Auburn slow-played everything with a tough UCF team coming into Auburn Arena tonight, and the Tigers ended up getting a dominant win as they pulled away in the second half to beat the Knights. All told, Auburn was able to improve to 6-1 with an 85-68 win over UCF, once again getting huge performances from Jabari Smith and Walker Kessler.
Smith finished with 20 points, and another stat-packed night as he hit 3-6 from downtown and added 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals. Kessler controlled the glass with 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 blocks as Auburn’s defense held UCF to just 36% from the floor, and 17% from three in the victory.