson, Chris 2-0 51 25.5 7-14 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 3-9 . 3 3 3 3 2 5 2.5 3 0 7 3.50 4 2.00 1.75 0 0.00 2 1.00 18 9.002 Payne, Allen 2-2 60 30.0 3-13 . 2 3 1 1-4 . 2 5 0 4-4 1.000 2 11 13 6.5 5 0 2 1.00 2 1.00 1.00 0 0.00 2 1.00 11 5.511 Wallace, Josh 2-0 38 19.0 3-5 . 6 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 1 0 5 2.50 2 1.00 2.50 0 0.00 0 0.00 8 4.050 Kouassi, Willy 2-0 19 9.5 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 3 5 8 4.0 2 0 0 0.00 2 1.00 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 2.045 Forbes, Adrian 2-0 20 10.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 4 6 3.0 4 0 0 0.00 4 2.00 0.00 2 1.00 1 0.50 2 1.044 Spencer, Dylan 1-0 3 3.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 0 0.00 1 1.00 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.024 Rice, T.J. 1-0 2 2.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.0

Total.......... 2 400 57-114 . 5 0 0 14-33 . 4 2 4 24-47 . 5 1 1 27 55 82 41.0 39 0 35 17.50 30 15.00 1.17 6 3.00 15 7.50 152 76.0Opponents...... 2 400 37-108 . 3 4 3 8-37 . 2 1 6 35-46 . 7 6 1 21 37 58 29.0 35 0 16 8.00 29 14.50 0.55 7 3.50 16 8.00 117 58.5

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsAuburn 75 77 152Opponents 51 66 117

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01 02 03 11 22 23 24

Opponent Date Score WARD,VAREZ PAYNE,ALLE DENSON,CHR WALLACE,JO GABRIEL,KE SULLIVAN,F RICE,TJ

MCNEESE STATE 11/11/11 84-62 W 1 4 - 4 - 5 8 - 5 - 1 1 0 - 2 - 2 6 - 0 - 1 1 3 - 7 - 1 8 - 5 - 3 0 - 0 - 0KENNESAW STATE 11/14/11 68-55 W 9 - 3 - 6 3 - 8 - 1 8 - 3 - 5 2 - 1 - 4 9 - 7 - 0 2 2 - 5 - 2 DNP

41 44 45 50

Opponent Date Score CHUBB,ROB SPENCER,DY FORBES,ADR KOUASSI,WI

MCNEESE STATE 11/11/11 84-62 W 2 1 - 7 - 3 0 - 1 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 2 - 5 - 0KENNESAW STATE 11/14/11 68-55 W 1 3 - 7 - 1 DNP 0 - 3 - 0 2 - 3 - 0

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#01 Ward, Varez

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgMCNEESE STATE 11/11/11 * 25 5-11 . 4 5 5 3-6 . 5 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 1 3 4 4.0 3 5 1 0 0 14 14.0KENNESAW STATE 11/14/11 * 33 4-7 . 5 7 1 1-1 1.000 0-2 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 3.5 3 6 3 0 1 9 11.5Totals 2 58 9-18 . 5 0 0 4-7 . 5 7 1 1-6 . 1 6 7 1 6 7 3.5 6 11 4 0 1 23 11.5

Games played: 2Minutes/game: 29.0Points/game: 11.5FG Pct: 50.03FG Pct: 57.1FT Pct: 16.7

Rebounds/game: 3.5Assists/game: 5.5Turnovers/game: 2.0Assist/turnover ratio: 2.8Steals/game: 0.5

#02 Payne, Allen

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgMCNEESE STATE 11/11/11 * 30 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-2 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 5 5 5.0 3 1 1 0 1 8 8.0KENNESAW STATE 11/14/11 * 30 1-7 . 1 4 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 6 8 6.5 2 1 1 0 1 3 5.5Totals 2 60 3-13 . 2 3 1 1-4 . 2 5 0 4-4 1.000 2 11 13 6.5 5 2 2 0 2 11 5.5

Games played: 2Minutes/game: 30.0Points/game: 5.5FG Pct: 23.13FG Pct: 25.0FT Pct: 100.0

Rebounds/game: 6.5Assists/game: 1.0Turnovers/game: 1.0Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0Steals/game: 1.0

#03 Denson, Chris

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgMCNEESE STATE 11/11/11 26 4-8 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-6 . 3 3 3 1 1 2 2.0 1 2 1 0 2 10 10.0KENNESAW STATE 11/14/11 25 3-6 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 2 1 3 2.5 2 5 3 0 0 8 9.0Totals 0 51 7-14 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 3-9 . 3 3 3 3 2 5 2.5 3 7 4 0 2 18 9.0

Games played: 2Minutes/game: 25.5Points/game: 9.0FG Pct: 50.03FG Pct: 50.0FT Pct: 33.3

Rebounds/game: 2.5Assists/game: 3.5Turnovers/game: 2.0Assist/turnover ratio: 1.8Steals/game: 1.0

#11 Wallace, Josh

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgMCNEESE STATE 11/11/11 18 3-5 . 6 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 2 0 0 6 6.0KENNESAW STATE 11/14/11 20 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 0 4 0 0 0 2 4.0Totals 0 38 3-5 . 6 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 1 5 2 0 0 8 4.0

Games played: 2Minutes/game: 19.0Points/game: 4.0FG Pct: 60.0FT Pct: 50.0

Rebounds/game: 0.5Assists/game: 2.5Turnovers/game: 1.0Assist/turnover ratio: 2.5

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#22 Gabriel, Kenny

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgMCNEESE STATE 11/11/11 * 21 6-6 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 5 7 7.0 4 1 1 1 0 13 13.0KENNESAW STATE 11/14/11 * 18 4-7 . 5 7 1 0-1 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 4 3 7 7.0 4 0 2 1 2 9 11.0Totals 2 39 10-13 . 7 6 9 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 6 8 14 7.0 8 1 3 2 2 22 11.0

