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1 AUBURN TIGERS B A S K E T B A L L B A S K E T B A L L #x MISSISSIPPI STATE (16-5, 6-4) at AUBURN (17-6, 6-4) GAME 24 February 19, :00 pm (CST) (10,500) Auburn, Alabama PROBABLE MISSISSIPPI STATE STARTERS PTS REB AST NOTES F 31 Ontario Harper So. Clinton, MS (Winchendon, MA, Prep) team's def. stopper F 44 Michal Ignerski Sr. Lublin, Poland (Eastern OK State Coll.) % fgs in last 7 games C 33 Mario Austin Jr. York, AL (Sumter County) team-hi pts,rbs,fg% G 15 Timmy Bowers Jr. Gulfport, MS (Harrison Central) % fgs,10th in SEC G 22 Derrick Zimmerman Sr. Monroe, LA (Wossman) rd in SEC in assists s F23 Winsome Frazier So. Miami, FL (Northwestern HS) ^ team-hi 82% fts u bf32 Branden Vincent Jr. Marrero, LA (Okaloosa-Walton, FL, CC) * 49 of 92 rebs offensive s PROBABLE AUBURN STARTERS PTS REB AST NOTES F 3 Marquis Daniels Sr. Orlando, FL (Mt. Zion Christian, NC, Academy) t-1st, AU career steals F 4 Marco Killingsworth So. Montgomery, AL (Central Park Christian) SEC-best 58% fg F 13 Brandon Robinson So. Huntsville, AL (Notre Dame, MA, Prep) * 60% fgs G 11 Derrick Bird Sr. Ypsilanti, MI (Schoolcraft, MI, College) % 3fgs,9th in SEC G 22 Lewis Monroe So. Madison, WI (Bridgeton, ME, Academy) t-8th in SEC in assists s C34 Kyle Davis Jr. Blakely, GA (Early County) * 248 blks(au record) u b G24 Nathan Watson So. Fort Payne, AL (Fort Payne) Game-winning 3 v. LSU s ^ steals *blocks AUBURN TIGERS Schedule/Scores RECORD: 17-6 HOME: 12-2 NEUTRAL: 2-1 AWAY: 3-3 SEC: 6-4 Nov. 22 WOFFORD (DH) W Nov. 26 GEORGIA STATE (Comcast) W Dec. 1 (1) Western Kentucky L Dec. 2 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W Dec. 4 S.C. STATE (Comcast) W Dec. 8 RUTGERS (FSS) W Dec. 14 MURRAY STATE (DH) W Dec. 17 WESTERN MICHIGAN L Dec. 20- (2) at Puerto Rico-Mayaguez W Dec. 21- (2) Denver W Dec. 22 (2) Troy State W Dec. 30 SOUTHERN MISS W Jan. 2 NORTH TEXAS W Jan. 8 VANDERBILT W Jan. 11 at Arkansas W Jan. 15 at South Carolina W Jan. 18 ALABAMA (#9) (JP) W Jan. 22 at Kentucky (#8) (FSS) L Jan. 25 at Georgia (#19) (JP) L Feb. 1 TENNESSEE L Feb. 5 OLE MISS W Feb. 8 LSU W Feb. 15 at Alabama (PPV) L Feb. 19 MISSISSIPPI STATE 7:00 Feb. 22 at Ole Miss (FSS) 4:00 Feb. 26 at LSU 7:00 Mar. 1 FLORIDA (JP) 1:00 Mar. 5 ARKANSAS 7:00 Mar. 8 at Mississippi State 2:00 Mar. 13- (3) SEC Tournament (JP/CBS) 16 (1) Nashville, TN (Gaylord Entertainment Center) (2) San Juan Shootout (Caguas, PR) (3) SEC Tournament (New Orleans, LA) * All Times Central Standard OFFICIALS Gerald Boudreaux (Lafayette, La.), Mike Stuart (Maryville, Tenn.), Keith Maxwell (Asheville, N.C.) RANKINGS Auburn is unranked while Mississippi State is ranked #xx by the Associated Press and #xx in the ESPN/USA Today poll. The Tigers are ranked 31st by Collegerpi.com while the Bulldogs are 25th. SCOUTING MISSISSIPPI STATE The Bulldogs have won six of their last seven games after starting SEC play 0-3, including a overtime win over Ole Miss Saturday... the lone loss during the stretch was a defeat at Georgia Feb Mario Austin averages team-highs of 16.9 points and 8.3 rebounds while shooting 57 percent from the field... Timmy Bowers chips in 14.1 points while making a team-high 42 three-pointers and Michal Ignerski adds 10.0 points and 5.5 rebounds... Derrick Zimmerman averages 9.4 points and ranks third in the Auburn-Mississippi State Game Facts Auburn Head Coach: Cliff Ellis (Florida State '68) at Auburn: ,.614 (9th year) Overall: ,.619 (28th year) Mississippi State Head Coach: Rick Stansbury (Campbellsville '82) at Miss. State: 95-55,.633 (5th year) Overall: 95-55,.633 (5th year) Tigers on the Air Network: Auburn Network Air Time: 6:30 pm Central Play-by-Play: Jim Fyffe Color: Daymeon Fishback Studio Host: Rod Bramblett Series Notes Series Record: Auburn leads at Auburn: Auburn leads at Beard-Eaves: Auburn leads 26-8 at Starkville: Miss. State leads at Humphrey: MSU leads Neutral Sites: Series tied 3-3 Current Streak: 3 by Miss. State Last Meeting: MSU 89, Auburn 53 ( in Starkville) Tigers on the Tube Network: none Air Time: Play-by-Play: Color: AUBURN MEDIA RELATIONS P.O. Box 351 Auburn, AL (334) FAX (334) Basketball Contact: Chuck Gallina

2 Auburn-Mississippi State Game Notes -- page 2 COMPARING STATS TS AU MSU Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin FG Pct FG Pct. Defense pt. FG Pct pt. FG Pct. Defense Free Throw Pct Rebound Avg Opp. Rebound Avg Rebound Margin Turnovers Per Game Opp. Turnovers Turnover Margin SEC with 5.2 assists per game... Mississippi State leads the SEC in four categories: scoring margin (+12.4), field goal pct. defense (.392) while Auburn is second, rebound margin (+9.1) and steals (9.3)... the Bulldogs are second in scoring defense (61.3) and third in field goal pct. (.483). AUBURN-MISSISSIPPI STATE SERIES This is the 118th meeting between the Tigers and Bulldogs with Auburn holding a advantage. Auburn had won nine consecutive games in the series before losing the last three. The Tigers hold a lead in Auburn and a 26-8 mark in Beard-Eaves- Memorial Coliseum. The Tigers have won five of the last six games played between the two in Auburn. The Bulldogs have a series lead in Starkville, in Humphrey Coliseum. The series is tied at three in neutral sites. CLIFF ELLIS vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE Cliff Ellis has a 11-7 record against Mississippi State and had won nine consecutive games against the Bulldogs prior to losing the last three meetings. He is 11-6 against MSU while at Auburn and 0-1 while at South Alabama. CLIFF ELLIS & RICK STANSBURY Cliff Ellis is 5-3 coaching against Rick Stansbury, winning the first five before losing the last three meetings. LIVE GAME AUDIO AND STATS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB of 12 WINS vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE Auburn won nine straight games against Mississippi State from , but has lost the last three series games since. The Tigers haven't defeated the Bulldogs since a win in 2001 in. AUBURN-MSU