Ponder grabs 21 rebounds as FSU rallies past Auburn 82-71 in exhibition

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.

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.

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. The program record is 32, set by Rick Benson in 1955, per Rooney.

Next

FSU hosts LSU in an exhibition Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. at the Tucker Center, per seminoles.com.

Sources: seminoles.com recap, seminoles.com preview, Noles247 on X, Liam Rooney on X