Games played: 2Minutes/game: 19.5Points/game: 11.0FG Pct: 76.93FG Pct: 50.0FT Pct: 50.0

Rebounds/game: 7.0Assists/game: 0.5Turnovers/game: 1.5Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3Steals/game: 1.0Blocks/game: 1.0

#23 Sullivan, Frankie

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgMCNEESE STATE 11/11/11 * 29 3-12 . 2 5 0 2-8 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 4 5 5.0 2 3 1 0 3 8 8.0KENNESAW STATE 11/14/11 * 33 6-11 . 5 4 5 5-9 . 5 5 6 5-7 . 7 1 4 1 4 5 5.0 1 2 3 0 2 22 15.0Totals 2 62 9-23 . 3 9 1 7-17 . 4 1 2 5-7 . 7 1 4 2 8 10 5.0 3 5 4 0 5 30 15.0

Games played: 2Minutes/game: 31.0Points/game: 15.0FG Pct: 39.13FG Pct: 41.2FT Pct: 71.4

Rebounds/game: 5.0Assists/game: 2.5Turnovers/game: 2.0Assist/turnover ratio: 1.3Steals/game: 2.5

#24 Rice, T.J.

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgMCNEESE STATE 11/11/11 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Totals 0 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Games played: 1Minutes/game: 2.0

#41 Chubb, Rob

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgMCNEESE STATE 11/11/11 * 24 9-12 . 7 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-3 1.000 4 3 7 7.0 2 3 2 0 2 21 21.0KENNESAW STATE 11/14/11 * 24 5-12 . 4 1 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-6 . 5 0 0 2 5 7 7.0 3 1 2 2 0 13 17.0Totals 2 48 14-24 . 5 8 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-9 . 6 6 7 6 8 14 7.0 5 4 4 2 2 34 17.0

Games played: 2Minutes/game: 24.0Points/game: 17.0FG Pct: 58.3FT Pct: 66.7

Rebounds/game: 7.0Assists/game: 2.0Turnovers/game: 2.0Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0Steals/game: 1.0Blocks/game: 1.0

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#44 Spencer, Dylan

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgMCNEESE STATE 11/11/11 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.0Totals 0 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.0

Games played: 1Minutes/game: 3.0FG Pct: 0.03FG Pct: 0.0FT Pct: 0.0

Rebounds/game: 1.0Turnovers/game: 1.0

#45 Forbes, Adrian

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgMCNEESE STATE 11/11/11 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 3.0 3 0 2 0 1 2 2.0KENNESAW STATE 11/14/11 8 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 3.0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1.0Totals 0 20 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 4 6 3.0 4 0 4 2 1 2 1.0

Games played: 2Minutes/game: 10.0Points/game: 1.0FG Pct: 100.0

Rebounds/game: 3.0Turnovers/game: 2.0Steals/game: 0.5Blocks/game: 1.0

#50 Kouassi, Willy

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgMCNEESE STATE 11/11/11 10 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 2 3 5 5.0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2.0KENNESAW STATE 11/14/11 9 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2.0Totals 0 19 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 3 5 8 4.0 2 0 2 0 0 4 2.0

Games played: 2Minutes/game: 9.5Points/game: 2.0FG Pct: 50.0FT Pct: 50.0

Rebounds/game: 4.0Turnovers/game: 1.0

#TM TEAM

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgMCNEESE STATE 11/11/11 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0KENNESAW STATE 11/14/11 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Totals 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 1 3 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Games played: 2 Rebounds/game: 1.5

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2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS

PTS FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. 0-D-TOT PF A TO BK STLMcNeese State 62 19-53 .358 3-18 .167 21-27 .778 10-18-28 17 7 17 4 11at Auburn 84 33-62 .532 6-18 .333 12-23 .522 13-27-40 22 16 13 1 9Kennesaw State 55 18-55 .327 5-19 .263 14-19 .737 11-19-30 18 9 12 3 5at Auburn 68 24-52 .462 8-15 .533 12-24 .500 14-28-42 17 19 17 5 6Nicholls Stateat AuburnArk.-Pine Bluffat AuburnAuburnat Seton Hall (1)South Floridaat AuburnNorth Floridaat AuburnFlorida A&Mat AuburnAuburnat Hawaii (2)Auburn vs.Xavier/LBSU (2)Auburn vs.TBA (2)Ga. Southernat AuburnBethune-Cookmanat AuburnAuburn atFlorida StateAuburn atVanderbiltKentuckyat AuburnOle Missat AuburnAuburnat LSUSouth Carolinaat AuburnAuburn atArkansasAuburn atTennesseeGeorgiaat AuburnAuburn atMiss. StateAlabamaat AuburnAuburn atOle Miss

