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Smith scores 22 points, No. 19 Auburn beats Syracuse 89-68

AP
Nov 26, 2021

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) Bruce Pearl learned a lot about his Auburn team during a grueling three-day tournament in The Bahamas.

The 19th-ranked Tigers finished in fifth place at the Battle 4 Atlantis after beating Syracuse 89-68 on Friday.

''We got a lot better,'' Pearl said. ''You just saw us play half our season so far. So zone against Syracuse, difficult Loyola offense and athletes and physicality of UConn. We saw a lot. Can we build on it now? That's the question. We got a lot better this week.''

Jabari Smith scored 22 points and K.D. Johnson added 15 points and five steals for the Tigers (5-1). Auburn's only loss of the tournament came in double overtime to UConn.

''We feel like we should have won three games. We came here to win two and we did that,'' Smith said.

Auburn led by 10 at the half and increased the lead to 19 on a dunk by Johnson with 15:05 left. Syracuse used a 7-0 run to get within 64-54 with 8:10 remaining, but Smith ended the spurt with a 3-pointer from the wing and the Orange (3-3) got no closer than 11 the rest of the way.

Buddy Boeheim, Cole Swider and Jesse Edwards each scored 17 points for Syracuse.

''This was a tough tournament. The toughest tournament I played in since I've been coaching, top to bottom,'' Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said. ''Our team isn't quite ready for this. I think we can get there, but we're not ready for it right now.''

Jimmy Boeheim, the younger of Jim Boeheim's two sons on the team who came into the game averaging 14.2 points, finished with three. His only basket came on a 3-pointer with 13:44 left in the second half.

Auburn trailed 25-24 with 7:20 left in the first half before scoring the next 11 points to go up 35-25. The Tigers held the Orange to one basket over the final 7:20 to go into the half up 43-33.

SOMETHING TO SAY

Smith received a technical foul with just over 4 minutes left for saying something to the Syracuse bench after he hit a 3-pointer - his final points of the game.

''The game was personal for my teammates and stuff,'' Smith said. ''Just fired up. I made a shot and said something I wasn't supposed to say, I deserved the tech.''

Pearl said he talked to his star after he got the technical.

GOING DEEP

Auburn's bench outscored Syracuse 33-11 with six Tigers reserves scoring. Jaylin Williams had nine points and seven rebounds while Dylan Cardwell had six points and six boards.

''We play 11 guys and our guys were able to rotate and be fresh,'' Pearl said. ''I thought our bench was terrific.''

TIP-INS

The teams had only met one other time with Syracuse edging Auburn 79-78 in the 2003 NCAA Tournament. The Orange went on to win the title that season.

BIG PICTURE

Syracuse: The Orange opened the Battle 4 Atlantis by shooting 29% in Wednesday's 67-55 loss to VCU, but regrouped to beat Arizona State 92-84 on Thursday.

Auburn: The Tigers opened their stay in The Bahamas with a wild 115-109 double-overtime loss to No. 22 UConn on Wednesday. They beat Loyola Chicago 62-53 on Thursday.

UP NEXT

Syracuse: The Orange host Indiana on Tuesday in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Auburn: The Tigers host UCF on Wednesday.

