When two tigers meet in the wild, only one can stand alone as king of the jungle.

Auburn Basketball secured its first SEC win of the season with an 84-68 win over the Missouri Tigers.

The Tigers are now 13-1 overall and travel to Texas and South Carolina before returning to Neville Arena to host Mississippi State on January 14th.

Here are three takeaways from Saturday’s win over Missouri:

Balanced first half from Auburn

Auburn held a 12-point halftime lead as five Tigers had more than five points at the break. Johni Broome led the half with 13 points as the team shot 58% early.

Seven different players scored three points for Auburn in the first half. Missouri shot 20% from 3-point territory and only dropped two points early in the game.

The Tigers also scored 14 points off seven Missouri turnovers and extended their lead to double digits before halftime.

Missouri winning in the trenches, still not enough

Despite Missouri’s shooting woes, the black and gold Tigers dominated the glass against Auburn and led the game in rebounding.

Missouri shot 38% from the floor, preventing a potential comeback in the second half. As a team, Missouri finished the game with only seven 3-point shots made.

Great players shine in big games

Captains Broome and Chad Baker-Mazara were the team’s top scorers with a combined 37 points. In the first half, Mazara scored his third 4-point play in the Tigers’ last two games.

Denver Jones’ hot shooting streak continued, finishing the game with 10 points while shooting 50% from 3-point range.

Tahaad Pettiford added 10 points to his final stat line, while Auburn finished the game with 29 total points from its bench.

Auburn’s next game is Tuesday at Texas and the start date is set for 8 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN2.