Iron Bowl of Basketball
Teams	Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball The Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball program has a history of being among the best of the Southeastern Conference . It trails only Kentucky in basketball wins, SEC tournament titles, and SEC regular season titles in the 12-member conference. The team is coached by head coach Anthony Grant,... Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers men's basketball The Auburn Tigers men's basketball program is the college basketball program that represents Auburn University, competing in the Southeastern Conference. The program began in 1905. Though they generally play under the shadow of the football program, the Tigers have had successes on the hardwood...
Originated	March 1, 1924
Series	Alabama leads 87-56
Largest Victory	Auburn 94, Alabama 40 January 18, 1998
Highest Scoring Game	Auburn 99 (OT), Alabama 96 March 3, 1967
Lowest Scoring Game	Alabama 38, Auburn 16 February 28, 1941
Most Recent Game	Alabama 51, Auburn 49 February 23, 2011
Current Streak	Alabama - 3

The Iron Bowl of Basketball is a basketball rivalry game between the Auburn University

Auburn University

Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...

 Tigers

Auburn Tigers men's basketball

The Auburn Tigers men's basketball program is the college basketball program that represents Auburn University, competing in the Southeastern Conference. The program began in 1905. Though they generally play under the shadow of the football program, the Tigers have had successes on the hardwood...

 and the University of Alabama

University of Alabama

The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....

 Crimson Tide

Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball

The Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball program has a history of being among the best of the Southeastern Conference . It trails only Kentucky in basketball wins, SEC tournament titles, and SEC regular season titles in the 12-member conference. The team is coached by head coach Anthony Grant,...

. Both teams play in the shadow of their prestigious football programs and though both teams have been far less successful in basketball than their football counterparts, the basketball edition of the Iron Bowl is still a fierce rivalry well known throughout the South. The name of this rivalry draws its name from their football rivalry, the Iron Bowl

Iron Bowl

The Iron Bowl is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Alabama Crimson Tide football team of the University of Alabama and the Auburn Tigers football team of Auburn University. The series is considered one of the best and most hard-fought rivalries in all of sports...

. The rivalry is known for being very streaky with both schools tending to win several in-a-row before trading that trend to the other. Though most matchups involve neither team ranked, there have been a few notables games in which one or both schools have been ranked facing each other. Alabama leads the all-time series 87-56.

Foy-ODK Sportsmanship Award

The trophy

Trophy

A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and serves as recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are most often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics...

 given to the winner of the 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

Omicron Delta Kappa

Omicron Delta Kappa, or ΟΔΚ, also known as The Circle, or more commonly ODK, is a national leadership honor society. It was founded December 3, 1914, at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, by 15 student and faculty leaders. Chapters, known as Circles, are located on over 300...

 Honor Society – which was established on both campuses during the 1920s. The Foy Trophy is presented at halftime of the Auburn–Alabama basketball game later in the same academic year at the winner's coliseum. After the trophy presentation, the SGA President of the losing school must recite his or her adversary's fight song.

Notable games

March 1, 1924 - Alabama defeats Auburn at the Southern Conference

Southern Conference

The Southern Conference is a Division I college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision . Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North...

 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

John Mengelt

John P. Mengelt is a former professional basketball player. A 6’2” guard, Mengelt played for Auburn University, with whom he scored 60 points in a 1970 game against Alabama. Mengelt later spent ten seasons in the NBA, playing for the Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City Kings, Detroit Pistons, Chicago...

 scores a school-record 60 points and hits 23-of-44 field goals in the Tigers' 121-78 blow out win over Alabama.

January 22, 1972 - After Auburn had won 26 of 30 in the series, Alabama stomps Auburn 89-66. The Crimson Tide will go on to win 22 out of the next 25 in the series.

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

Charles Barkley

Charles Wade Barkley is a former American professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Sir Charles" and "The Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association's most dominating power forwards...

, 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 in 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 remaining 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

Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum

Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum is a 10,500-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. The arena, which opened in 1969, is best known as the former home of the Auburn men's and women's basketball and women's gymnastics teams...

, the Tigers came from behind in the final minutes to defeat Alabama 58-57.

