Florence, Ala. | Friday, May 24, 2013
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Auburn vs. Alabama

When: 6 p.m. today

Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa

Records: Auburn (9-18, 3-11 Southeastern Conference), Alabama (18-9, 10-4 SEC)

On the air: TV – ESPNU, Radio - WLWI- FM 92.3 or WMSP-AM 740

Auburn lineup: G Josh Wallace (5-10, Sr.), 3.6 ppg., 3.0 apg.; G Frankie Sullivan (6-1, Sr.), 14.7 ppg., 4.0 rpg., G Shaquille Johnson (6-5, Fr.), 5.7 ppg.; F Allen Payne (6-6, Jr.), 8.2 ppg., 4.6 rpg.; C Rob Chubb (6-10, Sr.), 8.7 ppg., 6.8 rpg.

Alabama lineup: G Trevor Releford (6-0, Jr.), 15.4 ppg., 2.7 apg.; G Trevor Lacey (6-3, Soph.), 11.9 ppg., 3.1 apg.; G Levi Randolph (6-5, Soph.), 7.5 ppg., 4.3 rpg.; G Rodney Cooper (6-6, Soph.), 11.4 ppg., 4.7 rpg.; C Moussa Gueye (7-0, Jr.), 1.4 ppg., 4.7 rpg.

Noteworthy: Auburn has lost 11 of 12 games, its worst 12-game stretch since 1988-89. The Tigers went 9-19 and lost 12 of 13 and 15 of 17 in Sonny Smith’s final year as coach. . . Alabama is in second place in the SEC and has won 10 of its last 13 games but is coming off a 97-94 double-overtime loss to LSU Saturday in which Trevor Releford scored a career-high 36 points. . . Asauhn Dixon-Tatum made his first career start on Saturday in place of Rob Chubb, who had started 57 straight games for the Tigers. Dixon-Tatum committed two early fouls and was scoreless in 27 minutes of play. . . Shaquille Johnson scored a career-high 18 points in Saturday’s loss at Ole Miss. . . Alabama holds an 89-57 lead all-time in the Iron Bowl of basketball but Auburn has won seven of the last 13 meetings including a 49-37 win in Auburn on Feb. 6. It was the fewest points the Crimson Tide has ever scored in the history of the rivalry and the first win for Tony Barbee over Alabama in five meetings. . . The last time an NCAA at-large team lost at home to Auburn was 1999 when the Tigers defeated both Ole Miss and UAB.

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