No. 12 Auburn handles North Florida in final non-conference game

No. 12 Auburn handles North Florida in final non-conference game

December 30, 2018 Avatar By

The Auburn Tigers defeated the North Florida Ospreys 95-49 in a battle on Saturday afternoon in Auburn Arena.

The Tigers started out of the gate very slowly but picked it up towards the end of the half and never let up.

Bryce Brown led the team with 18 points and Austin Wiley chipped in 13 of his own.

Jared Harper only scored 9 points but added 10 assists, helping to get the offense going after a sluggish start.

Chuma Okeke added 12 points and 5 boards along with this sweet jam:

The Tigers tied a program record with with 32 turnovers forced, further proving that when Auburn is tenacious and turning defense into offense, they can beat anybody in the country.

Bruce Pearl and his team will now be turning its attention to conference play, as the Tigers open SEC play on the road in Oxford to take on Ole Miss on January 9th at 6:00.