The Auburn men's basketball team earned its first road win of the season Wednesday in Columbia, S.C. where the Tigers defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 79-74.
The win was Auburn's third consecutive conference victory.
The duo of KT Harrell and Chris Denson again led the way in scoring for Auburn (11-9, 3-6 SEC), with each scoring 25 points on the night.
Late in the first half, Denson became the 34th player in Auburn history score 1,000 career points.
A tight affair through most of the first half, Auburn went into the locker room with a 38-35 halftime lead. Denson led all scorers with 12 points in the half as the Tigers shot 44 percent from the field as a team.
Strong play from Harrell and freshman point guard Tahj Shamsid-Deen saw Auburn extend its lead to 13 with under 12 minutes to play, but the Gamecocks fought back to keep it close until the end.
Shamsid-Deen contributed 12 points and three assists on the night while senior forward Allen Payne added nine points and nine rebounds.
Other than Harrell, Denson, Payne and Shamsid-Deen, the rest of Auburn's roster combined to score eight total points.
The Gamecocks (8-14, 1-8 SEC) were led by senior guard Brenton Williams, who scored 29 points and connected on 6-of-10 three-point field goals.
The Tigers will return to action Feb. 8 when they'll travel to Baton Rouge to take on the LSU Tigers (14-6, 5-3 SEC). Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m.
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