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Tide Basketball washes over Tigers for win, 61-43

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  • Thursday, May 16 2013 11:02 PM EDT2013-05-17 03:02:28 GMT
    Conner Kendrick and Terrance Dedrick combined to hold No. 11 Arkansas to just five hits and kept them out of the run column for the entire night as the Auburn baseball team picked up a 3-0 win on Thursday
    Conner Kendrick and Terrance Dedrick combined to hold No. 11 Arkansas to just five hits and kept them out of the run column for the entire night as the Auburn baseball team picked up a 3-0 win on Thursday in the series opener.
  • Wednesday, May 15 2013 6:37 PM EDT2013-05-15 22:37:32 GMT
    Jerome Seagears, a 6-foot-1, 175-pound rising junior guard who played two seasons at Rutgers, has transferred to Auburn, head coach Tony Barbee announced on Wednesday. Auburn is petitioning to the NCAA
    Jerome Seagears, a 6-foot-1, 175-pound rising junior guard who played two seasons at Rutgers, has transferred to Auburn, head coach Tony Barbee announced on Wednesday.
  • Sunday, May 12 2013 8:06 PM EDT2013-05-13 00:06:53 GMT
    Damek Tomscha hit a solo home run to start the fifth and Ryan Tella hit a three-run home run with two down in the sixth as Auburn claimed a 4-1 win at Florida on Sunday afternoon. With the win Auburn won
    Damek Tomscha hit a solo home run to start the fifth and Ryan Tella hit a three-run home run with two down in the sixth as Auburn claimed a 4-1 win at Florida on Sunday afternoon.

Trevor Releford scored a game-high 21 points on 4-of-9 three-pointers and Nick Jacobs added 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead Alabama to a 61-43 victory over Auburn in Coleman Coliseum on Wednesday.  Rob Chubb scored 13 points to lead the Tigers.

Alabama bridged both halves with a 17-6 run to take a 32-19 lead with 16:35 remaining, and the Crimson Tide extended it to 48-27 on Releford's fourth trey of the game with 10:50 left.

Chubb scored the game's first basket and then Alabama reeled off nine straight points to take a 9-2 lead four minutes into the game. The Tigers answered with a 9-2 run to cut the lead to 15-13 with 6:20 left.

Auburn held Alabama scoreless for 7:29 to stay in the game before Releford's 3-pointer with 2:37 left in the half. The Tide scored six straight points and led 23-16 at the half as Chubb scored nine points on 4-of-6 field goals while the rest of the Tigers combined for seven points on 2-of-22 shots from the floor.

Auburn fell to 9-19 overall and 3-12 in the SEC while Alabama improved to 19-9 and 11-4.

Alabama outshot Auburn 39.3 percent to 30.0 percent from the floor. The Crimson Tide was 5-of-24 (.208) from 3-point range while the Tigers were 2-of-15 (.133). Alabama outrebounded Auburn 41-31.

Chubb was 6-of-11 from the floor while the rest of the Tigers were 9-of-39 (.231).

Auburn returns for its last two home games of the season vs. Vanderbilt  on Saturday at 8 pm Central on ESPN2 and vs. Tennessee on March 6 at 8 pm on CSS.

The Tide plays again Saturday, March 2 in Gainesville, Fla. against Florida. The game will be televised by ESPN2 and the radio broadcast will be carried on the Crimson Tide Sports Network.