No. 16 Alabama stays hot in finale, tops fading Auburn

Labaron Philon Jr. and Aden Holloway scored 21 points apiece as No. 16 Alabama cruised to an easy 96-84 victory over Auburn on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Amari Allen added 16 points, London Jemison scored 11 and Aiden Sherrell had 10 points and three blocked shots as the Crimson Tide (23-8, 13-5 SEC) won for the ninth time in 10 games. Alabama never trailed and led by as many as 28 while beating the Tigers for the sixth time in the past eight meetings.