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1st Half
AUB
Tigers
43
SYR
Orange
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jesse Edwards vs. Walker Kessler (Zep Jasper gains possession)
19:46		Devan Cambridge misses three point jump shot
19:44		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
19:38		Buddy Boeheim misses three point jump shot
19:36		Walker Kessler defensive rebound
19:24		Jimmy Boeheim shooting foul (Jabari Smith draws the foul)
19:24	+1	Jabari Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
19:24	+1	Jabari Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-0
18:53		Orange turnover (shot clock violation)
18:38	+2	Jabari Smith makes two point layup (Devan Cambridge assists)	4-0
18:11		Devan Cambridge shooting foul (Buddy Boeheim draws the foul)
18:11	+1	Buddy Boeheim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-1
18:11	+1	Buddy Boeheim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-2
17:52		Devan Cambridge misses two point jump shot
17:50		Devan Cambridge offensive rebound
17:32		K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:30		Walker Kessler offensive rebound
17:27	+2	Walker Kessler makes two point putback layup	6-2
17:17	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point layup (Joseph Girard III assists)	6-4
16:52		K.D. Johnson misses two point jump shot
16:50		Jimmy Boeheim defensive rebound
16:35	+3	Buddy Boeheim makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists)	6-7
16:14		Devan Cambridge misses three point jump shot
16:12		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
16:06	+3	Buddy Boeheim makes three point pullup jump shot	6-10
15:40	+3	K.D. Johnson makes three point jump shot (Zep Jasper assists)	9-10
15:24	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point layup	9-12
15:24		Walker Kessler shooting foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul)
15:24		TV timeout
15:24		Jesse Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:24		Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound
14:56	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point layup (K.D. Johnson assists)	11-12
14:31		Joseph Girard III turnover (lost ball) (K.D. Johnson steals)
14:26	+2	K.D. Johnson makes two point driving layup	13-12
14:10		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
14:08		Tigers defensive rebound
13:42		Chris Moore misses three point jump shot
13:40		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
13:32		Cole Swider misses two point jump shot
13:30		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
13:27		K.D. Johnson offensive foul (Joseph Girard III draws the foul)
13:27		K.D. Johnson turnover
13:12		Buddy Boeheim misses two point layup
13:10		Jesse Edwards offensive rebound
13:08	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point tip shot	13-14
12:58		Jaylin Williams misses two point jump shot
12:56		Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound
12:56		Benny Williams personal foul (Dylan Cardwell draws the foul)
12:44		Jaylin Williams misses two point jump shot
12:42		Jaylin Williams offensive rebound
12:38	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point jump shot	15-14
12:25	+2	Cole Swider makes two point driving layup	15-16
12:25		Dylan Cardwell shooting foul (Cole Swider draws the foul)
12:25	+1	Cole Swider makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-17
12:12		Buddy Boeheim personal foul (Wendell Green Jr. draws the foul)
12:05	+2	Walker Kessler makes two point dunk (Jaylin Williams assists)	17-17
11:54		Buddy Boeheim turnover (bad pass) (Devan Cambridge steals)
11:44		Wendell Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:42		Orange defensive rebound
11:41		TV timeout
11:40		Symir Torrence turnover (lost ball)
11:28		Jabari Smith misses two point jump shot
11:26		Frank Anselem defensive rebound
11:08		Devan Cambridge blocks Benny Williams's two point jump shot
11:06		Wendell Green Jr. defensive rebound
10:51		Zep Jasper misses three point jump shot
10:49		Symir Torrence defensive rebound
10:39		Walker Kessler blocks Buddy Boeheim's two point layup
10:37		Jabari Smith defensive rebound
10:30		Jump ball. Walker Kessler vs. Benny Williams (Orange gains possession)
10:30		Walker Kessler turnover (lost ball) (Benny Williams steals)
10:03		Joseph Girard III misses three point step back jump shot
10:01		Walker Kessler defensive rebound
9:45		Jabari Smith misses three point jump shot
9:43		Orange defensive rebound
9:14	+3	Symir Torrence makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists)	17-20
8:50	+2	Walker Kessler makes two point reverse dunk (Jabari Smith assists)	19-20
8:36		Walker Kessler shooting foul (Frank Anselem draws the foul)
8:36	+1	Frank Anselem makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-21
8:36	+1	Frank Anselem makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-22
8:10	+3	Jabari Smith makes three point jump shot	22-22
7:48		Symir Torrence turnover (lost ball) (Chris Moore steals)
7:42	+2	Chris Moore makes two point driving layup	24-22
7:20	+3	Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (Symir Torrence assists)	24-25
6:44	+3	Zep Jasper makes three point jump shot (Chris Moore assists)	27-25
6:27		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
6:25		K.D. Johnson defensive rebound
6:18	+2	K.D. Johnson makes two point driving layup	29-25
6:13		Orange 30 second timeout
6:13		TV timeout
5:52		Buddy Boeheim misses two point jump shot
5:50		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
5:29		Jesse Edwards personal foul (Chris Moore draws the foul)
5:13	+3	Lior Berman makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists)	32-25
4:41		Jimmy Boeheim misses two point jump shot
4:39		Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound
4:11	+3	Lior Berman makes three point jump shot (Zep Jasper assists)	35-25
4:01		Zep Jasper personal foul (Joseph Girard III draws the foul)
3:57		Lior Berman personal foul (Cole Swider draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:57	+1	Cole Swider makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-26
3:57	+1	Cole Swider makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-27
3:27	+3	Jabari Smith makes three point jump shot (Zep Jasper assists)	38-27
3:14		Cole Swider misses two point layup
3:12		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
2:58		Devan Cambridge turnover (bad pass) (Buddy Boeheim steals)
2:47		Jabari Smith blocks Jesse Edwards's two point layup
2:45		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
2:24		Jaylin Williams misses three point jump shot
2:22		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
2:07		Lior Berman shooting foul (Buddy Boeheim draws the foul)
2:07	+1	Buddy Boeheim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-28
2:07	+1	Buddy Boeheim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-29
1:53		K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:51		Cole Swider defensive rebound
1:51		Devan Cambridge personal foul (Cole Swider draws the foul)
1:51	+1	Cole Swider makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-30
1:51	+1	Cole Swider makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-31
1:32		Jump ball. Jaylin Williams vs. Benny Williams (Tigers gains possession)
1:26		Jabari Smith turnover (lost ball) (Benny Williams steals)
1:11		Benny Williams turnover (lost ball) (K.D. Johnson steals)
1:05	+2	K.D. Johnson makes two point layup	40-31
0:47	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point alley-oop layup (Buddy Boeheim assists)	40-33
0:32		Jabari Smith misses two point jump shot
0:30		Jaylin Williams offensive rebound
0:23		Jabari Smith misses two point jump shot
0:21		Chris Moore offensive rebound
0:21		Cole Swider shooting foul (Chris Moore draws the foul)
0:21		Chris Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:21	+1	Chris Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-33
0:05		Buddy Boeheim turnover (lost ball) (K.D. Johnson steals)
0:02		K.D. Johnson misses two point layup
0:01		Wendell Green Jr. offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Wendell Green Jr. makes two point putback layup	43-33
0:00		Official timeout
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AUB
Tigers
46
SYR
Orange
35