SIMILARITIES Auburn's and Mississippi State's season stats are very similar. Here is a look at those: AU MSU Scoring Offense Scoring Defense FG Pct FG Pct. Defense Turnovers Per Game Opp. Turnovers FINALLY Mississippi State is the only Western Division team that Auburn has not played this year. The Tigers, who are 4-1 against Western teams, have already played Alabama twice while the Bulldogs have finished their season series with both Ole Miss and LSU. Mississippi State is 4-2 vs. Western Division teams. MAGNOLIA STATE WEEK Auburn plays a pair of teams from the Magnolia State this week as the Tigers play host to Mississippi State Wednesday at 7 pm Central and travel to Oxford to play Ole Miss Saturday at 4 pm on Fox Sports Net South. The Tigers, which defeated the Rebels in Auburn Feb. 5, are looking for their first season sweep over Ole Miss since NBA SCOUTS ON HAND Eight NBA scouts will be in attendance CLIFF ELLIS DEAN OF COACHES 1. Cliff Ellis, Auburn (9th year) 2. Tubby Smith, (8th year in SEC) Kentucky (6th year), Georgia (2 years) 3. Billy Donovan, Florida (6th year) John Brady, LSU (6th year) 5. Rod Barnes, Ole Miss (5th year) Rick Stansbury, Miss. State (5th year) Mark Gottfried, Alabama (5th year) 8. Kevin Stallings, Vanderbilt (4th year) 9. Jim Harrick, Georgia (4th year) 10. Buzz Peterson, Tennessee (2nd year) 11. Dave Odom, South Carolina (2nd year) 12. Stan Heath, Arkansas (1st year) AUBURN BASKETBALL MEDIA SERVICES Auburn Teleconference Coach Cliff Ellis will hold a series of teleconferences throughout the season. The Intercall system is broadcast quality. Call (706) to hook into the system. Please keep this number confidential. A complete schedule of teleconferences is listed below and all times are CST pm: Mon., Feb. 17 (Mississippi State)... 2:00 Thur., Feb. 20 (Ole Miss)... 2:30 Mon., Feb. 24 (LSU)... 2:30 Thur., Feb. 27 (Florida)... 2:30 Mon., Mar. 3 (Arkansas)... 2:30 Thur., Mar. 6 (Mississippi State)... 2:30 Mon., Mar. 10 (SEC Tournament)... 2:30 SEC Teleconference Coach Cliff Ellis is also available each Monday and Thursday from Jan. 6 through Mar. 10 at 11:30 am on the SEC's Teleconference. Media members can join the teleconference by dialing (706) (confidential). Satellite Feeds The Auburn Media Relations Office offers a satellite feed of non-televised home games. Game highlights and postgame interviews are included. Auburn On the WWW Auburn maintains a World Wide Web home page with information on all 21 varsity sports. The WWW address is: AUBURN IN THE POLLS ( Week-by-Week) Week AP ESPN/USA Today Preseason Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan Jan. 13 RV -- Jan RV Jan. 27 RV RV Feb Feb. 10 RV RV Feb. 17

3 for Wednesday's battle for first place in the SEC's Western Division between Auburn and Mississippi State. Teams scouting include the Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings and Seattle SuperSonics. MISSISSIPPI TIGERS Two Tigers call the Magnolia State home. Administrative assistant Reggie Sharp is from Shannon, Miss., while junior walk-on Jamaal Arnold is from Nettleton, Miss. ALABAMA BULLDOG Sophomore Mario Austin is the lone Bulldog who calls the Heart of Dixie home. Austin leads the Bulldogs in scoring (16.9), rebounding (8.3) and field goal pct. (.568). He attended Sumter County High School in York, Ala. GRAND LARCENY -- 1 AWAY Senior Marquis Daniels, who is leading the SEC averaging 2.5 steals this season, is tied for Auburn's all-time steals record with Chris Morris with 189. He is only one steal away from breaking the record. Here is a listing of the Tigers' career steals list: 1. Marquis Daniels (1999-present) 189 Chris Morris ( ) Bryant Smith (195-99) Reggie Gallon ( ) AU SINGLE-SEASON STEALS CHART Senior Marquis Daniels has 59 steals this year and is in seventh on Auburn's single-season steals chart. Daniels set the single-season record of 71 as a sophomore in and here is a listing of the top eight: 1. Marquis Daniels ( ) Bryant Smith ( ) Wes Flanigan ( ) Chris Porter ( ) Derrick Dennison ( ) Gerald White ( ) Marquis Daniels ( ) Reggie Gallon ( ) DAVIS BLOCKS AU RECORD Junior Kyle Davis set the Auburn career blocked shots record against Ole Miss Feb. 5 and now has 248 in less than three years. He set an Auburn singlegame record with 13 vs. Miami (Fla.) in the 2001 NIT. Here is a listing of the top three career Western Division SEC ALL Auburn Mississippi State Alabama LSU Ole Miss Arkansas TUESDAY'S GAME--(Feb. 18) Georgia at Alabama (ESPN) WEDNESDAY'S GAMES--(Feb. 19) Mississippi State at Auburn Kentucky at Arkansas (JP) Tennessee at South Carolina leaders: 1. Kyle Davis (2000-present) Mamadou N'diaye ( ) Charles Barkley ( ) DAVIS 9TH IN SEC CAREER BLOCKS Junior Kyle Davis has moved into ninth place on the SEC's career blocked-shot list with 248. Here is a listing of the top 10: 1. Shaquille O'Neal, LSU ('90-92) Lavon Mercer, Georgia ('77-80) Robert Horry, Alabama ('89-92) Dwayne Schintzius, Florida ('86-90) Jamaal Magloire, Kentucky ('97-00) Roy Rogers, Alabama ('93-96) Erick Dampier, Miss. State ('94-96) Kyle Davis, Auburn ('00-present) Charles Claxton, Georgia ('92-95) Mamadou N'diaye, Auburn ('97-00)..241 DAVIS OWNS TOP THREE AUBURN SINGLE-SEASON BLOCKS RECORDS Kyle Davis broke his own single-season blocks record at Auburn with 86 this year at Alabama Feb. 15. In fact, the Blakely, Ga., native owns the top three single-season blocked shots records in Auburn history. AUBURN BASKETBALL Auburn-Mississippi State Game Notes -- page SEC STANDINGS Eastern Division SEC ALL Kentucky Florida Tennessee Georgia South Carolina Vanderbilt SATURDAY'S GAMES--(Feb. 22) Auburn at Ole Miss (FSNS) Alabama at Tennessee Arkansas at LSU Florida at Vanderbilt (Sunshine-TD) South Carolina at Georgia (JP) SUNDAY'S GAMES--(Feb. 23) Mississippi State at Kentucky (CBS) --Standings as of Feb. 17, 2003 Here is a listing of the top five: 1. Kyle Davis ( ) Kyle Davis ( ) Kyle Davis ( ) Mamadou N'diaye ( ) Mamadou N'diaye ( ) BIRD THREES Senior Derrick Bird