Watch the Game Highlights from South Carolina Gamecocks at Auburn Tigers, 01/17/2026 Filip Jovic scored a career-high 23 points as Auburn held off a late South Carolina rally for a 71–67 win Saturday night. Despite missing seven of its first eight shots, Auburn still grabbed an early lead and went up 12–8 in eight minutes. South Carolina briefly cut it to 21–19 on a Meechie Johnson 3-pointer, but Tahaad Pettiford and Jovic each converted three-point plays to push the margin back out. Auburn carried a 30–24 lead into halftime. The Tigers maintained control throughout the second half and built their first double-digit lead when Sebastian Williams-Adams and Jovic threw down back-to-back dunks to make it 60–49 with about five minutes left. South Carolina responded late, getting within 62–57 on free throws by Mike Sharavjamts and a Kobe Knox layup, but Kevin Overton answered with a key 3-pointer with 53 seconds remaining. South Carolina continued to pressure, cutting the deficit to three...