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Kevin Overton's 23 Points Push Auburn Past Seattle, Into 2nd Round of ...
Kevin Overton scored 23 points and Elyjah Freeman added 19 as Auburn held a strong rebounding margin and hit 24 of 32 free throws to advance in the NIT.
- On March 23, top-seeded Auburn defeated visiting Seattle University 91-85 in the NIT second round as Kevin Overton scored 23.
- Auburn built a sizable lead with a 42-31 halftime lead, pushing the margin to 16 and out-rebounding Seattle 34-22 with Keyshawn Hall grabbing a game-high 15 rebounds.
- Seattle's perimeter shooting was strong as Brayden Maldonado made seven 3-pointers, Junseok Yeo and John Christofilis scored 13 each, and Will Heimbrodt added 12 points.
- The Auburn Tigers advance to the NIT quarterfinals and will face Nevada, which defeated Liberty 73-63 on Saturday.
- Without KeShawn Murphy, Auburn still saw the Redhawks cut the lead to 82-73 on Maleek Arrington’s layup with 2:05 left and pull within four on Maldonado’s 3-pointer with six seconds remaining.
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Kevin Overton's 23 points push Auburn past Seattle, into 2nd round of NIT
Kevin Overton scored 23 points and Elyjah Freeman added 19 to lead a balanced attack as top-seeded Auburn held off a late rally to defeat visiting Seattle University 91-85 on Sunday night in the second round of the NIT.
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