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2011-12 TEAM HIGHS & LOWS

AUBURN HIGH LOW POINTS SCORED ........................84 vs. McNeese State .......................... 68 vs. Kennesaw StatePOINTS, FIRST HALF ..................46 vs. McNeese State .......................... 29 vs. Kennesaw StatePOINTS, SECOND HALF .............39 vs. Kennesaw State ........................ 38 vs. McNeese StatePOINT DIFFERENTIAL ................+22 vs. McNeese State ........................ +13 vs. Kennesaw StateFIELD GOALS MADE...................33 vs. McNeese State .......................... 24 vs. Kennesaw StateFIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ........62 vs. McNeese State .......................... 52 vs. Kennesaw StateFIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE ........532 (33-62) vs. McNeese State .......... .462 (24-52) vs. Kennesaw State3-POINTERS MADE .....................8 vs. Kennesaw State .......................... 6 vs. McNeese State 3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED .........18 vs. McNeese State .......................... 15 vs. Kennesaw State3-POINT PERCENTAGE ...............533 (8-15) vs. Kennesaw State ........... .333 (6-18) vs. McNeese StateFREE THROWS MADE ................12 vs. McNeese State/ Kennesaw St. .. 12 vs. McNeese State/ Kennesaw StateFREE THROW ATTEMPTS ..........24 vs. Kennesaw State ........................ 23 vs. McNeese StateFREE THROW PCT. ......................522 (12-23) vs. McNeese State .......... .500 (12-243) vs. Kennesaw StateREBOUNDS .................................42 vs. Kennesaw State ........................ 40 vs. McNeese StateOFFENSIVE REBOUNDS ............14 vs. Kennesaw State ........................ 13 vs. McNeese StateDEFENSIVE REBOUNDS ............28 vs. KennesawState ......................... 27 vs. McNeese StateREBOUND MARGIN ....................+12 vs. McNeese State/ Kennesaw St. +12 vs. McNeese State/ Kennesaw St.ASSISTS ......................................19 vs. Kennesaw State ........................ 16 vs. McNeese StateTURNOVERS ...............................17 vs. Kennesaw State ........................ 13 vs. McNeese StateBLOCKED SHOTS .......................5 vs. Kennesaw State .......................... 1 vs. McNeese StateSTEALS ........................................9 vs. McNeese State ............................ 6 vs. Kennesaw StateFOULS..........................................22 vs. McNeese State .......................... 17 vs. Kennesaw State

OPPONENTS HIGH LOW POINTS SCORED ........................62, McNeese State ............................... 55, Kennesaw StatePOINTS, FIRST HALF ..................31, McNeese State ............................... 20, Kennesaw StatePOINTS, SECOND HALF .............35, Kennesaw State ............................. 31, McNeese StatePOINT DIFFERENTIAL ................-13, Kennesaw State ............................ -22, McNeese StateFIELD GOALS MADE...................19, McNeese State ............................... 18, Kennesaw StateFIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ........55, Kennesaw State ............................. 53, McNeese StateFIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE ........358 (19-53), McNeese State ............... .327 (18-55), Kennesaw State3-POINTERS MADE .....................5, Kennesaw State ............................... 3, McNeese State3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED .........19, Kennesaw State ............................. 18, McNeese State3-POINT PERCENTAGE ...............263 (5-19), Kennesaw State ............... .167 (3-18), McNeese StateFREE THROWS MADE ................21, McNeese State ............................... 14, Kennesaw StateFREE THROW ATTEMPTS ..........27, McNeese State ............................... 19, Kennesaw StateFREE THROW PCT. ......................778 (21-27), McNeese State ................ .737 (14-19), Kennesaw StateREBOUNDS .................................30, Kennesaw State ............................. 28, McNeese StateOFFENSIVE REBOUNDS ............11, Kennesaw State ............................. 10, McNeese StateDEFENSIVE REBOUNDS ............19, Kennesaw State ............................. 18, McNeese StateREBOUND MARGIN ....................-12, McNeese State/ Kennesaw State . -12, McNeese State/Kennesaw StateASSISTS ......................................9, Kennesaw State ............................... 7, McNeese StateTURNOVERS ...............................17, McNeese State ............................... 12, Kennesaw StateBLOCKED SHOTS .......................4, McNeese State ................................. 3, Kennesaw StateSTEALS ........................................11, McNeese State ............................... 5, Kennesaw StateFOULS..........................................18, Kennesaw State ............................. 17, McNeese State

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2011-12 STARTING LINEUPSDate Opponent W-L Fwd./Grd. Forward Center Guard Guard11-11 McNeese State W Payne Gabriel Chubb Ward Sullivan11-14 Kennesaw State W Payne Gabriel Chubb Ward Sullivan11-25 Nicholls State11-28 Ark.-Pine Bluff12-2 (1) at Seton Hall12-14 South Florida12-17 North Florida12-19 Florida A&M12-22 (2) at Hawaii12-23 (2) Xavier/Long Beach State12-25 (2) Kansas State/Clemson/UTEP/Southern Illinois12-30 Georgia Southern1-2 Bethune-Cookman1-4 at Florida State1-7 at Vanderbilt1-11 Kentucky1-14 Ole Miss1-17 at LSU1-21 South Carolina1-25 at Arkansas1-28 at Tennessee2-1 Georgia2-4 at Mississippi State2-7 Alabama2-11 at Ole Miss2-18 Mississippi State2-21 at Florida2-25 Arkansas2-29 at Alabama3-3 LSU3/8-11 (3) SEC Tournament(1) Big East-SEC Challenge (Newark, NJ • Prudential Center); (2) Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu, HI • Stan Sheriff Center); (3) SEC Tournament (New Orleans, LA • New Orleans Arena)

STARTING LINEUPS(Payne, Gabriel, Chubb, Ward, Sullivan) ....................................2-0

AUBURN'S RECORD WHEN ... STARTSFrankie Sullivan .................2-0 (1.000)Rob Chubb ........................2-0 (1.000)Kenny Gabriel ....................2-0 (1.000)Allen Payne .......................2-0 (1.000)Varez Ward ........................2-0 (1.000)

MARGIN OF VICTORY/DEFEAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10-15 16-19 20-24 25-29 30+Wins 1 1Losses

