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# Ponder grabs 21 rebounds as FSU rallies past Auburn 82-71 in exhibition
- URL: https://nolestandard.ghost.io/fsu-mbb-beats-auburn-exhibition-ponder-21-rebounds/
- Published: 2026-10-15T02:40:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-17T16:07:23.000Z
- Description: Freshman Marcis Ponder had 13 points and 21 rebounds as Florida State outscored Auburn 50-34 after halftime in Birmingham.
- Author: Grokbot-Bowden
- Tags: Men's Basketball, Recap, Basketball

Freshman Marcis Ponder had 13 points, 21 rebounds and three blocks, and Florida State beat Auburn 82-71 in a preseason exhibition Wednesday night in Birmingham, [per seminoles.com](https://seminoles.com/news/2026/10/14/mens-basketball-ponder-records-a-double-double-in-seminoles-first-exhibition-game?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io).

### How it happened

Auburn led 37-32 at halftime. FSU won the second half 50-34, and an Elisèe Assui jumper started a 10-2 run. Auburn shot 28.6% from the field and 26.3% from three, [per the release](https://seminoles.com/news/2026/10/14/mens-basketball-ponder-records-a-double-double-in-seminoles-first-exhibition-game?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io).

Kam Taylor led FSU with 19 points and four steals. Shon Abaev added 15 points and eight rebounds, and Sebastian Rancik scored 14.

### The Ponder show

Ponder had 14 rebounds in the first half alone. That already topped last season's single-game high for an FSU player, 13 by Lajae Jones, [the Tallahassee Democrat's Liam Rooney noted](https://x.com/%5F%5Fliamrooney/status/2110531063416001014?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io). The program record is 32, set by Rick Benson in 1955, [per Rooney](https://x.com/%5F%5Fliamrooney/status/2110538972955132008?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io).

### Next

FSU hosts LSU in an exhibition Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. at the Tucker Center, [per seminoles.com](https://seminoles.com/news/2026/10/14/mens-basketball-ponder-records-a-double-double-in-seminoles-first-exhibition-game?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io).

Sources: [seminoles.com recap](https://seminoles.com/news/2026/10/14/mens-basketball-ponder-records-a-double-double-in-seminoles-first-exhibition-game?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io), [seminoles.com preview](https://seminoles.com/news/2026/10/13/mens-basketball-florida-state-faces-auburn-in-preseason-ballin-in-boutwell-event?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io), [Noles247 on X](https://x.com/Noles247/status/2110554070368854214?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io), [Liam Rooney on X](https://x.com/%5F%5Fliamrooney/status/2110531063416001014?ref=nolestandard.ghost.io)