The Alabama-Auburn men's basketball rivalry is a men's college basketball rivalry between the Auburn Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Though both schools are best known for their prestigious football programs, the deeply rooted rivalry between the two extends to basketball as well.
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Foy-ODK Sportsmanship Award
The trophy given to the winner of the Alabama-Auburn football game is the Foy-ODK Sportsmanship Award. It is named after James E. Foy, an Alabama graduate and former Auburn dean of students and Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society (ODK) - which was established on both campuses during the 1920s. The trophy is presented by the ODK president from the losing school to the winning school at midcourt during halftime of the Alabama-Auburn men's basketball game at the winning school's home arena.
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Notable games
March 1, 1924 - Alabama defeats Auburn at the Southern Conference Tournament in Atlanta 40-19 in their first ever meeting.
January 5, 1955 - In the first ever matchup in which either team was ranked, #16 Alabama defeats #20 Auburn 99-78.
February 27, 1960 - #13 Auburn clinches its first ever SEC championship with a dramatic 63-61 victory over Alabama by a last second lay up in overtime.
February 14, 1970 - Auburn's John Mengelt scores a school-record 60 points and hits 23-of-44 field goals in the Tigers' 121-78 blow-out over Alabama.
January 22, 1972 - After Auburn won 26 of 30 games in the series Alabama stopped the streak with 89-66 win.
March 8, 1975 - Auburn upsets #7 Alabama 76-70, snapping the Tide's 7 game win streak in the series.
January 3, 1977 - #3 Alabama survives on the road with a 74-71 victory over #20 Auburn.
January 5, 1983 - Led by Charles Barkley, Auburn upsets #5 Alabama 91-80.
March 9, 1985 - Auburn becomes the first team in SEC history to win four tournament games in four days as Auburn defeats Alabama in the SEC Championship Game 53-49 in overtime.
January 18, 1998 - Auburn hands Alabama their worst loss in school history with a 94-40 thrashing at Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum.
1999 - Auburn thrashes Alabama in all three games by a combined score of 268-180 en route to an SEC title and a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
February 21, 2001 - The Legend of Reggie Sharp - With 4.4 seconds left in overtime, Reggie Sharp weaves through traffic and banks in a 36-foot jumper to give Auburn a 72-69 upset of #15 Alabama.
January 18, 2003 - Auburn upsets #9 Alabama 77-68, extending Auburn's home court winning streak to 7, a school series record.
2007 - Auburn sweeps #12 and #25 Alabama in impressive fashion as the Tigers snap the Tide's 7 game win streak in the series.
January 30, 2010 - In the last Iron Bowl ever at Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum, the Tigers came from behind in the final minutes to defeat Alabama 58-57.
January 22, 2011 - In the first Iron Bowl ever at Auburn Arena, the Crimson Tide pulled away late to defeat Auburn 68-58.
February 23, 2011 - After trailing 41-29 midway through the second half, Alabama roared back to take a late second-half lead. With the game tied at 49, Alabama's JaMychal Green tipped in the game-winner, with 0.3 seconds left, giving the Tide a 51-49 win.
Game results
Since 1924, the Crimson Tide and the Tigers have played 154 times. Alabama leads the all-time series, with 94 wins to Auburn's 61. The game has been played in 9 cities: Auburn, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Montgomery, Atlanta, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville, and Orlando. Alabama leads the series in Tuscaloosa (48-9), Atlanta (2-1), Louisville (2-0), Memphis (1-0), Nashville (1-0), and Orlando (1-0). Auburn leads the series in Auburn (30-27), Montgomery (17-9) and Birmingham (4-3). In games played at neutral sites, the Tigers lead (22-19); in games played during the SEC Tournament, the Crimson Tide lead (7-2); and in games played during the SEC Tournament Championship, the Tigers lead (1-0). In games in which only Auburn was ranked, the Tigers have a 10-1 record; in games in which only Alabama was ranked, the Tide have a 26-8 record. In games in which both teams were ranked, Alabama leads 4-0. A total of 11 games have gone past regulation, with the Tigers leading at 7-4.
Alabama victories are shaded ?? crimson. Auburn victories shaded in ?? navy blue.
(#)-Southern Conference Tournament game
(*)-SEC Tournament game
(*!)-SEC Tournament Championship game
All scores, dates, and rankings come from the Auburn University athletic website.
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