has attempted 19 three-pointers in the past two games against LSU and Alabama, making seven. Bird was averaging 3.5 threepoint attempts in Auburn's first 21 games, but has averaged 9.5 attempts from behind the arc in the last two. TROY GAINES CAREER-HIGH POINTS Sophomore Troy Gaines came off the bench in the second half at Alabama and gave the Tigers a spark with a careerhigh 13 points. The Tucson, Ariz., native made 3-of-7 three-pointers in 14 minutes and was a perfect 4-of-4 from the foul line. He had only played eight combined minutes in three previous SEC games. GAME-DAY SATELLITE FEEDS Throughout the season, the Auburn Media Relations office will provide game-day satellite feeds for non-televised home games. The feed will include highlights plus interviews with Coach Cliff Ellis and selected Auburn players. For more information, please contact Steve Sain at (334) A complete list of game-day satellite feeds is listed below (Downlink Frequency: 3860 MHz (H): Wed., Feb. 19 (Mississippi State)... C-Band, Telstar 5, Trans. 8 (9:45-10:00 pm CT) Wed., Mar. 5 (Arkansas)... C-Band, Telstar 5, Trans. 8 (9:45-10:00 pm CT)

4 Auburn-Mississippi State Game Notes -- page 4 HOT DOG NIGHT Tickets are available for Wednesday's Auburn-Mississippi State game for $15 each, $2 for Auburn University students with a valid ID. It is also Zeigler "Eat A Dog" night where hot dogs are only 50 cents each. "BIG SHOT" WATSON Sophomore walk-on Nathan Watson made the game-winning 22-foot threepointer with four seconds to play as Auburn defeated LSU Feb. 8. The Fort Payne, Ala., native scored 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting from 3-point range vs. Ole Miss Feb. 5. He made his biggest trey of the night with a 20-footer right in front of the Auburn bench with 2:26 to play, giving the Tigers a lead. Watson was named to the San Juan Shootout all-tournament team in December after averaging 15.3 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 57 percent (12-of-21) from 3-point range. Here is a listing of Watson's "big shots" this season: Feb. 8: Game-winning 3-pointer with :04 left to beat LSU Feb. 5: Game-clinching 3-pointer to give Auburn a lead over Ole Miss with 2:26 left. Jan. 25: Big 24-foot 3-pointer draws Auburn to within at #19 Georgia with 1:46 left. Dec. 21: Made 5-of-6 three-pointers, making his fifth trey with 1:26 left to give Auburn a lead over Denver. MISCELLANEOUS STATS TS AUBURN'S RECORD WHEN: STARTING LINEUPS (Daniels, Killingsworth, Davis, Bird, Monroe) (Daniels, Killingsworth, Watson, Bird, Monroe) (Daniels, Davis, Gaines, Bird, Monroe) (Daniels, Killingsworth, Robinson, Bird, Monroe) When Auburn leads at the half When opponent leads at the half When it is tied at the half When Auburn leads with five minutes left When opp. leads with five minutes left When tied with five minutes left When Auburn leads with one minute left When opp. leads with one minute left When tied with one minute left When Auburn outrebounds opponent When opponent outrebounds Auburn When rebounds are the same When AU shoots 50% or better from floor When AU shoots less than 50% from floor When opp. shoots 50% or better from floor When opp. shoots less than 50% from floor POINTS Auburn: 38, Marquis Daniels vs. Troy State Opp.: 25, Chris Davis, North Texas FIELD GOALS MADE Auburn: 16, Marquis Daniels vs. Troy State Opp.: 10, Brian Thornton, Vanderbilt FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Auburn: 21, Marquis Daniels vs. Troy State Opp.: 17, Herve Lamizana, Rutgers 3-POINTERS MADE Auburn: 5, Nathan Watson vs. Denver Opp.: 4, Gerald Fitch, at #8 Kentucky 3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED Auburn: 10, Derrick Bird at Alabama Opp.: 10, Jerome Coleman, Rutgers FREE THROWS MADE Auburn: 11,Marco Killingsworth at #8 Kentucky Opp.: 8, Chris Davis, North Texas UNDER 72 POINTS... Auburn is 17-2 this year (at #8 Kentucky, vs. Tennessee) when holding its AUBURN BASKETBALL INDIVIDUAL HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Auburn: 12, Marco Killingsworth at #8 Kentucky Opp.: 11, Chris Davis, North Texas REBOUNDS Auburn: 12, Davis, Daniels, Killingsworth Opp.: 11, R. Howell, at SC/S.Thomas at Ga. ASSISTS Auburn: 8, Lewis Monroe vs. North Texas Opp.: 6, Jason Holwerda, Vanderbilt TURNOVERS Auburn: 7, Marquis Daniels at Ark./at #8 UK Opp.: 9, Dustin Braddick, S. Carolina State BLOCKS Auburn: 9, Kyle Davis vs. Georgia State Opp.: 6, Herve Lamizana, Rutgers STEALS Auburn: 5,Daniels v. UK/LSU/Murray St./Woff. Opp.: 4, Patrick Sparks, Western Kentucky AUBURN INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists/ *Blocks/ ^Steals Jamaal Arnold... 2 vs. North Texas... 2 vs. P.R.-Mayaguez... 0 Derrick Bird vs. Georgia State. 8 vs. Rutgers... 5 vs. Southern Miss Donny Calton vs. Wofford... 4 vs. Wofford/SCSU... 1 vs. Western Kentucky Marquis Daniels vs. Troy State vs. Rutgers... 7 vs. Ga. State/Rutgers Kyle Davis vs. Georgia State. 12 vs. Southeastern La.... *9 vs. Georgia State Troy Gaines at Alabama... 4 vs. S. Carolina State... 3 vs. S. Carolina State Marco Killingsworth vs. Georgia State 12 vs. LSU/W. Michigan... 2, four times Johnathan Lewis... 3 vs. Southern Miss.. 1 vs. USM/North Texas... 1 vs. Southern Miss Chris Lollar... 5 vs. Wofford... 2 at Ala./Ark./PR-Maya.... 3, three times Lewis Monroe vs. Ole Miss... 6 vs. Troy State... 8 vs. North Texas Brandon Robinson.. 25 at #19 Georgia... 9 at #19 Georgia... 2 vs. LSU Rodney Tucker vs. P.R.-Mayaguez 5 vs. S. Carolina State... 3 vs. Southern Miss Nathan Watson vs. Denver... 6 vs. Vandy/PR-Mayaguez. 4 vs. Tennessee Danny Wicke... 6 vs. Southern Miss 2 vs. P.R.-Mayaguez... 0 * Bold if career-high THIRD-MOST WINS IN 5 YEARS Auburn is third among SEC teams with the most overall wins in the last five seasons. The Tigers rank behind Florida and Kentucky. Here is a listing of those teams and wins since Florida Kentucky Auburn Tennessee Ole Miss Alabama Mississippi State LSU Arkansas Georgia Vanderbilt South Carolina opponent to 72 points or less. The Tigers are 0-4 when allowing the opposition to score 72 points or more. Auburn lost to Western Kentucky (89-70), Western Michigan (72-54, at #19 Georgia (85-79) and at Alabama (84-68). LAST TIME vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE Mississippi State 89, Auburn 53 (Feb. 16, 2002, in Starkville) Five Bulldogs scored in double-figures as Mississippi State handed Auburn its worst loss in five years in an thrashing in Humphrey Coliseum. MSU jumped out to a 21-4 lead and when it led 32-7 with 7:56 left in the half, the Bulldogs had eight made 3-pointers to only seven Tiger points. Miss. State made 9- of-14 first-half 3-pointers to enjoy a halftime lead. MSU had its largest lead at with 3:05 to play. Mario

