{"id":154030,"date":"2025-11-03T22:39:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T03:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/?p=154030"},"modified":"2025-11-03T22:39:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T03:39:59","slug":"auburn-rides-huge-ft-advantage-to-ot-win-over-hbcu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/2025\/11\/03\/auburn-rides-huge-ft-advantage-to-ot-win-over-hbcu\/","title":{"rendered":"Auburn rides huge FT advantage to OT win over HBCU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>AUBURN, Ala. \u2014 The No. 20 Auburn Tigers opened the 2025\u201326 college basketball season with a narrow 95\u201390 overtime victory over a resilient HBCU program in Bethune-Cookman on Monday night. The Tigers were pushed to the limit before escaping behind a decisive advantage at the free-throw line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">38 freethrows to 7? Cute. <br><br>I\u2019ve witnessed both sides being physical, but GOT YOU.<\/p>&mdash; Liv Antilla (@livforhoops) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/livforhoops\/status\/1985546437195702534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-free-throws-make-the-difference\"><strong>Free Throws Make the Difference<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Auburn\u2019s margin came largely from the stripe, where it outscored the Wildcats 27\u20138. Keyshawn Hall was nearly automatic, going 16-for-18 from the line en route to a game-high 28 points. Tahaad Pettiford and Kevin Overton combined for 24 more, and both were steady late as Auburn survived a furious Bethune-Cookman rally that forced overtime.<br><br>The HBCU squad from Daytona Beach shot nearly 51 percent from the field and an impressive 54.5 percent from beyond the arc, but the foul disparity proved too much to overcome. Auburn attempted 38 free throws to Bethune-Cookman\u2019s nine, a gap that loomed large as the game wore on.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"154031\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/2025\/11\/03\/auburn-rides-huge-ft-advantage-to-ot-win-over-hbcu\/g44u6izwuaaxyuy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/G44U6IZWUAAxYuY.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2160,2700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"G44U6IZWUAAxYuY\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/G44U6IZWUAAxYuY.jpeg?w=240\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/G44U6IZWUAAxYuY.jpeg?w=819\" height=\"1024\" width=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/G44U6IZWUAAxYuY.jpeg?w=819\" alt=\"Auburn \" class=\"wp-image-154031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/G44U6IZWUAAxYuY.jpeg 2160w, https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/G44U6IZWUAAxYuY.jpeg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/G44U6IZWUAAxYuY.jpeg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/G44U6IZWUAAxYuY.jpeg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/G44U6IZWUAAxYuY.jpeg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/G44U6IZWUAAxYuY.jpeg?resize=1638,2048 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hbcu-squad-came-to-play\"><strong>HBCU squad came to play<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bethune-Cookman, representing the SWAC, refused to be intimidated by the nationally ranked Tigers. Guard Arterio Morris led the HBCU effort with 20 points and five three-pointers, while forward Daniel Rouzan added 16 points and six rebounds inside. Quentin Heady was the heart of the Wildcats\u2019 attack, scoring 21 points with several key plays down the stretch, including the free throws that tied the game at 81\u201381 and forced overtime.<br><br>The Wildcats actually led 83\u201381 early in the extra period after an Ariel Bland put-back, but Auburn responded with an 11\u20135 run sparked by Hall and Overton. The Tigers\u2019 depth and ability to draw contact ultimately decided it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-auburn-s-frontcourt-answers-the-call\"><strong>Auburn\u2019s Frontcourt Answers the Call<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While Hall and Pettiford carried the scoring load, Auburn\u2019s frontcourt was crucial in the second half. Freshman forward KeShawn Murphy delivered 17 points and eight rebounds off the bench, while Elyjah Freeman added eight points and two key dunks to shift momentum late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-wake-up-call-for-auburn\"><strong>A Wake-Up Call for Auburn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For Auburn, this season opener was far from routine. The Tigers entered the night as heavy favorites against the HBCU visitors but needed all 45 minutes to prevail. The close call served as both a warning and a reminder that early-season chemistry can be fragile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Bethune-Cookman walked away with national respect \u2014 an HBCU program that outshot and outplayed a Top 25 SEC team for long stretches, proving it can compete on college basketball\u2019s biggest stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bethune-Cookman gave Auburn all it could handle, and the refs gave it all the free throws it could shoot. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":154032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_ml_titleColor":"#000000","_ml_titleFont":"Roboto","_ml_titleFontSize":1.136,"_ml_titleFontWeight":"400","_ml_titleLineHeight":1.3,"_ml_metaColor":"#708090","_ml_metaFont":"Montserrat","_ml_metaFontSize":0.6785,"_ml_metaFontWeight":"400","_ml_metaLineHeight":0.92,"_ml_bodyColor":"#a9a9a9","_ml_bodyFont":"Open Sans","_ml_bodyFontSize":0.85,"_ml_bodyFontWeight":"400","_ml_bodyLineHeight":1.2,"_ml_wooPriceColor":"#666","_ml_wooPriceFont":"Open Sans","_ml_wooPriceFontSize":0.9,"_ml_wooPriceFontWeight":"400","_ml_wooPriceLineHeight":1.27,"_ml_headingColor":"#000","_ml_headingFont":"Merriweather","_ml_headingFontSize":2.02,"_ml_headingFontWeight":"700","_ml_headingLineHeight":1.47,"_mlglobal_userfontcolors":{"headingColorUser":[],"titleColorUser":[],"metaColorUser":[],"bodyColorUser":[],"wooPriceColorUser":[]},"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[573635622,573627979,573627536,573627543],"tags":[41448,573627544,573627534,468618],"class_list":["post-154030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2025-2026-hbcu-basketball","category-bethune-cookman","category-basketball","category-swac","tag-auburn","tag-featured","tag-hbcusports","tag-swac"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.4 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Auburn rides huge FT advantage to OT win over HBCU - HBCU Gameday<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Auburn Tigers secure a 95\u201390 overtime win in their season opener against Bethune-Cookman with a huge free throw advantage.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/2025\/11\/03\/auburn-rides-huge-ft-advantage-to-ot-win-over-hbcu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Auburn rides huge FT advantage to OT win over HBCU\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Auburn Tigers secure a 95\u201390 overtime win in their season opener against Bethune-Cookman with a huge free throw advantage.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/2025\/11\/03\/auburn-rides-huge-ft-advantage-to-ot-win-over-hbcu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"HBCU Gameday\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hbcugameday\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-04T03:39:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-04T03:39:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AuburnBailedRefs.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Steven J. 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