No. 1 Auburn escapes UGA, extends win streak

Jan 18, 2025, 04:19 PM ET ATHENS, Ga.– Tahaad Pettiford hit 5 of 7 shots from 3-point range, scoring 24 off the bench to help No. 1 Auburn escape No. 23 Georgia with a 70-68 win Saturday.Auburn (17-1, 5-0

SEC)has actually won 10 in a row and a 2nd straight game without star Johni Broome, who hurt his ankle in a Jan. 11 win over South Carolina.

“We simply holding it down for him, waiting for him to return,” Pettiford said of playing without Broome. “He’s a big secret to this team, but we can do it without him and we’re showing it. He trusts everybody and everybody got ta trust in each other to do it.Georgia (14-4, 2-3)dealt with totally free tosses, making 9 of 20 from the line.Editor’s Picks The Bulldogs suffered their first home loss of the season(11-1 ),

snapping a 13-game winning streak at Stegeman Coliseum– the fourth-longest home winning streak in program history.Down 70-67 with nine seconds to play in policy, Georgia had a possibility to tie

the game at 70 after a Miles Kelly turnover caused Dakota Leffew getting an appearance from 3 with seven seconds to go. His shot was too strong. Asa Newell had an opportunity to tie it at the buzzer, but missed out on.”I knew we had it,” Pettiford stated. “I understood that the guys that were in … they wanted it all, they wanted

to win. I knew they were gon na do whatever it requires to ensure they didn’t get that last pail.”The win enhances Auburn to 6-1 versus AP Top 25 opponents this season, the best record of any team. It connects its most wins against AP ranked

opponents in a single season in the AP Survey age (considering that 1948-49), according to ESPN Research.The Associated Press added to this story.