5 Austin had a career-high 14 rebounds to go along with 11 points while Timmy Bowers had 16 points off the bench for State. Adam Harrington led the Tigers with 15 points off the bench. The Bulldogs outrebounded Auburn LAST TIME vs. MSU in Auburn Mississippi State 72, Auburn 64 (Jan. 30, 2002, in Auburn) Mario Austin had game-highs of 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Mississippi State to a victory over Auburn in. The Bulldogs outrebounded the Tigers and had 18 offensive rebounds. Marquis Daniels led Auburn with 16 points and Derrick Bird had 14 on 4-of-8 shooting from 3-point range. Three freshmen (Lewis Monroe, Marco Killingsworth and Brandon Robinson) started for the Tigers for the first time since The Tigers led by as much as in the first half before State held a halftime lead. Auburn scored the first four points of the second half to take its last lead of the game at The Tigers trailed with 8:53 to play, but State scored the next eight points to take control. LAST TIME OUT Alabama 84, Auburn 68 (Feb. 15, 2003, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.) Erwin Dudley and Kennedy Winston both recorded double-doubles to lead five Alabama players in double-figures in an victory over Auburn before a sold out Coleman Coliseum crowd. Dudley had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Winston 15 points, 10 boards and six assists for the Tide. Marquis Daniels led Auburn with a game-high 23 points AUBURN DRESS OUT ROSTER 3 Marquis Daniels F Sr. Orlando, FL 4 Marco Killingsworth F So. Montgomery, AL 10 Troy Gaines G So. Tucson, AZ 11 Derrick Bird G Sr. Ypsilanti, MI 13 Brandon RobinsonF So. Huntsville, AL 15 Danny Wicke G Fr. Hendersonville, TN 22 Lewis Monroe G So. Madison, WI 24 Nathan Watson G So. Fort Payne, AL 30 Jamaal Arnold G Jr. Nettleton, MS 32 Rodney Tucker F Jr. Stone Mtn., GA 33 Donny Calton F Sr. Fort Worth, TX 34 Kyle Davis C Jr. Blakely, GA 35 Johnathan Lewis G Sr. B'ham, AL 55 Chris Lollar G Jr. B'ham, AL while Marco Killingsworth added 14 points and nine rebounds and Troy Gaines 13 points off the bench. Alabama jumped out to a quick 10-2 lead before pushing it to 19-7 with 12:31 left in the half. The Tigers cut it to 21-15, but the Tide went on to a halftime advantage behind 59 percent shooting from the field while Auburn was a frigid 29 percent. The Tide took its largest lead of the game at on a Mo Williams 3- pointer with 10:59 to play. However, Gaines came off the bench to spark the Tigers with three treys. Back-to-back 3- pointers by Daniels and Derrick Bird brought Auburn back to a deficit with 4:00 left, but the Tigers couldn't get any closer. Alabama, which came in as 11th in the SEC in field goal shooting (.404), shot 53 percent from the field while holding Auburn to a season-low 35 percent. ON TOP IN THE WEST Auburn, which has been in first in the Western Division since the start of SEC play, is now tied with Mississippi State. Both are two games ahead of third-place Alabama. Following the Tigers-Bulldogs game Wednesday, Auburn plays at Ole Miss Saturday at 4 pm Central on Fox Sports Net South while Mississippi State plays at Kentucky Sunday at 1 pm Central on CBS. DEFENSE Auburn is allowing only 64.1 points per game this season. The 37 points allowed to the Razorbacks are the fewest Arkansas has scored in 37 years, dating back to a loss to Memphis in The Tigers are also holding opponents to only 40 percent shooting from the field and 31 percent from 3-point range. In all games, the Tigers lead the SEC in 3-point field goal pct. defense (.305) and blocks (5.4), second in field goal pct. defense (.403) and are third in steals (8.5). QUOTING CLIFF ELLIS (On Mississippi State) "We know we are playing the hottest team on our side. They have won six of their last seven games. They are playing extremely well, are a very good team and are well-coached. We know, like all SEC games, it is going to be a battle, and we have to bring our A-game." AUBURN BASKETBALL Auburn-Mississippi State Game Notes -- page 5 AUBURN IN THE POLLS (February 10, 2003) Associated Press (Votes) 1. (not updated yet) 1, Louisville (27) 1, Kentucky (5) 1, Florida (2) 1, Oklahoma (1) 1, Texas 1, Pittsburgh 1, Duke 1, Kansas 1, Notre Dame 1, Marquette Creighton Oklahoma State Illinois Wake Forest Maryland Syracuse Xavier Mississippi State Georgia Missouri California Connecticut Stanford St. Joseph's 138 Others: Purdue 132, Oregon 77, Butler 67, Utah 65, Dayton 54, Manhattan 30, Auburn 28, Fresno State 28, Gonzaga 21, Alabama 20 USA TODAY/ESPN (Votes) 1. (not updated yet) Louisville (6) Kentucky Oklahoma Florida Texas Pittsburgh Duke Notre Dame Kansas Marquette Creighton Illinois Oklahoma State Maryland Xavier Wake Forest Syracuse Connecticut Mississippi State Missouri Georgia California Stanford Purdue 63 Others: Oregon 53, St. Joseph's 41, Utah 33, Dayton 31, Butler 24, Cincinnati 17, BYU 13, Alabama 12, So. Illinois 9, Wisconsin 8, Auburn 3, Kent State 3, Minnesota 3