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Jimmy Boeheim misses two point hook shot
19:39		K.D. Johnson defensive rebound
19:25		Zep Jasper misses two point jump shot
19:23		Buddy Boeheim defensive rebound
19:18		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
19:16		Jabari Smith defensive rebound
18:58	+2	Devan Cambridge makes two point alley-oop dunk (Zep Jasper assists)	45-33
18:47	+3	Cole Swider makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Boeheim assists)	45-36
18:32	+2	Jabari Smith makes two point jump shot	47-36
18:09		Jimmy Boeheim misses two point layup
18:07		Jabari Smith defensive rebound
17:43		K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:41		Devan Cambridge offensive rebound
17:36		K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:34		Cole Swider defensive rebound
17:28		Cole Swider misses three point pullup jump shot
17:26		Devan Cambridge defensive rebound
17:26		Jesse Edwards personal foul (Devan Cambridge draws the foul)
17:05		Devan Cambridge misses three point jump shot
17:04		Orange defensive rebound
16:49		Buddy Boeheim misses two point jump shot
16:47		Jabari Smith defensive rebound
16:37	+2	K.D. Johnson makes two point driving layup	49-36
16:18		Zep Jasper personal foul (Buddy Boeheim draws the foul)
16:07		Joseph Girard III turnover (bad pass) (Chris Moore steals)
16:00	+2	Jabari Smith makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Wendell Green Jr. assists)	51-36
15:59		TV timeout
15:59		TV timeout
15:41		Cole Swider misses three point jump shot
15:39		Jabari Smith defensive rebound
15:31	+2	Jabari Smith makes two point alley-oop dunk (Wendell Green Jr. assists)	53-36
15:12		Buddy Boeheim misses three point jump shot
15:10		Chris Moore defensive rebound
15:01	+2	K.D. Johnson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Wendell Green Jr. assists)	55-36
14:48	+2	Cole Swider makes two point layup (Symir Torrence assists)	55-38
14:28	+2	Dylan Cardwell makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jabari Smith assists)	57-38
14:03		Jimmy Boeheim misses two point hook shot
14:01		K.D. Johnson defensive rebound
13:52		Jabari Smith misses three point jump shot
13:50		Symir Torrence defensive rebound
13:43	+3	Jimmy Boeheim makes three point jump shot (Symir Torrence assists)	57-41
13:43		TV timeout
13:29		Jaylin Williams misses two point alley-oop layup
13:27		Symir Torrence defensive rebound
13:09		Jaylin Williams blocks Frank Anselem's two point layup
13:07		Orange offensive rebound
13:01		Buddy Boeheim misses three point jump shot
12:59		Frank Anselem offensive rebound
12:40		Orange turnover
12:40		Benny Williams shooting foul (Chris Moore draws the foul)
12:40	+1	Chris Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-41
12:40		Chris Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:40		Cole Swider defensive rebound
12:32		Chris Moore personal foul (Buddy Boeheim draws the foul)
12:15	+2	Buddy Boeheim makes two point driving layup	58-43
12:15		Dylan Cardwell shooting foul (Buddy Boeheim draws the foul)
12:15	+1	Buddy Boeheim makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-44
12:03	+3	Wendell Green Jr. makes three point jump shot (Chris Moore assists)	61-44
11:46		Buddy Boeheim misses two point jump shot
11:44		Wendell Green Jr. defensive rebound
11:40		Jesse Edwards shooting foul (Jaylin Williams draws the foul)
11:40		TV timeout
11:40		Jaylin Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:40	+1	Jaylin Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-44
11:23		Dylan Cardwell shooting foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul)
11:23		Jesse Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:23	+1	Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-45
11:11		Lior Berman misses two point jump shot
11:09		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
11:01	+2	Cole Swider makes two point driving layup	62-47
10:32		Symir Torrence shooting foul (Jaylin Williams draws the foul)
10:32	+1	Jaylin Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 3	63-47
10:32		Jaylin Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 3
10:32	+1	Jaylin Williams makes regular free throw 3 of 3	64-47
10:19	+3	Cole Swider makes three point jump shot (Symir Torrence assists)	64-50
9:43		K.D. Johnson misses two point floating jump shot
9:41		Cole Swider defensive rebound
9:30		Walker Kessler shooting foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul)
9:30	+1	Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-51
9:30		Tigers 30 second timeout