March 6, 2010 - Alabama coach Anthony Grant

Anthony Grant (basketball)

-External links:* at RollTide.com...

 sees his first victory in the series come in Tuscaloosa. After the Tide let the first meeting of the season slip away in the second half, Alabama finished strong outscoring the Tigers by 11 in the final period to win 73-61. Alabama sported grey jerseys with "BAMA" spelled across the chest for the first time in school history in this game.

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

JaMychal Green

JaMychal Green is an American college basketball player for The University of Alabama.-High school career:Green led Montgomery's St. Jude to the Class A State Championship in 2006 and 2008, and was voted the MVP of the 2006 tournament. He scored more than 2,500 points in his high school career,...

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 143 times. Alabama leads the all-time series, with 87 wins to Auburn's 56. The game has been played in 9 cities: Auburn, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Montgomery, Atlanta, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville, and Orlando. Alabama leads the series in Tuscaloosa (42-8), Atlanta (2-1), Louisville (2-0), Memphis (1-0), Nashville (1-0), and Orlando (1-0). Auburn leads the series in Auburn (26-25), Montgomery (17-9), and Birmingham (4-3). In games played within the State of Alabama, the Crimson Tide lead (78-55); 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.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;">	Game	Date	Year	|Alabama	|Auburn	Location	|Series
1	Mar. 1	1924	Alabama	40	Auburn	19	Atlanta, GA#	ALA	1–0
2	Feb. 28	1941	Alabama	38	Auburn	16	Louisville, KY*	ALA	2–0
3	Dec. 21	1948	Alabama	46	Auburn	45	Birmingham	ALA	3–0
4	Jan. 5	1949	Alabama	45	Auburn	38	Auburn	ALA	4–0
5	Jan. 27	1949	Alabama	39	Auburn	37	Tuscaloosa	ALA	5–0
6	Dec. 20	1949	Alabama	40	Auburn	45	Auburn	ALA	5–1
7	Jan. 28	1950	Alabama	58	Auburn	66	Tuscaloosa	ALA	5-2
8	Feb. 18	1950	Alabama	58	Auburn	67	Auburn	ALA	5-3
9	Dec. 19	1950	Alabama	70	Auburn	46	Tuscaloosa	ALA	6-3
10	Jan. 18	1951	Alabama	65	Auburn	64	Auburn	ALA	7-3
11	Feb. 10	1951	Alabama	63	Auburn	44	Tuscaloosa	ALA	8-3
12	Feb. 2	1952	Alabama	62	Auburn	60	Auburn	ALA	9-3
13	Feb. 23	1952	Alabama	63	Auburn	50	Tuscaloosa	ALA	10-3
14	Feb. 28	1952	Alabama	63	Auburn	49	Louisvlle, KY*	ALA	11-3
15	Jan. 17	1953	Alabama	61	Auburn	51	Tuscaloosa	ALA	12-3
16	Feb. 28	1953	Alabama	73	Auburn	78	Auburn	ALA	12-4
17	Dec. 19	1953	Alabama	70	Auburn	62	Birmingham	ALA	13-4