6 Auburn-Mississippi State Game Notes -- page 6 (How does Miss. State rebound so well as they lead the SEC?) "They are talented. They know how to go get it and play. (Mario) Austin is a great player. Their perimeter is big and strong. They go and make plays. They do a good job with it." (Do you notice any difference in Mario Austin's game this year from last year?) "He gets better with time. He is just a great player. He is a premier player, not only in our conference, but in the country. He is premier." (On defending Mississippi State) "Mississippi State is a team that has a lot of arsenals. Any time you do anything, it opens up opportunities for others and that is what you have to be concerned about with Mississippi State. Mississippi State is not one-dimensional. You have to be able to defend all aspects of them." AUBURN #10 NATIONALL TIONALLY IN FG% Auburn, which was ranked No. 1 in the nation in field goal percentage for most of December, is now ranked No. 10 nationally and is leading the SEC shooting 48 percent from the field. The Tigers were ranked last in the SEC in field goal percentage two of the last three years. Prior to this year, the last time Auburn was ranked No. 1 nationally in field goal pct. (.506) was at the end of the season. 4 DIFFERENT NATIONAL RANKINGS Auburn is ranked nationally in two different statistical categories. Here is a listing of where the Tigers rank nationally in the NCAA stats, team and individually: Auburn FG% (.484)... 10th Blocks (5.4)... 16th Kyle Davis 3.7 blocks... 4th (Justin Rowe, Maine, and Emeka. Okafor, t-1st with 4.5) Marco Killingsworth FG% (.577)... 20th Marquis Daniels Steals (2.5)... 16th statistical categories: 3-point field goal pct. defense (.305) and blocked shots (5.4) and are second in field goal pct. (.484) and field goal pct. defense (.403). After finishing last in the SEC in field goal percentage two of the last three seasons, Auburn is second in the league shooting 48 percent from the floor this year. AUBURN IN THE SEC RANKINGS Auburn Blocks (5.4)... 1st 3-point FG% Defense (.305)... 1st FG% Defense (.403)... 2nd FG% (.484)... 2nd Steals (8.5)... 3rd Marquis Daniels 2.5 steals... 1st 18.6 points... 2nd.547 FG%... 3rd 3.4 assists... t-8th 6.5 rebounds... 10th 4.48 defensive rebounds... 8th Marco Killingsworth.577 FG%... 1st 14.2 points... 12th 6.9 rebounds... 8th 4.52 defensive rebounds... 7th Kyle Davis 3.7 blocks... 1st 6.1 rebounds... 11th 2.57 offensive rebounds... 7th Derrick Bird point field goal pct.... 9th Lewis Monroe 3.4 assists... t-8th DID YOU KNOW? Auburn senior Marquis Daniels is the only player to rank in the top 10 in five different SEC statistical categories (not counting the breakdown between offensive and defensive rebounds). Daniels' rankings are listed in the note above. HOW ABOUT THIS? Cliff Ellis has coached nine players that were on NBA Opening Day rosters this year, tied for the fourth most among active college coaches. Here is a listing of the coaches and number of players in the NBA: 1. Rick Pitino Mike Krzyzewski Lute Olson Cliff Ellis... 9 TIGERS LEAD SEC Auburn leads the SEC in two different Bob Huggins... 9 AUBURN BASKETBALL WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT MARQUIS DANIELS: "With Auburn, you have a player over there in Marquis Daniels that when it is all said and done and five years from now and we look out there, he may be having the most success of any of our players in this conference at the next level in the NBA. He is that good. "I ve talked to a lot of NBA people, and they like him a lot. He is versatile. He is a tough matchup. He is a true small forward at the next level sizewise. I just think he is a great talent. Obviously, this year he is showing it. He had 38 in one game and had 31 at South Carolina and is getting them (Auburn) big baskets when they need him. "They have a difference-maker in Marquis Daniels. He might be as good as anybody in the league." --- Mark Gottfried, Alabama head coach "As advertised, they have an excellent basketball team. They played with championship poise and composure. They have an all-star in Marquis Daniels. We played everybody we had available on him except myself." --- Dave Odom, South Carolina head coach "Marquis Daniels is one of the most underrated players in the country." --- Rece Davis, ESPN "You would be hard-pressed to find a better all-around player in this conference (SEC) than Marquis Daniels. He is just one of the best." --- Larry Conley, ESPN & JP Sports "I believe Marquis Daniels is the most complete Auburn basketball player since Chuck Person. He can play inside or outside. He can go strong to the basket and he can shoot 3-pointers. He can handle the ball, he can pass and he can rebound. In his Auburn career, Daniels has been a force at power forward and a force at point guard. On top of all that, he has stepped forward as a dynamic leade, the man to whom his teammates look on and off the court. The final basket of the game was vintage Daniels. He had the ball on a breakaway and could have dunked it. Instead, he bounced it off the backboard for Marco Killingsworth, who slammed it home to put the exclamation point on Auburn's victory (over #9 Alabama)." --- Phillip Marshall, Huntsville Times

7 Here is a listing of the nine Cliff Elliscoached players on NBA Opening Day rosters: Jamison Brewer, Indiana Pacers Pat Burke, Orlando Magic Elden Campbell, New Orleans Hornets Dale Davis, Portland Trail Blazers Horace Grant, Orlando Magic Adam Harrington, Dallas Mavericks Mamadou N'diaye, Toronto Raptors Moochie Norris, Houston Rockets Chris Whitney, Denver Nuggets VERY,, VERY IMPRESSIVE Auburn seniors Marquis Daniels and Derrick Bird will be graduating this May in Sociology while Donny Calton will graduate this summer in Communications. Daniels will complete his degree in a remarkable three-and-a-half years. He wasn't able to enroll in Auburn until halfway through his freshman year in January He was not cleared by the NCAA Clearinghouse in time to enroll for the fall quarter in This trio will make it a total of 21 Tigers to graduate in the nine years Cliff Ellis has been at Auburn. Eighteen of the 21 played for Ellis. EN FUEGO Auburn is shooting an impressive 48 percent from the field this season. The Tigers shot 68 percent from the field