Nov. 17, 2006

Final Stats

AUBURN, AL - The Auburn University men's basketball team shot nearly 58% from the field as they hit 33 of their 57 field goal attempts en route to a 95-62 win over the Winston-Salem State University Rams at the Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama on Friday evening as they recorded their largest margin of victory in the Jeff Lebo head coaching era.

Despite a double-double from Jamal Durham that saw the sophomore forward record game highs of 22 points and 13 rebounds, the Rams shot only 33% from the field as Auburn, using a raucous home crowd advantage, earned the win to improve to 2-0 while the Rams dropped to 1-4 with the loss.

Durham was joined by David Moore who tallied 12 points and six rebounds in the contest, including a pair of thunderous dunks, one of which came during a 6-0 Winston-Salem State University run in the second half of play.

Six Tigers recorded double-digit scoring performances as Frank Tolbert led all Auburn players with 21 points and five rebounds in the win.  He was joined in double-figures by Korvotney Barber and his 14 points as well as three other Tigers in double-digits.

Auburn's distinct advantage on the evening was in their hot shooting as they successfully converted 10 of their 21 three-point field goal attempts for a shooting percentage of 47.6% from behind the three-point arch.

The loss drops the Rams to 1-4 on the season while the Tigers improve to 2-0 with the win.  Winston-Salem State University returns to action on Sunday, November 19, 2006 at 2:00 pm as they face the Panthers of Georgia State University from the GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

For additional information on WSSU men's basketball, contact the WSSU Office of Sports Information at (336) 750-2143 or log on to the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at www.WSSURAMS.com.

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