With the help of Chris Denson's 17 points in the second half Auburn was able to knock off Tennessee State 78-73 in Auburn Arena on Tuesday night.
Auburn held on for a close victory after seeing its lead slip to just two points with 40 seconds remaining on a 3-pointer by Tennessee State's Jaquan Nobles, but the Tigers responded with some timely free throw shooting in the final 35 seconds to hold on for the victory.
Auburn hit a season high 30-of-37 free throws to overcome a strong shooting night by Tennessee State.
Tennessee State shot 56.5 percent and hit 9-of-20 3-point attempts.
Tahj Shamsid-Deen also had a good night shooting a career-best 16 points, primarily in the first half as Denson and KT Harrell sat due to foul trouble.
Allen Payne added 13 points, six rebounds and three steals.
Auburn's next game will be Monday, Dec. 2 when they travel to Iowa to take on Iowa State.
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