against Georgia State, just missing the school record of 71 percent vs. LSU on Feb. 18, The Tigers, which have finished last in the SEC in field goal percentage two of the last three years, are second in the SEC this season and are ranked 10th nationally. In fact, Marco Killingsworth (.577) and Marquis Daniels (.547) are ranked first and third, respectively, in the SEC in field goal pct. ELLIS ECLIPSES 500-WIN MILESTONE Auburn head coach Cliff Ellis claimed his 500th career Div. I coaching victory in a win over Georgia State Nov. 26 to become only the 34th coach to reach the milestone since the NCAA started Div. I play in The 28-year Div. I coaching veteran is currently ranked 16th among active coaches with 515 victories. Ellis is the all-time winningest coach in South Alabama (171-84) and Clemson ( ) history. He is third on Auburn's list with 167 wins in nine years, trailing only Joel Eaves (213 wins in 14 seasons) and Sonny Smith (173 wins in 11 seasons). DANIELS NAMED "SEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK" Senior Marquis Daniels averaged 22.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals in wins over #9 Alabama Jan. 15 and at South Carolina Jan. 18 en route to SEC Player of the Week honors. Daniels scored a SEC-career best 31 points at South Carolina Jan. 15. The Orlando, Fla., native made 3-of-5 threepointers and 10-of-11 free throws against the Gamecocks. During one decisive second-half stretch, he scored eight straight points for Auburn in an 8-3 Tiger run. He had 13 points, five rebounds and five assists against the Crimson Tide, Auburn's seventh-straight home win in the series. Daniels leads Auburn in four statistical categories and is the only player in the SEC to rank in the top 10 in five stat categories (not counting the breakdown between offensive and defensive rebounds). MARQUIS ATTRACTION Senior Marquis Daniels is the Southeastern Conference's "Most Unsung" player. He has led Auburn in scoring each of the last two seasons and is continuing the trend as he is leading the team in four categories: 18.6 points (2nd in SEC), 6.5 rebounds (10th in SEC), 3.4 assists (t-8th in the SEC), 2.5 steals (1st in SEC), shooting 55 percent from the field (3rd on team, but 3rd in SEC) and is pulling down 4.48 defensive rebounds (8th in SEC). Daniels is the only player in the SEC to rank in the top 10 in five different statistical categories (not counting the breakdown between offensive and defensive rebounds). The Orlando, Fla., native averaged 15.7 points as a sophomore and then 11.6 points as a junior where he played four different positions. The All-SEC third-team selection in 2001 just missed the first triple-double in Auburn history with 27 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists vs. Georgia State and had 15 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists vs. Rutgers. Daniels, who had a career-high 38 points on 16- Auburn-Mississippi State Game Notes -- page 7 of-21 shooting from the field against Troy State to earn San Juan Shootout MVP honors, has three double-doubles this season. Daniels, who scored a SEC-career best 31 points in Auburn's win over South Carolina, was named the SEC's Player of the Week for Jan Daniels has 1,332 career points, ranking in a tie for 14th on Auburn's all-time scoring chart. DANIELS: "SEC GOOD WORKS TEAM" PLAYER OF THE WEEK Not only does Auburn senior Marquis Daniels do it on the court, he is a leader off the court as well. The senior was named this week's "SEC Good Works Team" Player of the Week Jan Daniels works with Auburn's "Tiger Kids Club" and visits elementary schools in the Auburn-Opelika area to speak on the importance of an education. DANIELS CLIMBS SCORING CHART Senior Marquis Daniels became the 27th player in Auburn history to reach the coveted 1,000-point club with his 16- point outing against South Carolina State Dec. 4. The Orlando, Fla., native now has 1,332 points in his Tiger career and is tied for 14th all-time. Here is a list of those immediately ahead of Daniels on Auburn's all-time scoring chart: 12. Lee DeFore ( )... 1, Gary Redding ( )... 1, Marquis Daniels (1999-pres.) 1,332 Doc Robinson ( ). 1, Stan Pietkiewicz ( ).. 1,265 DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING Senior Marquis Daniels has scored in double figures in each of Auburn's 23 games this year and has a string of 24 consecutive dating back to the last game of last season. BIG BIRD--OFFENSE & DEFENSE Senior Derrick Bird is averaging 10.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists while shooting 45 percent from the field and 41 percent from 3-point range, ninth in the SEC. He has also been impressive on the defensive end. The Ypsilanti, Mich., native was named to the CollegeInsider.com All-American Defensive Team last year and is constantly AUBURN BASKETBALL

8 Auburn-Mississippi State Game Notes -- page 8 guarding the opponents' top scorer. Here are a few defensive gems this year: Coming In vs. AU PPG FG% Pts. FGs L. McIntosh (Ga. St.) C. Shumate(Murray St.) Ben Fletcher (Troy St.) Jarvis Hayes (Georgia) Total (4 games) Avg (.242) Difference (-.317) MAGNIFICENT MARCO Sophomore Marco Killingsworth is averaging 14.2 points and 6.9 rebounds while shooting an SEC-best 58 percent from the field this year. The Montgomery, Ala., native has three double-doubles on the season against Western Michigan, Wofford and North Texas. He had a game-high 19 points and seven rebounds at #8 Kentucky Jan. 22. Killingsworth totaled 16 of his 18 points in the second half in Auburn's SEC-opening win over Vanderbilt while making 9-of-11 shots from the field. He scored a career-high 24 points against Georgia State on 10-of-14 shooting from the field and had 23 points and nine rebounds vs. Rutgers. Killingsworth recorded his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Wofford in the season opener and had his second doubledouble vs. Western Michigan with 15 points and 12 rebounds. A 13-point, 11- rebound performance against North Texas notched his third double-double. Killingsworth ranks 12th in the SEC with 14.2 points, first with 57.7 field goal pct. and is eighth with 6.9 rebounds. BLOCKBUSTER Kyle Davis is averaging 6.