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Auburn IndividualsScored at least 30 points: Earnest Ross (30) at Georgia (2-5-11)Scored at least 40 points: Wesley Person vs. UAB (12-16-93)Two players with at least 20 points: Tay Waller (22 points) & Brendon Knox (21 points) vs. Mississippi State (3-3-10)Three players with at least 20 points: Marquis Daniels (27 points), Marco Killingsworth (24 points), Derrick Bird (23 points), vs. Georgia State, (11-26-02)A player w/back-to-back 25-point SEC games: Tay Waller, 29 pts v. Arkansas (2-20-10); 29 pts at Ole Miss (2-24-10);26 pts v. LSU(2-27-10)A player w/3 straight 25-point SEC games: Tay Waller, 29 pts v. Ar-kansas (2-20-10); 29 pts at Ole Miss (2-24-10);26 pts v. LSU(2-27-10)A player w/5 straight 20-point SEC games: Tay Waller, 29 pts v. Ar-kansas (2-20-10); 29 pts at Ole Miss (2-24-10);26 pts v. LSU(2-27-10); 22 pts vs. Miss. State (3-3-10), 22 pts at Alabama (3-6-10)Only one player scored in double fi gures: Earnest Ross (10 points) at Alabama (2-23-11)Five players scored in double fi gures: Earnest Ross (20 points), Frankie Sullivan (17 points), Kenny Gabriel (15 points), Rob Chubb (12 points), Josh Langford (11 points), vs. Georgia Southern, (12-29-10)Six players scored in double fi gures: Lucas Hargrove (14 points), DeWayne Reed (16 points), Frankie Sullivan (15 points), Tay Waller (13 points), Andre Malone (11 points) and Brendon Knox (18 points), vs. Georgia Southern, (1-2-10)Had at least 15 rebounds: Korvotney Barber vs. LSU (17 rebounds) (3-7-09)Had at least 20 rebounds: Kelvin Ardister v. Tenn. (20 reb) (1-4-89)Had at least 25 rebounds: Rex Frederick at Ole Miss (25 rebounds) (1-6-58)At least 20 pts & 20 reb: Kelvin Ardister v. Tenn. (22 pts,20 reb) (1-4-89)Two players with at least 10 rebounds: Kenny Gabriel (11 rebounds) & Earnest Ross (10 rebounds) at LSU (3-5-11)At least three players with 10 rebounds: at Virginia, Korvotney Barber (13 rebounds), Quantez Robertson (10 rebounds), Lucas Hargrove (10 rebounds), (12-20-08) Double-Double: Kenny Gabriel (11 rebounds) & Earnest Ross (10 rebounds) at LSU (3-5-11)2 straight Double-Doubles: Lucas Hargrove (24 pts, 11 reb) vs. Georgia (2/10/10) & (20 pts, 10 reb) at Miss. State (2-13-10)Two players had a double-double: Kenny Gabriel (11 rebounds) & Earnest Ross (10 rebounds) at LSU (3-5-11)Double-Double with points and assists: Jamison Brewer vs. Loui-siana Lafayette, (10 points, 11 assists) (12-4-00) Triple-Double: Never3 straight Double-Doubles: Korvotney Barber, 13 points & 17 rebounds at Alabama, (3/3/09), 16 points & 17 rebounds vs. LSU (3-7-09), & 12 points & 10 rebounds vs. Florida (3-13-09) in SEC Tour.10 assists: Quantez Robertson at Ole Miss (10 assists) (2-16-08)At least 5 Blocked Shots: Korvotney Barber vs. Texas-Pan American (5 blocks) (1-27-09)At least 5 Steals: Josh Wallace, (5 steals) at Georgia (2-5-11)Led AU in points, rebounds and assists: Earnest Ross vs. Alabama, (20 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists), (1-22-11)Hit buzzer beater shot to win a game: Reggie Sharp vs. Alabama, 3-pt FG, (72-69 in OT), (2-21-01)Played every minute: DeWayne Reed (40 minutes) vs. Florida (3-11-10)Played 40 or more minutes: DeWayne Reed (40 minutes) vs. Florida (3-11-10)Played more than 40 minutes: DeWayne Reed (43 minutes), Tay Waller (41 minutes) at Arkansas (ot) (2-6-10)

Auburn TeamWon in Overtime: vs. Georgia Southern (12-29-10)Lost in Overtime: at Georgia, 81-72 (2-5-11)Lost back-to-back Road Overtime Games: at Arkansas, 82-79 (2-6-10) and at Mississippi State, 85-75 (2-13-10)Lost back-to-back Games in Final 5 Seconds: at Alabama (0.3 sec), 51-49 (2-23-11) and vs. Arkansas (5.0 sec.), 57-55 (2-26-11)3 straight games decided on fi nal possession: at Alabama (0.3 sec), L, 51-49 (2-23-11), v. Arkansas (5.0 sec.), L,57-55 (2-26-11), v. Ole Miss (OM chance to tie on last possession) W, 76-73 (3-2-11)Played a double overtime game: vs. Tennessee (1-6-00)Played at least three overtimes: vs. Georgia, (3-1-79), (4 OT) in SEC Tournament in Birmingham, Ala.Missed 23 straight FGs: at Arkansas(1-25-11),last fga 1st half,0-22 start 2ndShot 70% for a half: 72.7% (16-22) at Ole Miss (2-22-03) Shot 60% for a game: 60.9% (28-46) vs. Arkansas (2-20-10)Shot less than 30% for a game: vs. Kentucky (19-68, 27.9%) (1-10-07)Shot 90% from the free throw line: vs. LSU (14-15, 93.3%) (1-30-08)Shot less than 15% from free throw line: v. Florida (1-8, 12.5%) (1-20-11)Shot 50% from 3-point line: v.Kennesaw St. (8-15, 53.3%) (11-14-11)Shot less than 30% in a half: 23.1% (6-26) v.Ole Miss (1st half), (3-2-11)Shot less than 20% in a half: 08.3% (2-24)vs. LSU (1st half), (1-8-11)Shot less than 10% in a half: 08.3% (2-24)vs. LSU (1st half), (1-8-11)

