The Auburn basketball fell Monday night to No. 17 Iowa State in the Big XII/SEC Challenge, 99-70.
Chris Denson led Auburn with 27 points and KT Harrell also had 19 points, but it wasn't enough to take down Iowa State on their homecourt.
Iowa State had five players in double figures, led by Dustin Hogue, who finished with 22 points and 16 rebounds.
Auburn led 12-5 just over 5 minutes into the first half, but then saw Iowa State go on a tear, tying it at 12-12 at the 11:24 mark and then scoring 12 of the next 17 points to lead 24-17 with 8:17 left in the half.
Iowa State would take a 47-28 lead into halftime, and then cruised to the final score. The Cyclones shot 41 percent from the floor and 36.8 percent from 3, while Auburn shot just 26.7 percent from the floor and 18.2 percent from deep.
Auburn returns to the court on Sunday, Dec. 8, when it faces Illinois at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Ga. The game comes a day after Auburn and Missouri play in the SEC Football Championship Game at the Georgia Dome.
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