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Dec 3, 2025; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Texas A&M Aggies guard Jacari Lane (5) drives to the basket as Auburn Tigers forward Filip Jovic (38) defends during the first half at Neville Arena. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nOn a night when Auburn shot just 10.5% from 3-point range, reserve forward Filip Jovic carried the host Tigers to a 71-67 win over South Carolina.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jovic scored a career-high 23 points, including 13 in the first half, to help the Tigers lead nearly wire-to-wire in outlasting the Gamecocks.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n South Carolina trimmed Auburn’s lead to 51-48 on a Mike Sharavjamts layup with 8:57 to play. But a 9-1 Auburn run, capped by a Jovic slam with just inside five minutes to play, stretched Auburn’s lead to 60-49 and ultimately placed the game out of reach. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n South Carolina pulled within 69-67 on a Meechie Johnson 3-pointer with four seconds to play, but could not get closer as Kevin Overton drained a pair of free throws to seal the win.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Auburn (11-7, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) shot just 41.1% overall (23-for-56), including 2-for-19 from 3-point range. The team’s previous season-low in made 3-pointers was five against Oregon in an 84-73 win on Nov. 24, and the last time Auburn made only two 3-pointers in a game was Nov. 29, 2023, in a 74-57 win over Virginia Tech.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n The Tigers saw leading scorer Keyshawn Hall sidelined for most of the game due to foul trouble, with just eight points and four fouls in 14 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n But Jovic connected on 9 of 12 shots from the field and 5-for-8 from the foul line for his game-high 23 points. The 6-foot-8 Bosnian freshman, who came into the game averaging just 6.1 points, also grabbed six rebounds in the victory.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n KeShawn Murphy added 11 points for the Tigers, with Sebastian Williams-Adams chipping in 11 points and eight rebounds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n South Carolina (10-8, 1-4) shot just 39.7% (23-for-58) for the game. Johnson paced the Gamecocks with 17 points on 6-for-17 shooting while adding six assists and five rebounds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Sharavjamts tallied 13 points and five boards. Kobe Knox just missed a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds, while Elijah Strong contributed 10 points on 3-for-10 shooting for the Gamecocks.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n