Auburn Basketball: Kenny Gabriel Records First Triple-Double in Tigers History

The 4,207 fans inside Auburn Arena Monday night had no idea they would see senior forward Kenny Gabriel record the first triple-double in the 106-year history of Auburn basketball, but it certainly happened.

Gabriel's final stat line was 24 points, 13 rebounds and 10 blocked shots.

However, what seemed to be more surprising than Gabriel defeating the feat was that it had not been accomplished earlier, considering Auburn has had players such as Charles Barkley, Chuck and Wesley Person, Marquis Daniels and Chris Porter, to name a few.

The possibility of having a triple-double was realized early, as Gabriel went into the half with eight points, eight blocks and five rebounds.

From there, it took 12:18 in the second half to post the first triple-double in the 2,322 games Auburn has played in the program's history.

While Auburn improved its record to 10-3 on the year with its 67-41 victory over Bethune-Cookman (4-11), Gabriel has played a large part in the Tigers' success.

Gabriel leads the team in points per game (12.8), rebounds per game (8.2), steals (20), blocked shots (37) and is second in three-point percentage (.368).

For Auburn to continue to win as it enters a much-improved SEC, the Tigers must have Gabriel continue to play at the same level he's shown all year.

”Kenny has been playing well," said coach Tony Barbee. "And we’re going to need for him to have games like this as this schedule becomes really real for us.”