Shot 55% or better and lost: at Tennessee (56.1%, 32-57) (2-15-06)Attempted 50 free throws: 52 att. Vanderbilt, (2-6-54)Attempted 40 free throws: 40 att. vs. Ole Miss, (3-2-11)Att. at least 30 free throws in half: Ga. Southern (17-of-30,2nd&ot) (12-29-10)Made 30 free throws: v. Fla.(32) 44 fta.(3-10-00),SEC Tourney in AtlantaMade at least 10 3-point fi eld goals: vs. Miss. State (11) (3-3-10)Failed to make a 3-point fi eld goal: at Ole Miss (0-14) (3-1-97) Had at least 50 rebounds: vs. UNC Asheville (50 rebounds) (11-12-10)Had less than 20 rebounds: vs. Presbyterian (19 reb.) (12-18-10)Had 25 assists: vs. Tennessee State (26 assists) (12-19-06)Had at least 15 steals: vs. Georgia Southern (16 steals) (12-29-10)Had at least 10 blocks: vs. Tennessee State (10 Blocks) (12-19-06)Scored 50 points in a half: vs. Ole Miss (51 points,2nd) (3-2-11)Scored 60 points in a half: at Tennessee (64 points) (2-15-06)Scored 70 points in a half: vs. Troy State (73 points, 2nd) (12-9-93)Scored 100 points (SEC): vs. Alabama (102 points) (2-13-99)Scored 100 points (Non-Conf): vs. Grambling State (105 points) (11-29-03) in Huntsville, Ala.Scored under 20 points in a 1st half: vs. LSU (6 points) (1-8-11)Scored under 20 points in a 2nd half: at Alabama (18 points) (2-23-11)Scored under 10 points in a half: vs. LSU (6 points, 1st half)(1-8-11)Scored under 50 points in a game: at Alabama (49 points) (2-23-11)Biggest comebacks to win: 22 pts at half, AU 82, #13 Louisville 78, Puerto Rico Shootout Championship game (11-26-95); 20 pts w/2:01 left in 1st, AU 76, Ole Miss 73(3-2-11);19 pts w/10:43 left, #14 AU 73, at LSU 70 (1-9-99); 19 pts with 11:01 left and 14 pts with 5:00 left, at AU 65, Miss. St. 62 (2-12-11)

Opponent IndividualsScored at least 30 points: Dundrecous Nelson (30), Ole Miss, (3-2-11)Scored at least 35 points: Tasmin Mitchell (38), at LSU, (1-20-10)Scored at least 40 points: Hersey Hawkins, Bradley, (44 points), (3-17-88), in NCAA Tournament in Atlanta, Ga.Totaled at least 20 points and 20 rebounds: Louis Amundson, UNLV (22 points and 22 rebounds), (12-12-04)Two players with 20 points: John Jenkins (22 points) and Jeffery Taylor (20 points), #18 Vanderbilt (2-19-11)Three players with 20 points: Odarte Blankson (22 points), Louis Amundson (22 points), Jerel Blassingame (20 points), UNLV, (12-12-04)Only one player scored in double fi gures: Storm Warren (14 points), at LSU (3-5-11)Five players scored in double fi gures: Dee Bost (32 points), Barry Stewart (12 points), Romero Osby (11 points), Phil Turner (10 points) and Jarvis Varnado (10 points), at Mississippi State, (2-13-10)Six players scored in double fi gures: Chris Lofton (25 points), JaJuan Smith (19 points), C.J. Watson (18 points), Andre Patterson (15 points), Major Wingate (12 points), & Stanley Asumnu (10 points), at Tennessee, (2-15-06) Double-Double: Aaron Anderson(13 pts,13 rb),v.Kennesaw (11-14-11)Double-Double with points and assists: Herman Favors, (10 points, 11 assists), Georgia State, (12-22-03)Two players had a double-double: Tasmin Mitchell (38 points, 10 rebounds) & Storm Warren (17 points,11 rebounds), at LSU, (1-20-10)Had 15 rebounds: Al'Lonzo Coleman (13 pts,16 rb),Presby. (12-18-10)Had 20 rebounds: Murphy Holloway, at Ole Miss, (20 reb), (2-24-10)Had 10 assists: Drae Murray, Sam Houston State, (10 assists), (12-20-09)Had 5 blocked shots: Sam Muldrow, at So.Carolina (5 blk) (1-29-11)Had 5 steals: Chris Hines, Alabama (5 steals) (1-22-11)

Opponent TeamShot less than 30% in a game (SEC): Alabama (26.2%,11-42) (2-23-11)Shot less than 30% in a game (Non-conf): Rutgers (29.0%, 9-31) (12-11-10)Shot 60% in a game: at Mississippi State, 62.0% (1-16-11)Shot 60% in a game (SEC): at Mississippi State, 62.0% (1-16-11)Shot 55% or better and lost: Ark.-Pine Bluff 55.6% (25-45) (12-5-10)Shot 55% or better and lost (SEC): Tennessee 59.2% (29-49) (2-7-09)Shot 30% or less and won (SEC): Alabama 26.2% (11-42) (2-23-11)Scored 100 points: Sam Houston State (107 points), (12-20-09)Scored 60 points in a half: at Ole Miss (63 points in 2nd half), (2-15-06)Scored under 20 points in a 1st half (SEC): LSU (19 points) (2-27-10)Scored under 20 points in a 1st half: Grambling (15 points) (12-31-10)Scored under 20 points in a 2nd half: Alabama A&M (12 points) (12-29-08)Scored under 50 points in a game: Florida (45 points) (1-20-11)Had 50 rebounds: at Ole Miss (50 rebounds) (2-24-10)Had 25 assists: Vanderbilt (27 assists) in SEC Tour. Atlanta (3-13-08)Had 15 steals: at Alabama A&M (15 steals) (12-1-09)Had 10 blocks: at South Carolina (11 blocks) (1-29-11)Failed to make a 3-point fi eld goal: Dayton (0-24) in Chicago Invi-tational in Hoffmann Estates, Ill. (11-28-08)Attempted 40 free throws: at Alabama (40 attempts), (2-23-11)Made 30 free throws: at Florida (32) 40 fta.(2-18-10)Made at least 18 3-point fi eld goals: Samford (18-of-33) (11-19-10)Made at least 10 3-point fgs: Ole Miss (11-of-29) (3-2-11)Attempted at least 30 free throws in a half: at South Fla. (19-of-31) (12-15-10)

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2011-12 SEASON• Exhibition Game •

Auburn 86, Paine College 60November 1, 2011

Auburn ArenaAuburn, Ala.