18	Jan. 16	1954	Alabama	70	Auburn	58	Tuscaloosa	ALA	14-4
19	Mar. 5	1954	Alabama	57	Auburn	55	Auburn	ALA	15-4
20	Jan. 15	1955	#16 Alabama	99	#20 Auburn	78	Montgomery	ALA	16-4
21	Mar. 5	1955	#11 Alabama	84	Auburn	80	Montgomery	ALA	17-4
22	Jan. 14	1956	#19 Alabama	86	Auburn	77	Montgomery	ALA	18-4
23	Mar. 2	1956	#3 Alabama	93	Auburn	82	Montgomery	ALA	19-4
24	Jan. 19	1957	Alabama	88	Auburn (ot)	92	Montgomery	ALA	19-5
25	Mar. 1	1957	Alabama (2ot)	81	Auburn	79	Montgomery	ALA	20-5
26	Jan. 18	1958	Alabama	83	Auburn	65	Montgomery	ALA	21-5
27	Mar. 1	1958	Alabama	65	#16 Auburn	67	Montgomery	ALA	21-6
28	Dec. 20	1958	Alabama	60	#13 Auburn	79	Birmingham	ALA	21-7
29	Jan. 17	1959	Alabama	55	#5 Auburn	57	Montgomery	ALA	21-8
30	Feb. 28	1959	Alabama	50	#6 Auburn	69	Montgomery	ALA	21-9
31	Dec. 19	1959	Alabama	52	Auburn	59	Birmingham	ALA	21-10
32	Jan. 16	1960	Alabama	66	Auburn	69	Montgomery	ALA	21-11
33	Feb. 27	1960	Alabama	61	#13 Auburn (ot)	63	Montgomery	ALA	21-12
34	Dec. 17	1960	Alabama	62	#11 Auburn	74	Birmingham	ALA	21-13
35	Jan. 28	1961	Alabama (ot)	71	Auburn	66	Montgomery	ALA	22-13
36	Mar. 4	1961	Alabama	69	Auburn	80	Montgomery	ALA	22-14
37	Jan. 20	1962	Alabama	50	Auburn	60	Montgomery	ALA	22-15
38	Mar. 4	1962	Alabama	49	Auburn	62	Montgomery	ALA	22–16
39	Jan. 19	1963	Alabama	78	Auburn (ot)	81	Montgomery	ALA	22-17
40	Mar. 2	1963	Alabama	67	Auburn (ot)	74	Montgomery	ALA	22-18
41	Jan. 18	1964	Alabama	86	Auburn	72	Montgomery	ALA	23-18
42	Feb. 29	1964	Alabama	76	Auburn	83	Montgomery	ALA	23-19
43	Jan. 16	1965	Alabama	68	Auburn	93	Montgomery	ALA	23-20
44	Mar. 6	1965	Alabama	60	Auburn	80	Montgomery	ALA	23-21
45	Jan. 22	1966	Alabama	71	Auburn	90	Montgomery	ALA	23-22
46	Mar. 5	1966	Alabama	88	Auburn	83	Montgomery	ALA	24-22
47	Feb. 11	1967	Alabama	63	Auburn	66	Montgomery	ALA	24-23
48	Mar. 3	1967	Alabama	96	Auburn (ot)	99	Montgomery	-	24-24
49	Feb. 10	1968	Alabama	64	Auburn	63	Tuscaloosa	ALA	25-24
50	Mar. 2	1968	Alabama	69	Auburn	73	Auburn	-	25-25
51	Jan. 15	1969	Alabama	63	Auburn	78	Auburn	AUB	26-25
52	Feb. 17	1969	Alabama	53	Auburn	60	Tuscaloosa	AUB	27-25
53	Jan. 12	1970	Alabama	77	Auburn	86	Tuscaloosa	AUB	28-25
54	Feb. 14	1970	Alabama	78	Auburn	121	Auburn	AUB	29-25
55	Jan. 11	1971	Alabama	72	Auburn	83	Auburn	AUB	30-25
56	Feb. 13	1971	Alabama	76	Auburn	92	Tuscaloosa	AUB	31-25
57	Jan. 22	1972	Alabama	89	Auburn	66	Tuscaloosa	AUB	31-26
58	Feb. 19	1972	Alabama	79	Auburn	78	Auburn	AUB	31-27
59	Jan. 20	1973	#11 Alabama	76	Auburn	64	Auburn	AUB	31-28
60	Feb. 17	1973	#17 Alabama	87	Auburn	75	Tuscaloosa	AUB	31-29