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and an impressive SEC-leading 3.7 blocks per game this season (fifth nationally). He is averaging more blocks per game than four SEC teams (Arkansas, Tennessee, Ole Miss and South Carolina). The Blakely, Ga., native recorded the first double-double of his career with 13 points and 10 rebounds in only 23 minutes vs. South Carolina State Dec. 4. Davis led the SEC in blocks the last two years and is Auburn's career blocked shots leader. BLOCK PARTY Here is a look at Kyle Davis' top games in blocks in his career: * 13 vs. Miami in NIT First Round ( ) * 9 vs. Georgia State ( ) * 9 vs. Louisiana Tech ( ) * 8 vs. Southern Miss ( ) * 8 vs. LSU (3-2-02) * 8 at Vanderbilt ( ) * 7 vs. Vanderbilt (1-8-03) * 7 vs. LSU ( ) * 7 vs. Wofford ( ) MR. ROBINSON'S NEIGHBORHOOD Sophomore Brandon Robinson is averaging 10.1 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 60 percent from the field since his return at the start of SEC play. The Huntsville, Ala., native scored a career-high 25 points to go along with nine rebounds at #19 Georgia while making 9-of-13 shots from the field. He was a Coaches Freshman All-SEC selection last year. BACK CK-TO-BA -BACK SEC ROAD WINS Auburn won back-to-back SEC road games (at Arkansas and at South Carolina) for the first time since its SEC Championship season of when the Tigers won three consecutive away games at Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. In addition, the Tigers have won two SEC road games in the same season for the first time since 2001 when Auburn won at LSU and at South Carolina. The Tigers are 2-3 on the SEC road this year. TIGERS IN BEMC In its 34th year of play in Beard-Eaves- Memorial Coliseum, Auburn boasts a record (.734) over the past 21 seasons. Overall, the Tigers are (.684) since their first season in the Coliseum in Only five times in the 34-year history of the arena has Auburn experienced a losing record at home. The Tigers are 12-2 at home this season. AUBURN TRIPLE-DOUBLES? Never in the 97 seasons and 2,050 games of Auburn Basketball (1, ) has a Tiger recorded a coveted tripledouble. Senior Marquis Daniels twice came within three assists of the feat this year when he had 27 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists vs. Georgia State Nov. 26 and had 15 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists vs Rutgers Dec. 8. AUBURN BASKETBALL OVERTIME RECORD Auburn has a (.513) record in overtime games in its history. The Tigers last overtime game was a victory over #14 Alabama Feb. 21, TIGER STAT LEADERS Double-figure scoring games (76): Marquis Daniels 23, Marco Killingsworth 18, Derrick Bird 12, Kyle Davis 7, Nathan Watson 5, Brandon Robinson 3, Troy Gaines 3, Rodney Tucker 2, Lewis Monroe 2, Donny Calton 1, Opponents point scoring games (2): Marquis Daniels 2, Opponents point scoring games (12): Marquis Daniels 7, Marco Killingsworth 3, Derrick Bird 1, Brandon Robinson 1, Opponents 7. Double-figure rebounding games (10): Marquis Daniels 3, Marco Killingsworth 4, Kyle Davis 3, Opponents 7. Double-Doubles (8): Marquis Daniels 3, Marco Killingsworth 3, Kyle Davis 2, Opponents 6. Games leading AU in scoring: Marquis Daniels 14, Marco Killingsworth 7, Brandon Robinson 3, Derrick Bird 2, Nathan Watson 1. Games leading AU in rebounding: Marquis Daniels 9, Marco Killingsworth 6, Kyle Davis 5, Brandon Robinson 2, Derrick Bird 1, Nathan Watson 1. Dunks (63): Marco Killingsworth 15, Kyle Davis 15, Marquis Daniels 14, Derrick Bird 7, Brandon Robinson 5, Rodney Tucker 4, Nathan Watson 2, Lewis Monroe 1, Donny Calton 1. WHAT'S NEXT? Auburn begins a two-game road swing at Ole Miss (12-10, 3-8) Saturday at 4 pm Central on Fox Sports Net South. The Rebels, who are off Wednesday, have lost six straight games to Mississippi State, at Vanderbilt, at Auburn, Kentucky, at Florida and at Mississippi State. Justin Reed averages both a team-high 14.6 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the field. Aaron Harper adds 13.4 points per game, 4.3 rebounds and a team-best 43 percent from 3-point range. David Sanders adds 10.0 points a game. The Rebels lead the SEC in scoring defense (.605) and are second in 3-point field goal pct. defense (.307).

9 3 MARQUIS DANIELS PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% career-hi 38 pts (16-21 fgs), 8 reb vs. Troy State; named San Juan Shootout MVP 31 pts(3-5 treys, fts),7 reb at S. Carolina 27 pts (12-15 fg), 10 reb, 7 ast vs. Georgia St. 24 pts (10-16 fg), 11 reb, 5 stl vs. Murray St. 23 pts, 6 reb at Alabama 22 pts (10-10 ft), 7 reb vs. SE Louisiana 21 pts (8-11 fg), 8 reb, 5 ast, 4 stl v. So. Miss. 20 pts (4-6 treys) at #19 Ga/20 pts vs. OM AU's career steals leader with pts, 12 reb, 7 ast vs. Rutgers 1,332 career points, ranked 14th at Auburn SEC Player of the Week Jan pts: 38 vs. Troy State ( ) reb: 13 at LSU ( )/at #6 Ala. ( ) ast: 9 at Ole Miss (1-9-02) 4 MARCO KILLINGSWORTH PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% pts (10-14 fg), 6 reb vs. Georgia State 23 pts (10-13 fg), 9 reb vs. Rutgers 21 pts (10-13 fg), 4 reb in 29 min v. W. Ky. 19 pts (11-12 ft), 7 reb at #8 Kentucky 18 pts (9-11 fg), 16 in 2nd half, vs. Vandy 18 pts in 23 min. vs. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 17 pts, 9 reb vs. South Carolina State 16 pts (3-3 treys), 7 reb at #19 Georgia 15 pts, 12 reb vs. Western Michigan 15 pts, 9 reb vs. Southeastern Louisiana 13 pts, 11 reb in 19 min vs. North Texas 13 pts, 10 reb in 29 min vs. Wofford 9 pts, 12 reb vs. LSU/14 pts, 9 reb at Ala. pts: 24 vs. Georgia State ( ) reb: 12 v. LSU (2-8-03)/W. Mich. ( ) ast: 4 vs. High Point ( ) 10 TROY GAINES PPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% pts (3-7 treys) in 14 min at Alabama 12 pts in 17 min vs. Western Kentucky 10 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast vs. So. Carolina State 7 pts (2-4 treys) in 1st start v. North Texas 7 pts (2-4 treys), 3 ast vs. Rutgers 6 pts (2-3 treys) in 13 min vs. Wofford pts: 13 at Alabama ( ) reb: 4 vs. South Carolina State ( ) ast: 3, twice 11 DERRICK BIRD PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% pts (9-10 fg, 3-4 treys) vs. Georgia State 19 pts (2-2 treys), 8 reb vs. Rutgers 16 pts (7-11 fg), 5 ast, 3 reb vs. So. Miss 16 pts (4-7 treys), 4 reb, 3 stl v. North Texas 14 pts (4-9 treys), 4 reb vs. LSU 13 pts (5-8 fg) v. #9 Ala./11 pts (2-4 3s)v. UT 11 pts (2-4 treys) vs. Tennessee 10 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast vs. Vanderbilt 10 pts, 5 ast, 4 reb, 2 stl vs. SE Louisiana CollegeInsider.com All-Amer. def. team last yr. father's name is Larry, lives in a green house on Boston Ave. in Ypsilanti, Mich. pts: 26 vs. Louisiana Tech ( ) reb: 10 at #6 Alabama ( ) ast: 5 v. McNeese St. ( )/SE La. ( ) AUBURN TIGER BIO SKETCHES 13 BRANDON ROBINSON PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% car.-hi 25 pts (9-13 fg), 9 reb at #19 Georgia 15 pts (5-7 fg), 4 reb vs. Tennessee 13 pts (5-8 fg), 7 reb vs. #9 Alabama 8 pts, 6 reb at UK/8 pts, 5 reb at S. Carolina 8 pts, 4 reb in 18 min v. Vandy in 1st game 8 pts, 3 off. reb at Ark./8 pts, 4 reb v. LSU missed 1st 13 games of the season cousin of fromer AU All-SEC Bryant Smith pts: 25 at #19 Georgia ( ) reb: 15 vs. Arkansas (1-5-02) stl: 4 at Tennessee ( ) 15 DANNY WICKE PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% pts (2-3 fg), 1 reb in 4 min v. Southern Miss 2 pts (1-2 fg), 2 reb in 3 min v. PR-Mayaguez avg. 14 ppg, 9 rpg as a sr. at Henderson High All-Region, honorable mention All-State Walked-on prior to the season pts: 6 vs. Southern Miss ( ) reb: 2 vs. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez ( ) ast: 0 22 LEWIS MONROE PPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% pts (3-3 treys), 4 ast, 3 reb v. Ole Miss 10 pts (2-4 treys), 8 ast, 3 stl v. North Texas 9 pts, 4 ast, 2 stl vs. #9 Alabama 9 pts (7 in last 5 min), 5 reb, 3 ast v. Vandy 9 pts, 7 ast, 3 reb vs. South Carolina State 9 pts, 3 ast, 2 reb vs. Western Kentucky 8 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast vs. Troy State pts: 16 vs. Ole Miss (2-5-03) reb: 6, three times ast: 8 v. Miss. St. ( )/N.Texas (1-2-03) 24 NATHAN WATSON PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% Gm-winning 3 with :04 left to beat LSU San Juan Shootout all-tour. team, avg ppg, 5.0 rpg and shot 57% (12-21) from 3-pt. 19 pts (5-6 treys), 5 reb off bench v. Denver 16 pts (4-7 treys) in 1st start v. Troy St. in SJS 12 pts (2-3 treys), 4 reb, 3 ast at So. Carolina 11 pts (3-4 treys), 4 reb vs. Ole Miss 9 pts vs. #9 Alabama and vs. Southern Miss walk-on for the Tigers/Ala. Class 5A All-State pts: 19 vs. Denver ( ) reb: 6 vs. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez ( ) ast: 3 at S.Caro.( )/Troy St.( ) 30 JAMAAL ARNOLD PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% pts (1-1 fg) in 1 min. vs. North Texas 1 pt, 2 reb in 4 min vs. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez avg. 10 ppg, 5 apg last yr at Itawamba CC Walked-on prior to the season pts: 2 vs. North Texas (1-2-03) reb: 2 vs. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez ( ) ast: 0 32 RODNEY TUCKER PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% pts, 3 reb in 19 min v. Puerto Rico-Maya. 11 pts, 5 reb in 17 min vs. So. Carolina State 8 pts (3-5 fg), 4 reb, 2 ast in 22 min vs. SE La. 6 pts (3-4 fg), 3 ast, 2 reb vs. Southern Miss 4 pts, 4 reb, 3 stl vs. Murray State avg ppg, 6.9 rpg, 61% fg last yr at TCC 9 points at Duke in pts: 11 vs. South Carolina State ( ) reb: 5 vs. Maryland ( )/SC St. ( ) stl: 3, twice 33 DONNY CALTON PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% pts (6-7 fgs), 4 reb in 15 min vs. Wofford 8 pts, 9 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl v. Puerto Rico-Mayag. 6 pts, 2 ast, 1 reb in 16 min vs. Georgia State 3 pts, 4 reb in 9 min vs. South Carolina State walked-on as a frosh; earned scholarship this yr. pts: 14 vs. Wofford ( ) reb: 9 vs. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez ( ) ast: 3 vs. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez ( ) 34 KYLE DAVIS PPG RPG BPG FG% FT% pts, 10 reb, 5 blk vs. Ole Miss 13 pts, 10 reb, 4 blk in 23 min vs. S.C. State 15 pts (7-9 fg), 9 blk, 5 reb vs. Georgia State 14 pts, 9 reb, 4 blk, 3 stl in 24 min v. N. Texas 12 pts, 9 reb vs. Troy State 11 pts, 9 reb, 7 blk vs. Wofford 10 pts, 9 reb, 4 blk vs. Rutgers 12 reb, 8 pts, 3 blk vs. Southeastern La. Auburn career blocked shots leader (246) 13 blocks (1 shy of NCAA record), 7 pts, 8 reb vs. Miami in NIT (11 blocks in second half) pts: 19 at Purdue in NIT ( ) reb: 15 at South Carolina ( ) blk: 13 vs. Miami in NIT ( ) 35 JOHNATHAN LEWIS PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% pts (1-1 3fg), 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl v. So. Miss 2 pts (1-1 fg) in 2 min vs. Southeastern La. 6-2, 170, Sr., Birmingham, AL (Huffman HS) walked-on in and returned in '02-03 played in 4 games in '00-01, avg. 1.0 ppg and shot 40 percent from the field 4 pts in 4 min. vs. Jacksonville State in '00-01 '99-00: was AU women's hoops practice opp. pts: 4 vs. Jacksonville State ( ) reb: 1, three times ast: 1 vs. Southern Miss ( ) 55 CHRIS LOLLAR PPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% pts in 11 min vs. Wofford 4 pts (2-3 fg), 2 stl, 1 ast vs. #9 Alabama 4 pts, 2 reb, 2 blk vs. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 3 pts (1-2 treys), 2 reb, 2 ast at Alabama 3 pts (1-1 treys), 2 ast in 8 min vs. LSU 3 pts (1-2 treys), 1 reb, 1 ast v. Southern Miss 2 pts, 3 ast, v. Murray St./2 pts, 3 ast v. SE La. Johnson Co. CC assist records for single-game (19), season (309) and career (498) pts: 5 vs. Wofford ( ) reb: 2 vs. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez ( ) ast: 3, three times 40 AUBURN BASKETBALL 14 CHARLTON BARKER