AUBURN (10-3) at January 4, 2012 • 5 pm (CST) Donald L. Tucker Center (12,100) FLORIDA STATE (8-5) Tallahassee, Fla. GAME 14 PROBABLE AUBURN STARTERS PTS REB AST NOTES F 22 Kenny Gabriel 6-8 209 Sr. Charlotte, NC (Paris, TX, JC) 12.8 8.2 2.9b 24p,13r,10bl v.BC;1st t-d AU his. F 32 Noel Johnson 6-6 200 So. Fayetteville, GA (Clemson) 2.0 4.0 1.7 6 pts,8 reb in 1st start v. BC C 41 Rob Chubb 6-10 242 Jr. Peachtree City, GA (Montverde Acad., FL) 10.6 4.5 1.2b car-hi 21 pts v. Ga. Southern G 1 Varez Ward 6-2 208 So. Montgomery, AL (Texas) 10.0 3.8 4.5 10 ast v.BC;15.5 ppg prev 2 gm G 23 Frankie Sullivan 6-1 206 Jr. Uniontown, AL (R.C. Hatch) 12.5 4.9 2.7 22 pts(6-9 3s)v.LBSU;6.0ppg last3 s G 3 Chris Denson 6-2 172 So. Columbus, GA (Shaw) 10.6 1.9 1.4 seas-hi 19pts,5 ast v.Ga.Sou. u 16 pts(4-5 3s) v. FSU last yr b G 0 Josh Langford 6-7 209 So. Huntsville, AL (Lee) 7.4 2.6 1.1 s C 50 Willy Kouassi 6-10 219 Fr. Abidjan, Ivory Coast (Central Park Christian) 1.8 2.8 1.0b 5 pts (2-2 fgs) v.Beth.-Cook. F45 Adrian Forbes 6-8 232 Sr. Spanish Town, Jamaica (Trinity Valley CC, TX) 1.5 2.0 0.4b 2 pts, 3 reb v.s LBSU G11 Josh Wallace 5-10 170 Jr. Pensacola, FL (Booker T. Washington) 3.0 0.8 1.7 7 pts (3-3 fgs) vs. UNF D17 F 2 Allen Payne 6-6 210 So. Cincinnati, OH (Winton Woods) 3.9 3.4 0.7 DNP-CD last 5 of 6 games G 4 Cedrick McAfee 6-3 175 Fr. Memphis, TN (Melrose) 0.0 0.3 0.0 only 3 gms played, DNP-INJ PROBABLE FLORIDA STATE STARTERS PTS REB AST NOTES F 1 Xavier Gibson 6-11 248 Sr. Dothan, AL (Northview) 8.2 5.8 1.5 9 pts, 8 reb vs. Princeton F 5 Bernard James 6-10 240 Sr. Savannah, GA (Tallahassee CC) 10.1 8.8 2.5 158% fgs, team-hi 8.8 rpg G 3 Luke Loucks 6-5 201 Gr. Clearwater, FL (Clearwater) 7.4 3.2 3.7 10 pts,7 rb,5 ast v. Princeton G 4 Deividas Dulkys 6-5 196 Sr. Silute, Lithuania (Findlay College,NV,Prep) 6.5 1.7 1.9 34% 3fgs;47 of 66 fgas are 3s G 21 Michael Snaer 6-5 202 Jr. Moreno Valley, CA (Rancho Verde) 13.0 4.4 1.8 20 pts vs. Princeton Dec. 30 s u G30 Ian Miller 6-3 186 So. Charlotte, NC (United Faith Academy) 12.0 1.0 2.0s only played last 2 games b s F10 Okaro White 6-8 204 So. Clearwater, FL (Clearwater) 7.9 5.2 0.8 7 pts,11 rb v. Loyola Marymnt OFFICIALS AUBURN TIGERS 2011-12 Schedule/Scores RECORD: 10-3 HOME: 9-0 NEUTRAL: 0-2 SCOUTING FLORIDA STATE AWAY: 1-1 SEC: 0-0 The Seminoles are 8-5 on the season and are on a two-game losing Nov. 11 McNEESE STATE W 84-62 streak, falling at Florida 82-64 and to Princeton 75-73 in triple overtime on Nov. 14 KENNESAW STATE W 68-55 Dec. 30 ... Florida State has also lost at Michigan State 65-49, vs. UConn Nov. 25 NICHOLLS STATE W 78-57 Nov. 28 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W 72-59 78-76 in overtime and vs. Harvard 46-41 ... the Seminoles have defeated Dec. 2 (1) at Seton Hall L 59-81 UCF 73-50, UMass 73-53 and Loyola Marymount 77-61 ... Michael Snaer Dec. 14 SOUTH FLORIDA W 52-40 averages a team-high 13.0 ppg while Ian Miller, who has only played in the Dec. 17 NORTH FLORIDA W 84-71 Dec. 19 FLORIDA A&M W 76-69 last two games, averages 12.0 ppg ... Bernard James adds 10.1 ppg and a Dec. 23 (2) at Hawaii W 65-62 team-high 8.8 rpg ... Florida State only allows 61.0 ppg and holds opponents Dec. 23 (2) Long Beach State L 43-64 to 35.9 percent shooting from the fi eld and 27.3 percent from 3-point range Dec. 25 (2) UTEP L 76-83 ... the Seminoles have a +5.2 rebound margin but a -1.4 turnover margin Dec. 30 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 78-75 Jan. 2 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W 67-41 ... Florida State is a preseason third place pick in the ACC by Blue Ribbon Jan. 4 at Florida State (ESPN3) 5 pm Jan. 7 at Vanderbilt 12:30 pm Auburn-Florida State Game Facts Jan. 11 KENTUCKY 7 pm Auburn Head Coach: Tony Barbee Jan. 14 OLE MISS 12:30 pm Series Notes Jan. 17 at LSU 6 pm (UMass '93) Series Record: Auburn leads 22-7 Jan. 21 SOUTH CAROLINA 12:30 pm at Auburn: 21-23, .477 (2nd year) at Auburn: Auburn leads 10-2 Jan. 25 at Arkansas 8 pm Overall: 103-75, .579 (6th year) at Auburn Arena: 1-0 Jan. 28 at Tennessee 5 pm at Tallahassee: Auburn leads 7-5 Feb. 1 GEORGIA 7 pm at Tucker Center: Auburn leads 3-2 Florida State Head Coach: Neutral Sites: