<p>AUBURN, Ala. — Tre Mann scored 19 points — 16 in the first half — and grabbed 13 rebounds, and Florida overwhelmed Auburn 74-57 on Tuesday night.</p>
<p>Absent Sharife Cooper’s 20.2 points per game due to an injured ankle announced before tipoff, Auburn (11-13, 5-10 Southeastern Conference) missed 16 of 23 shot attempts in the first half and Florida led 44-22 at intermission.</p>
<p>Auburn’s Jamal Johnson buried a 3-pointer 59 seconds in, but then Mann scored seven straight in a nine-point Gators’ run and Florida (12-6, 8-5) was off to the races.</p>
<p>In a little more than the first 12 minutes, Mann was 6-of-8 shooting with a pair of 3-pointers, scored 14 points and collected five rebounds and Florida led 21-8.</p>
<p>Scottie Lewis scored 16 points and Tyree Appleby 11 for Florida.</p>
<p>Devan Cambridge scored 14 points for Auburn. Jaylin Williams added 11 points, and Jamal Johnson and JT Thor each scored 10.</p>
<p>Auburn leads the series 89-81, but Florida has won 13 of the last 15, including a 69-47 blowout victory on Jan. 18, 2020 when the Tigers came to the O’Dome ranked fourth in the country. </p>
<p>Florida travels to Lexington, Kentucky to face the Wildcats on Saturday. The Tigers host No. 25-ranked Tennessee on Saturday.</p>
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