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Recap - Auburn Defeats Pennsylvania 88-68

The battle between Auburn and Pennsylvania didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Pennsylvania was handed a 88-68 defeat on Tuesday at Neville Arena.

Auburn won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -20.5-point spread.

Johni Broome had 24 points for Auburn and Chad Baker-Mazara chipped in with 16 points. Aden Holloway had 6 assists for them, while Johni Broome was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.

Pennsylvania got 20 points from Sam Brown in a losing cause and another 13 points from Tyler Perkins. Nick Spinoso contributed 6 assists for them, while Tyler Perkins had 8 rebounds.

Auburn led at halftime, $HalfScore.

Pennsylvania had a 32-31 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.

Auburn heads into a battle against Arkansas. Pennsylvania, meanwhile, will have their next action against Dartmouth.