​Alabama vs. Auburn box score: Full stats from SEC exhibition basketball game originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Only time will tell how meaningful the Iron Bowl will be for both teams in football this season, but the rivalry between Alabama and Auburn in basketball is getting off to an early start.Long before SEC play begins, the Crimson Tide faced the Tigers in Birmingham for a fun exhibition battle as both try to tune up for the regular season.Alabama is looking to compete in a deep conference after returning Aden Holloway and Amari Allen, while Auburn is banking on year two under Steven Pearl being much more successful than what was an agonizing year at times for the Tigers last season.Here are the stats from Thursday night’s exhibition game between these SEC rivals.MORE:Louisville freshman shines in exhibition win over KansasAlabama vs. Auburn basketball box score1st2ndFinalAlabama444387Auburn414485Alabama statsPlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG-FGA3P-3PAFT-FTAJamarion Davis-Fleming7000000-00-00-0Qayden Samuels272044006-193-135-6Amari Allen282342407-122-37-9London Jemison23721302-52-31-2Drew Fielder22542102-60-31-2Keitenn Bristow29980143-51-22-3TJ St. Louis2000010-00-00-0Jaxon Richardson10000110-00-00-0Tarris Bouie311471224-81-35-11Brandon Garrison21952003-91-42-3Auburn statsPlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG-FGA3P-3PAFT-FTATahaad Pettiford251164003-130-45-6Kevin Overton342632006-76-138-10Caleb Williams271132004-111-52-3Thomas Dowd270121220-40-40-0Narcisse Ngoy14880013-30-02-3Bukky Oboye17782013-50-11-2Blake Muschalek13630400-10-16-8Adam Olsen271210004-104-100-0George Kimble III14421200-50-34-4MORE:Full box score as Duke bludgeons Tennessee in exhibition game