After playing 13 non-conference games to tune up - and winning 12 of them - the No. 2 Auburn Tigers shift focus to a daunting SEC slate. Missouri is the first conference opponent that Auburn will take on in the 2024-25 campaign.

The Tigers also shot 57% from the field and scored 22 points off Missouri turnovers. Defensively, Auburn hauled in 23 rebounds and limited Missouri to just 38% shooting from the field. Auburn has found themselves near the top of the KenPom rankings all season long.

Johni Broome scored 24 points and had seven rebounds and four blocks, and No. 2 Auburn opened Southeastern Conference play with an 84-68 win over Missouri

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Missouri is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Illinois just ended the team's ten-game winning streak last Sunday. They fell just short of the Fighting Illini by a score of 80-77. The over/under was set at 157 points, so nice work oddsmakers; you were right on the money.