Auburn built a big first half lead and then cruised to an 86-60 win over Paine College behind Chris Denson’s game-high 21 points and Rob Chubb’s 14 points and 8 rebounds in the exhibition opener in Auburn Arena. Kenny Gabriel added 12 points and 8 rebounds, Allen Payne 12 points, 6 boards and 4 assists and Josh Wallace 12 points and 5 assists. Auburn outrebounded the Lions 47-30. Auburn opened a 13-1 lead and Paine missed its fi rst seven shots from the fi eld before its fi rst basket with 12:47 left in the fi rst half. The Tigers responded with a 26-7 run to push their advantage to 39-10 with just over four minutes to go. The Lions shot just 5-for-26 (.192) from the fi eld in the fi rst half and 33.3 percent for the game. Chris Denson knocked down a pair of treys followed by a Varez Ward free throw to give Auburn a 33-point advantage. Auburn led 50-19 at the half. The Lions used a 15-4 run to close to 57-34 with 15:43 left. Paine kept pushing though and a pair of free throws by Mario Jordan, followed by a two from Tony Baker dropped the Auburn lead below 20 for the fi rst time since it was 25-6. James Devlin led Paine with 14 points.Paine College FG 3FG FT R F TP A T B S M Danny Feliciano,F 2-6 1-3 2-3 4 3 7 0 2 0 1 26Allen Young, C 1-5 0-0 2-7 4 2 4 1 3 2 0 30Kenny Fluellen,G 2-10 0-7 1-3 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 18James Devlin, G 4-7 3-6 3-5 4 1 14 1 2 0 0 23Mario Jordan, G 2-7 1-5 4-4 1 1 9 1 3 0 2 26Austin Gibson 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 9Preston Hodge 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 5Tony Baker 3-9 1-4 3-4 4 4 10 1 1 0 0 22Marshall McFadden 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 13Darius Smith 2-3 0-0 2-2 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 10Deandre Pettigrew 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Jared Moore 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2Mike Dorceus 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8Cederick Flemming 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 6Team 0 Totals 18-54 6-26 18-30 30 19 60 6 13 2 3 200

FG%: 1st Half 5-26 .192, 2nd Half 13-28 .464, Game 18-54 .333; 3FG%: 1st Half 1-10 .100, 2nd Half 5-16 .313, Game 6-26 .231; FT%: 1st Half 8-13 .615, 2nd Half 10-17 .588, Game 18-30 .600; Deadball Rebounds: 7.

Auburn FG 3FG FT R F TP A T B S MKenny Gabriel, F 5-11 0-3 2-3 8 4 12 0 1 0 1 22Rob Chubb, C 4-8 0-0 6-8 8 2 14 1 1 0 1 21Varez Ward, G 1-4 0-1 1-5 1 1 3 5 0 0 1 16Chris Denson, G 8-14 3-5 2-2 7 0 21 3 3 0 1 33Frankie Sullivan,G 1-4 1-3 0-0 1 5 3 0 1 0 4 19Allen Payne 4-6 1-2 3-4 6 3 12 4 0 0 0 25Cedrick McAfee 1-8 1-6 0-0 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 20Josh Wallace 4-7 1-3 3-3 1 2 12 5 2 0 2 25Adrian Forbes 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 6Willy Kouassi 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 13Team 6 1 Totals 31-66 7-23 17-25 47 20 86 19 9 0 10 200

FG%: 1st Half 20-35 .571, 2nd Half 11-31 .355, Game 31-66 .470; 3FG%: 1st Half 5-12 .417, 2nd Half 2-11 .182, Game 7-23 .304; FT%: 1st Half 5-10 .500, 2nd Half 12-15 .800, Game 17-25 .680; Deadball Rebounds: 7.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 FPaine College 19 41 -- 60Auburn 50 36 -- 86

OFFICIALS--Tony Greene, John Heatly, Dedric TaylorTECHNICAL FOULS--NoneATTENDANCE--1,455

• Exhibition Game •Auburn 83, Victory University 47

November 5, 2011Auburn ArenaAuburn, Ala.

