As Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl predicted Thursday, Oxford was loud and physical — drawing in its third largest crowd Saturday afternoon.

Even with 12 costly turnovers, the Tigers survived another conference road environment with a 92-82 win at Ole Miss.

Auburn is now 20-1 this season (13-1 in Quad-1 games) and 8-0 in SEC play. The Tigers will play a back-to-back at home before its next road stretch.

“This was our toughest, our best road win so far,” Pearl said postgame. “And we’ve had some good ones, certainly, in our league.”

Here are three takeaways from Saturday’s contest:

Auburn’s hot day from 3-point range

Auburn entered the halftime break shooting 53% from beyond arc, draining eight as a team.

Denver Jones and Johni Broome finished the first half perfect from 3-point land with a game-high 13 points each.

The Tigers had four different players hit from long range as Auburn ended the half on a 6-0 run. Ole Miss shot 40% from deep and was led by Jaemyn Brakefield’s 12 first half points.

Auburn finished the game with 14 made 3-pointers compared to the Rebels five. This was the second most of the season for Auburn after making 16 against Vermont. It was also the most in SEC play with the 10 against Missouri being the previous high.

The 50% 3-point shooting percentage was a season high for the Tigers, passing the previous high of 45.7% against Vermont.

Tigers cut down turnovers, won battle in the frontcourt

In the first 3:36 of the game, Auburn had five turnovers. The Tigers closed out the first half with eight total turnovers and finished the game with just 12.

Auburn outrebounded the Rebels 41-30 as Auburn dominated on the defensive boards with 26. Broome and Dylan Cardwell led the game combining for 25 rebounds.

Ole Miss led the game in bench points and points in the paint. However, the Tigers’ hot shooting performance only allowed for the Rebels to lead for four minutes throughout the game.

Team effort to remain undefeated in conference

When Auburn seemed to be pulling away in the contest, Ole Miss found a way to keep the score close. After scoring eight in the first half, Sean Pedulla’s 21 second half points cut the Tigers lead to single digits.

Broome was held to seven points the entire second half, reaching his 13th double-double on the season with 20 points and 12 rebounds.

“The difference in the game was that we had an answer to every run they made,” Pearl said. “Johni Broome and Dylan Cardwell were physically dominant.”

Miles Kelly accepted every call when the Tigers needed big shots finishing with 15 points. Dylan Cardwell added a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds.

Tahaad Pettiford and Chad Baker-Mazara combined for 27 points. Mazara scored a team-high 12 points in the second half and Jones finished his day contributing 16 points.

In the second half alone, Auburn scored nine points off Ole Miss turnovers stretching the lead late in the game. The Tigers has now won 13 straight and will host Oklahoma Tuesday inside Neville arena.