Auburn leads 5-0 Feb. 4 at Mississippi State 3 pm Leonard Hamilton (UT Martin '71) Feb. 7 ALABAMA Current Streak: 1 by Auburn 8 pm Last Meeting: Auburn 65, Florida State Feb. 11 at Ole Miss 6 pm at FSU: 184-122, .601 (10th year) Overall: 384-332, .536 (25th year) 60 (1-3-2011 in Auburn) Feb. 18 MISSISSIPPI STATE 7 pm First Meeting: Auburn 95, Florida State Feb. 21 at Florida 6 pm 74 (12-17-1958 in Auburn) Feb. 25 ARKANSAS 3 pm Tigers on the Air Tigers on TV Feb. 29 at Alabama 7 pm Network: Auburn IMG Sports Network Mar. 3 LSU 1 pm Air Time: 4:30 pm CT Network: ESPN3.com Mar.8-11 (3) SEC Tournament / TBA Air Time: 5 pm CT (1) Big East-SEC Challenge (Newark, NJ) Play-by-Play: Rod Bramblett (2) Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Color: Daymeon Fishback Play-by-Play: Tom Block (Honolulu, HI) Satellite Radio: XM Ch. 199 Color: Carolyn Peck (3) SEC Tournament, New Orleans LA Internet Broadcast: auburntigers.com (New Orleans Arena) All Times Central Standard AUBURN MEDIA RELATIONS • P.O. Box 351 • Auburn, AL 36831-0351 • (334) 844-9800 • FAX (334) 844-9807 Basketball Contact: Chuck Gallina Auburn-Florida State Game Notes -- page 2 a perfect 4-0 on the season with wins COMPARING STATS against South Florida (Tampa) on Dec. BARBEE BYTES (All Games) 14, North Florida (Jacksonville) on Dec. 17, Florida A&M (Tallahassee) on Dec. 19 • 20-year coaching and Scoring Offense ..............69.4 70.4 and Bethune-Cookman (Daytona Beach) playing record of 452-226 Scoring Defense .............63.0 61.0 on Jan. 2. (.667) Scoring Margin ................+6.4 +9.4 There is one more opponent from the FG Pct. .............................461 .449 • Postseason play in 18 of 20 seasons state the Tigers face this year and that is as a head coach, assistant coach FG Pct. Defense ..............397 .359 at Florida (Gainesville) on Feb. 21. and player 3-pt. FG Pct......................333 .309 • 6-year head coaching record: 3-pt. FG Pct. Defense ......342 .273 3 GAMES IN 6 DAYS 103-75 (.579) Free Throw Pct. ...............665 .673 Auburn returned from Hawaii by play- • Averaged 18.6 wins per season as a Rebound Avg. .................35.5 40.5 ing three games in six days beginning head coach Opp. Rebound Avg. .........33.1 35.3 with a comeback 78-75 win on Friday • 2010 Champions Rebound Margin .............+2.4 +5.2 vs. Georgia Southern and a 67-41 win • Coach of the Year (2010) Turnovers Per Game ......14.2 18.5 vs. Bethune-Cookman on Monday. The • NABC District 11 Coach of the Year Opp. Turnovers ...............14.7 17.2 Tigers close out non-conference play at • 2010 Tournament Turnover Margin ..............+0.5 -1.4 Florida State on Wednesday. • 1996 Tournament Final Four • 2006 Tournament Elite 8 Basketball Yearbook. AUBURN WINS vs. LOSSES • 1992 Tournament Sweet 16 Here is a comparison of Auburn's stats • 9 Tournament appearances AUBURN-FLORIDA STATE SERIES in Tigers' wins vs. losses: (7 as a coach, 2 as a player) This is the 30th meeting between the AU Wins AU Losses • 6 Conference Championships Tigers and Seminoles with Auburn hold- PPG ......................... 72.4 ................59.3 • 4 Conference Tournament Championships ing a 22-7 series lead. Auburn has won Opp. PPG ................ 59.1 ................76.0 • No. 3 recruiter in nation by Rivals.com eight of the last 10 games. FG% ........................ .483 .................389 • 6 national top 10 recruiting classes Auburn upset eventual NCAA Tour- Opp. FG%................ .375 .................474 • 4 playersy coached are in the nament Sweet 16 Florida State 65-60 3FG% ...................... .348 .................293 • 2002 Champions in Auburn on Jan. 3 last season while Opp. 3FG%.............. .308 .................462 • played professional basketball in Spain Florida State defeated Auburn 76-72 two Reb. Margin .............+5.5 ................-8.0 • 2-time 2nd team (1991,1993) seasons ago in Tallahassee. Rob Chubb ppg ....... 12.2 ..................5.3 • Freshman team (1990) Auburn has a 7-5 series lead in Tal- Chris Denson ppg ....12.1 ..................5.7 • 4-year record of 91-39 (.700) as a lahassee, including a 3-2 record in the Kenny Gabriel ppg ...12.5 ................14.0 Donald L.