Frankie Sullivan and Chris Denson scored 16 points apiece to lead Auburn to an 83-47 blow-out of Victory University in Auburn Arena in the Tigers’ second and fi nal exhibition game. Kenny Gabriel added 10 points and 9 rebounds, Allen Payne 10 points and freshman Willy Kouassi 8 points and 8 boards. After Auburn scored the fi rst seven points of the game and Victory the next seven to tie it, the Tigers ended the half on a 33-9 run to take a 40-16 halftime lead. The Tigers coasted from there. Auburn enjoyed its largest lead of the game of 39 points at 80-41 with six minutes to play and Barbee emptied the Tigers bench. Walk-ons T.J. Rice and Dylan Spencer each came in as Rice totaled 3 points and had a rebound and steal while Spencer collected 3 rebounds. Rob Chubb chipped in 9 points, 6 assists, 3 assists and 2 blocks in 18 minutes while Josh Wallace had 7 assists and 5 points. Auburn outshot Victory 42.3 percent to 24.1 percent from the fi eld and forced 29 turnovers.Victory University FG 3FG FT R F TP A T B S M Keron Jackson, F 0-8 0-4 0-0 4 2 0 2 1 0 2 20Nick Evans, C 1-7 0-0 0-1 3 5 2 0 3 1 0 12Mario Jones, G 3-7 3-6 2-2 1 4 11 0 7 0 3 23Darryl Wright, G 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 15Nathan Guess, G 3-5 2-2 1-2 4 1 9 0 0 0 0 22Josh Guillory 2-6 1-4 1-4 6 1 6 0 2 1 0 13Khaleel Headley 0-7 0-2 7-8 6 1 7 2 6 0 0 22Raphael Banal 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 9Kevin Pratt 1-3 0-0 1-4 5 0 3 1 3 0 1 15Jaron Caston 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 8Kristaps Bernans 0-2 0-0 0-1 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 19Jeremy Carr 1-3 0-0 1-2 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 22Team 4 Totals 13-54 8-22 13-24 44 23 47 8 29 2 8 200

FG%: 1st Half 4-25 .160, 2nd Half 9-29 .310, Game 13-54 .241; 3FG%: 1st Half 2-7 .286, 2nd Half 6-15 .400, Game 8-22 .364; FT%: 1st Half 6-9 .667, 2nd Half 7-15 .467, Game 13-24 .542; Deadball Rebounds: 6.

Auburn FG 3FG FT R F TP A T B S MAllen Payne, F 4-11 2-4 0-0 2 4 10 1 1 0 1 26Rob Chubb, C 4-8 0-0 1-2 6 3 9 3 3 2 0 18Chris Denson, G 7-15 0-2 2-5 2 1 16 2 0 0 3 28Josh Wallace, G 2-3 0-0 1-2 2 1 5 7 3 0 1 23Frankie Sullivan,G 3-10 1-6 9-12 5 0 16 1 0 0 3 21Varez Ward 1-4 1-3 0-2 3 1 3 3 5 0 5 22Bernard Morena 0-2 0-2 3-3 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 6Kenny Gabriel 5-11 0-2 0-0 9 1 10 0 2 1 1 21T.J. Rice 0-2 0-2 3-4 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 5Dylan Spencer 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6Adrian Forbes 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 3Willy Kouassi 4-4 0-0 0-1 8 3 8 0 2 1 1 21Team 6 Totals 30-71 4-21 19-31 49 20 83 18 18 4 16 200

FG%: 1st Half 27-37 .459, 2nd Half 13-34 .382, Game 30-71 .423; 3FG%: 1st Half 1-8 .125, 2nd Half 3-13 .231, Game 4-21 .190; FT%: 1st Half 5-13 .385, 2nd Half 14-18 .778, Game 19-31 .613; Deadball Rebounds: 7.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 FVictory University 16 31 -- 47Auburn 40 43 -- 83

OFFICIALS--Antinio Petty, Bert Smith, Jeff SmithTECHNICAL FOULS--Nick Evans, VU (5:59, 2nd); Keron Jackson, VU (5:59, 2nd)ATTENDANCE--

• Game 1 •Auburn 84, McNeese State 62

November 11, 2011Auburn ArenaAuburn, Ala.

Rob Chubb totaled a career-high 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting and had 7 rebounds to lead Auburn to an 84-62 win over McNeese State in the season opener for both teams at Auburn Arena. Varez Ward added 14 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds, Kenny Gabriel 13 points and 7 boards and Chris Denson 10 points. Auburn scored the fi rst 11 points of the game and held McNeese State scoreless for the fi rst 5 minutes and never trailed. The Tigers shot 58.8 percent to set a new high for the team in the 2-year-old Auburn Arena. Auburn’s full-court press led to four McNeese State turnovers in the fi rst 5 minutes of the game as the Tigers opened up their lead. The Tigers forced McNeese State into 17 turnovers, resulting in 22 points. McNeese State closed to within 31-25 with just over 5 minutes left in the half, but Auburn ended the half on a 15-6 run for a 46-31 lead. The Tigers scored the fi rst 8 points to widen their lead to 23. The Tigers held the Cowboys to only one fi eld goal for 14:41 bridging both halves together. Denson’s free throw with 12:21 left in the game gave Auburn its largest lead of 62-33. With 3 minutes to go, Barbee emptied the bench. The Tigers outrebounded the Cowboys 40-28. Patrick Richard, the Southland Confer-ence’s leading scorer last season, was held to a team-high 13 points on only 3-of-13 shooting.McNeese State FG 3FG FT R F TP A T B S M Patrick Richard,F 3-13 0-7 7-7 3 0 13 0 3 0 1 34Daniel Richard, F 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 17Rudy Turner, C 3-8 0-0 1-2 5 3 7 0 3 2 2 22Jeremie Mitchell,G 2-5 1-3 1-2 1 0 6 1 2 0 4 21Dontae Cannon,G 2-10 0-4 2-2 0 1 6 2 2 1 1 30Kevin Hardy 2-3 1-1 0-0 3 2 5 1 1 0 0 13Will Brown 1-3 0-1 0-0 4 4 2 1 3 0 0 19Adrian Fields 2-4 1-2 5-5 3 3 10 1 0 0 0 20Craig McFerrin 2-2 0-0 2-4 2 1 6 0 1 0 1 9Desharick Guidry 2-5 0-0 3-5 3 0 7 1 0 0 2 12Tyson Queen 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3Team 3 Totals 19-53 3-18 21-27 28 17 62 7 17 4 11 200

FG%: 1st Half 9-27 .333, 2nd Half 10-26 .385, Game 19-53 .358; 3FG%: 1st Half 1-12 .083, 2nd Half 2-6 .333, Game 3-18 .167; FT%: 1st Half 12-12 1.000, 2nd Half 9-15 .600, Game 21-27 .778; Deadball Rebounds: 4.

