Auburn Pulls Away From Chattanooga Behind Hall’s All-Around Effort
ATLANTA (Interstat) — Keyshawn Hall scored 22 points and Auburn used a decisive advantage at the free-throw line to defeat Chattanooga 92-78 in a nonconference men’s basketball game Saturday.
The Tigers, playing a home game at a neutral site, went 29 of 37 from the foul line. The Mocs attempted only 20 free throws, making 17. Auburn also controlled the offensive glass with 12 rebounds.
Hall added six assists for Auburn, which improved to 8-3. Tahaad Pettiford and Elyjah Freeman each added 20 points for the Tigers, who shot 49.1% from the field.
Jordan Frison led Chattanooga with 20 points. Teddy Washington added 16 for the Mocs, who fell to 5-6 despite shooting 45.8% overall and committing only six turnovers. Auburn forced 13 turnovers and recorded 10 steals.
A crowd of 1,200 attended the game at Atlanta’s neutral site.