61	Feb. 2	1974	#8 Alabama	73	Auburn	64	Auburn	AUB	31-30
62	Mar. 4	1974	#7 Alabama	97	Auburn	84	Tuscaloosa	-	31-31
63	Feb. 1	1975	#9 Alabama	77	#14 Auburn	53	Tuscaloosa	ALA	32-31
64	Mar. 8	1975	#7 Alabama	70	Auburn	76	Auburn	-	32-32
65	Jan. 10	1976	#10 Alabama	63	Auburn	62	Auburn	ALA	33-32
66	Feb. 7	1976	#17 Alabama	86	Auburn	75	Tuscaloosa	ALA	34-32
67	Jan. 3	1977	#3 Alabama	74	#20 Auburn	71	Auburn	ALA	35-32
68	Mar. 5	1977	#12 Alabama	81	Auburn	77	Tuscaloosa	ALA	36-32
69	Jan. 24	1978	Alabama	81	Auburn	74	Auburn	ALA	37-32
70	Feb. 25	1978	Alabama	89	Auburn	86	Tuscaloosa	ALA	38-32
71	Jan. 20	1979	#18 Alabama	83	Auburn	76	Auburn	ALA	39–32
72	Feb. 17	1979	#20 Alabama	80	Auburn	73	Tuscaloosa	ALA	40–32
73	Jan. 23	1980	Alabama (ot)	50	Auburn	46	Auburn	ALA	41–32
74	Feb. 20	1980	Alabama	59	Auburn	47	Tuscaloosa	ALA	42–32
75	Jan. 28	1981	Alabama	83	Auburn	73	Tuscaloosa	ALA	43–32
76	Feb. 25	1981	Alabama	54	Auburn	56	Auburn	ALA	43–33
77	Jan. 27	1982	#13 Alabama	67	Auburn	65	Auburn	ALA	44–33
78	Feb. 24	1982	#17 Alabama	74	Auburn	72	Tuscaloosa	ALA	45–33
79	Jan. 5	1983	#5 Alabama	80	Auburn	91	Auburn	ALA	45-34
80	Mar. 6	1983	Alabama	86	Auburn	78	Tuscaloosa	ALA	46-34
81	Mar. 10	1983	Alabama	62	Auburn	61	Birmingham*	ALA	47-34
82	Jan. 5	1984	Alabama	86	Auburn	91	Tuscaloosa	ALA	47-35
83	Mar. 3	1984	Alabama	70	Auburn	83	Auburn	ALA	47-36
84	Jan. 16	1985	Alabama	60	Auburn	55	Auburn	ALA	48-36
85	Feb. 16	1985	Alabama (2ot)	74	Auburn	72	Tuscaloosa	ALA	49-36
86	Mar. 9	1985	Alabama	49	Auburn (ot)	53	Birmingham*!	ALA	49-37
87	Jan. 16	1986	#18 Alabama	60	Auburn	56	Tuscaloosa	ALA	50-37
88	Feb. 15	1986	Alabama	69	Auburn	71	Auburn	ALA	50-38
89	Jan. 22	1987	#13 Alabama	88	#17 Auburn	82	Tuscaloosa	ALA	51-38
90	Feb. 21	1987	#12 Alabama	77	Auburn	75	Auburn	ALA	52-38
91	Mar. 7	1987	#9 Alabama	87	Auburn	68	Atlanta, GA*	ALA	53-38
92	Jan. 27	1988	Alabama	74	Auburn	84	Auburn	ALA	53-39
93	Feb. 27	1988	Alabama	82	Auburn	77	Tuscaloosa	ALA	54-39
94	Jan. 28	1989	Alabama	67	Auburn	64	Auburn	ALA	55-39
95	Mar. 2	1989	Alabama	74	Auburn	58	Tuscaloosa	ALA	56-39
96	Jan. 27	1990	#24 Alabama	78	Auburn	59	Tuscaloosa	ALA	57-39
97	Feb. 28	1990	Alabama	80	Auburn	65	Auburn	ALA	58-39
98	Mar. 10	1990	Alabama	87	Auburn	71	Orlando, FL*	ALA	59-39
99	Jan. 3	1991	Alabama	68	Auburn	56	Auburn	ALA	60-39
100	Feb. 2	1991	Alabama	88	Auburn	80	Tuscaloosa	ALA	61-39
101	Mar. 9	1991	#24 Alabama	77	Auburn	59	Nashville, TN*	ALA	62-39
102	Jan. 18	1992	#9 Alabama	63	Auburn	81	Auburn	ALA	62-40
103	Mar. 7	1992	#20 Alabama	82	Auburn	80	Tuscaloosa	ALA	63-40
