Auburn faces Tennessee in SEC Tournament

Tennessee Volunteers (26-6, 13-6 SEC) vs. Auburn Tigers (28-4, 16-3 SEC)

Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -4.5; over/under is 140

BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Auburn takes on No. 8 Tennessee in the SEC Tournament.

The Tigers are 16-3 against SEC opponents and 12-1 in non-conference play. Auburn has a 26-4 record against opponents above .500.

The Volunteers are 13-6 in SEC play. Tennessee is 22-6 against opponents with a winning record.

Auburn makes 48.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 10.6 percentage points higher than Tennessee has allowed to its opponents (37.9%). Tennessee has shot at a 45.6% clip from the field this season, 4.7 percentage points higher than the 40.9% shooting opponents of Auburn have averaged.

The teams meet for the second time this season. Auburn won 53-51 in the last matchup on Jan. 26. Johni Broome led Auburn with 16 points, and Zakai Zeigler led Tennessee with 14 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Miles Kelly averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, scoring 11.5 points while shooting 39.5% from beyond the arc. Broome is shooting 48.7% and averaging 19.9 points over the last 10 games.

Chaz Lanier is shooting 43.7% and averaging 18.1 points for the Volunteers. Zeigler is averaging 15.3 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, averaging 82.9 points, 31.8 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 5.9 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.0 points per game.

Volunteers: 8-2, averaging 75.5 points, 30.7 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 5.4 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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