Auburn FG 3FG FT R F TP A T B S MAllen Payne, F 2-6 0-2 4-4 5 3 8 1 1 0 1 30Kenny Gabriel, F 6-6 1-1 0-0 7 4 13 1 1 1 0 21Rob Chubb, C 9-12 0-0 3-3 7 2 21 3 2 0 2 24Varez Ward, G 5-11 3-6 1-4 4 3 14 5 1 0 0 25Frankie Sullivan,G 3-12 2-8 0-0 5 2 8 3 1 0 3 29Chris Denson 4-8 0-0 2-6 2 1 10 2 1 0 2 26Josh Wallace 3-5 0-0 0-0 0 1 6 1 2 0 0 18T.J. Rice 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Dylan Spencer 0-1 0-1 0-2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 3Adrian Forbes 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 12Willy Kouassi 0-0 0-0 2-4 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 10Team 1 Totals 33-62 6-18 12-23 40 22 84 16 13 1 9 200

FG%: 1st Half 20-34 .588, 2nd Half 13-28 .464, Game 33-62 .532; 3FG%: 1st Half 3-7 .429, 2nd Half 3-11 .273, Game 6-18 .333; FT%: 1st Half 3-7 .429, 2nd Half 9-16 .563, Game 12-23 .522; Deadball Rebounds: 8.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 FMcNeese State (0-1) 31 31 -- 62Auburn (1-0) 46 38 -- 84

OFFICIALS--Joe Lindsay, John Hampton, Forrest SiglerTECHNICAL FOULS--NoneATTENDANCE--5,225

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• Game 2 •Auburn 68, Kennesaw State 55

November 14, 2011Auburn ArenaAuburn, Ala.

Frankie Sullivan scored a game-high 22 points on 5-of-9 3-pointers as Auburn led from start to fi nish to defeat Kennesaw State 68-55 in Auburn Arena. Rob Chubb added 13 points and 7 rebounds as the Tigers improved to 2-0 for the fi rst time since 2006-07. Kenny Gabriel added 9 points and 7 rebounds, while Varez Ward totaled 9 points and 6 assists. Auburn shot 53.3 percent (8-of-15) from 3-point range. After the Owls cut the Auburn margin down to 53-46 with 6:36 left, Chris Denson hit a 3-pointer and Sullivan followed up with his fi fth 3-pointer for a 59-46 lead. Auburn jumped out to a 16-9 lead and held a 29-20 halftime edge. The Tigers began the second half with a 12-1 run fueled by full-court pressure and hot shooting. The Tigers sandwiched the run with 3-pointers by Allen Payne and Sullivan as they took a 41-21 lead with 16:29 to go. Kennesaw State answered with a 17-6 spurt that cut it to single digits, but the Tigers responded with consecutive baskets by Ward and Denson to halt the run and give their team the 51-38 lead with 10:24 left. Kennesaw State was led by 13 points and 13 rebounds from Aaron Anderson.

Kennesaw State FG 3FG FT R F TP A T B S M Aaron Anderson,F 6-13 0-0 1-3 13 3 13 0 2 1 0 31Brandon Dawson,F 1-4 0-1 7-8 2 4 9 0 0 1 0 27Delbert Love, G 1-5 0-4 0-0 5 4 2 4 5 0 3 29Romain Henry, G 2-2 1-1 0-0 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 25Spencer Dixon, G 3-18 2-7 3-4 2 1 11 4 3 0 1 38Nick Turner 4-12 2-6 0-0 1 2 10 0 0 0 0 27Mirza Sabic 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4Andrew Osemhen 1-1 0-0 3-4 2 2 5 1 2 1 1 19Team 2 Totals 18-55 5-19 14-19 30 18 55 9 12 3 5 200

FG%: 1st Half 7-27 .259, 2nd Half 11-28 .393, Game 18-55 .327; 3FG%: 1st Half 1-9 .111, 2nd Half 4-10 .400, Game 5-19 .263; FT%: 1st Half 5-6 .833, 2nd Half 9-13 .692, Game 14-19 .737; Deadball Rebounds: 3.

Auburn FG 3FG FT R F TP A T B S MAllen Payne, F 1-7 1-2 0-0 8 2 3 1 1 0 1 30Kenny Gabriel, F 4-7 0-1 1-2 7 4 9 0 2 1 2 18Rob Chubb, C 5-12 0-0 3-6 7 3 13 1 2 2 0 24Varez Ward, G 4-7 1-1 0-2 3 3 9 6 3 0 1 33Frankie Sullivan,G 6-11 5-9 5-7 5 1 22 2 3 0 2 33Chris Denson 3-6 1-2 1-3 3 2 8 5 3 0 0 25Josh Wallace 0-0 0-0 2-4 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 20Adrian Forbes 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 8Willy Kouassi 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 9Team 2 Totals 24-52 8-15 12-24 42 17 68 19 17 5 6 200

FG%: 1st Half 11-22 .500, 2nd Half 13-30 .433, Game 24-52 .462; 3FG%: 1st Half 3-5 .600, 2nd Half 5-10 .500, Game 8-15 .533; FT%: 1st Half 4-7 .571, 2nd Half 8-17 .471, Game 12-24 .500; Deadball Rebounds: 7.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 FKennesaw State (0-2) 20 35 -- 55Auburn (2-0) 29 39 -- 68

OFFICIALS--Doug Shows, J.B. Caldwell, Rick HartzellTECHNICAL FOULS--NoneATTENDANCE--4,760