104	Jan. 27	1992	Alabama	81	Auburn	78	Tuscaloosa	ALA	64-40
105	Mar. 3	1993	Alabama	70	Auburn	78	Auburn	ALA	64-41
106	Jan. 25	1994	Alabama	74	Auburn	69	Auburn	ALA	65-41
107	Mar. 5	1994	Alabama	83	Auburn	68	Tuscaloosa	ALA	66-41
108	Mar. 11	1994	Alabama	83	Auburn	55	Memphis, TN*	ALA	67-41
109	Feb. 1	1995	#20 Alabama	65	Auburn	63	Tuscaloosa	ALA	68-41
110	Feb. 18	1995	#18 Alabama	86	Auburn	73	Auburn	ALA	69-41
111	Jan. 10	1996	Alabama	72	Auburn	65	Tuscaloosa	ALA	70-41
112	Feb. 14	1996	Alabama	75	Auburn	72	Auburn	ALA	71-41
113	Jan. 28	1997	Alabama	62	Auburn	72	Auburn	ALA	71-42
114	Feb. 22	1997	Alabama	55	Auburn	50	Tuscaloosa	ALA	72-42
115	Jan. 18	1998	Alabama	40	Auburn	94	Auburn	ALA	72-43
116	Feb. 4	1998	Alabama	76	Auburn	62	Tuscaloosa	ALA	73-43
117	Jan. 23	1999	Alabama	58	#6 Auburn	73	Tuscaloosa	ALA	73-44
118	Feb. 13	1999	Alabama	61	#3 Auburn	102	Auburn	ALA	73-45
119	Mar. 5	1999	Alabama	61	#4 Auburn	93	Atlanta, GA*	ALA	73-46
120	Feb. 2	2000	Alabama	63	#10 Auburn	77	Auburn	ALA	73-47
121	Feb. 22	2000	Alabama	68	#8 Auburn	64	Tuscaloosa	ALA	74-47
122	Jan. 27	2001	#15 Alabama	81	Auburn	80	Tuscaloosa	ALA	75-47
123	Feb. 21	2001	#14 Alabama	69	Auburn (ot)	72	Auburn	ALA	75-48
124	Jan. 12	2002	#14 Alabama	56	Auburn	59	Auburn	ALA	75-49
125	Feb. 27	2002	#6 Alabama	73	Auburn	68	Tuscaloosa	ALA	76-49
126	Jan. 18	2003	#9 Alabama	68	Auburn	77	Auburn	ALA	76-50
127	Feb. 15	2003	Alabama	84	Auburn	68	Tuscaloosa	ALA	77-50
128	Jan. 17	2004	Alabama	69	Auburn	46	Tuscaloosa	ALA	78-50
129	Feb. 24	2004	Alabama	72	Auburn	71	Auburn	ALA	79-50
130	Jan. 26	2005	#14 Alabama	60	Auburn	55	Auburn	ALA	80-50
131	Mar. 2	2005	#19 Alabama	94	Auburn	53	Tuscaloosa	ALA	81-50
132	Jan. 11	2006	Alabama	56	Auburn	52	Auburn	ALA	82-50
133	Mar. 1	2006	Alabama	71	Auburn	61	Tuscaloosa	ALA	83-50
134	Jan. 23	2007	#12 Alabama	57	Auburn	81	Auburn	ALA	83-51
135	Feb. 24	2007	#25 Alabama	77	Auburn	86	Tuscaloosa	ALA	83-52
136	Jan. 26	2008	Alabama	97	Auburn	77	Tuscaloosa	ALA	84-52
137	Feb. 4	2008	Alabama	76	Auburn	88	Auburn	ALA	84-53
138	Jan. 17	2009	Alabama	71	Auburn	85	Auburn	ALA	84-54
139	Mar. 3	2009	Alabama	73	Auburn	77	Tuscaloosa	ALA	84-55
140	Jan. 30	2010	Alabama	57	Auburn	58	Auburn	ALA	84-56
141	Mar. 6	2010	Alabama	73	Auburn	61	Tuscaloosa	ALA	85-56
142	Jan. 22	2011	Alabama	68	Auburn	58	Auburn	ALA	86-56
143	Feb. 23	2011	Alabama	51	Auburn	49	Tuscaloosa	ALA	87-56

(#)-Southern Conference Tournament game

(*)-SEC Tournament game

(*!)-SEC Tournament Championship game

All scores, dates, and rankings come from the Auburn University athletic website.