9:30	+1	Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-52
9:10		Jabari Smith misses two point jump shot
9:09		Orange defensive rebound
8:58		Buddy Boeheim turnover (lost ball) (Devan Cambridge steals)
8:37		Jabari Smith misses three point jump shot
8:35		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
8:17		Cole Swider misses three point jump shot
8:15		Devan Cambridge defensive rebound
8:12		Devan Cambridge turnover (lost ball) (Buddy Boeheim steals)
8:06	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point layup (Buddy Boeheim assists)	64-54
7:48	+3	Jabari Smith makes three point jump shot (Zep Jasper assists)	67-54
7:40		Walker Kessler personal foul (Cole Swider draws the foul)
7:40		TV timeout
7:25		Benny Williams turnover (bad pass) (K.D. Johnson steals)
7:18		K.D. Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Benny Williams steals)
7:12		Cole Swider misses three point jump shot
7:11		Buddy Boeheim offensive rebound
7:11		Zep Jasper personal foul (Buddy Boeheim draws the foul)
7:11	+1	Buddy Boeheim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-55
7:11	+1	Buddy Boeheim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-56
6:48		K.D. Johnson misses two point layup
6:46		Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound
6:42	+2	Dylan Cardwell makes two point tip shot	69-56
6:37		Zep Jasper personal foul (Symir Torrence draws the foul)
6:37		Symir Torrence misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:37		Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound
6:22		Jabari Smith misses three point jump shot
6:20		Buddy Boeheim defensive rebound
6:12		Dylan Cardwell blocks Buddy Boeheim's three point jump shot
6:10		Devan Cambridge defensive rebound
6:06		Wendell Green Jr. turnover (bad pass)
5:44		Benny Williams misses two point jump shot
5:42		Jesse Edwards offensive rebound
5:39	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point putback layup	69-58
5:12	+2	Dylan Cardwell makes two point dunk (Jabari Smith assists)	71-58
4:56		Symir Torrence turnover (bad pass)
4:43	+3	Devan Cambridge makes three point jump shot (Jabari Smith assists)	74-58
4:24	+2	Benny Williams makes two point dunk (Jesse Edwards assists)	74-60
4:08	+3	Jabari Smith makes three point jump shot (Wendell Green Jr. assists)	77-60
4:02		Jabari Smith technical foul
4:02	+1	Buddy Boeheim makes technical free throw 1 of 2	77-61
4:02	+1	Buddy Boeheim makes technical free throw 2 of 2	77-62
3:48		Cole Swider turnover (lost ball) (K.D. Johnson steals)
3:43		Cole Swider shooting foul (K.D. Johnson draws the foul)
3:43		TV timeout
3:43	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-62
3:43	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-62
3:35		Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot
3:33		Tigers defensive rebound
3:22		Jesse Edwards blocks Jabari Smith's two point jump shot
3:20		Jaylin Williams offensive rebound
3:14		Wendell Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:12		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
3:05	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point layup (Symir Torrence assists)	79-64
2:50	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point layup (Devan Cambridge assists)	81-64
2:38		Jaylin Williams shooting foul (Symir Torrence draws the foul)
2:38	+1	Symir Torrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-65
2:38		Symir Torrence misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:38		Jabari Smith defensive rebound
2:11	+3	Devan Cambridge makes three point jump shot (Wendell Green Jr. assists)	84-65
1:56		Symir Torrence turnover (bad pass) (Jaylin Williams steals)
1:30	+2	Devan Cambridge makes two point alley-oop dunk (Wendell Green Jr. assists)	86-65
1:22		Symir Torrence turnover (bad pass) (Wendell Green Jr. steals)
1:13		Tigers 30 second timeout
1:01		Wendell Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:59		Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound
0:55		Wendell Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:53		Symir Torrence defensive rebound
0:42	+2	Symir Torrence makes two point reverse layup (Benny Williams assists)	86-67
0:20	+3	Preston Cook makes three point jump shot (Wendell Green Jr. assists)	89-67
0:07		Preston Cook shooting foul (John Bol Ajak draws the foul)
0:07	+1	John Bol Ajak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	89-68
0:07		John Bol Ajak misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:07		Preston Cook defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Preston Cook defensive rebound