Auburn didn't see the lead for a single second.
In a 71-61 loss to Texas A&M, the Tigers were playing from behind from the get-go.
TAMU guard Danuel House hit four early 3-pointers and the Tigers found themselves down 11 less than six minutes into the game.
As has been the trend lately for Auburn, the bulk of their points, 41 to be exact, came from KT Harrell, Cinmeon Bowers and Antoine Mason. The rest of the players who saw time for Auburn only managed a combined 20 points.
"We didn't play well together offensively," said head coach Bruce Pearl. "My biggest thing moving forward is, I've got to find a way for our team to play better offensively where we get each other open and find each other. It's been a challenge."
Pearl has said several times in the past that Auburn lacks in size, and the Tigers certainly paid for that Tuesday.
In the paint, TAMU outscored Auburn 42-14, while also out-rebounding the Tigers 36-29.
"We shot too many jump shots," Mason said. "We should have drove. Especially me, I shot eight 3-pointers. We can't just rely on jump shots. We've got to attack them and get them in foul trouble like they got us."
Harrell, Auburn's leading scorer and the second leading scorer in the SEC was shut down by the Aggie defense for most of the night.
"There were some opportunities for KT where he kind of was hesitant," Pearl said. "They make you score over great size and great length, and KT wasn't as aggressive looking for his shots, and when they took him away he kind of forced some things."
Pearl added that Harrell should have realized he was A&M's main target, and used that knowledge to get his teammates better shots.
"He's got to make plays for others," Pearl said. "For example, he had one assist. On a night when they're really taking him away ... go get other guys shots. But it wasn't just KT. We were pretty disrupted offensively most of the night."
Harrell finished the night with 11 points. Mason was the leading scorer on the night for the Tigers with 16. Bowers added 14 of his own and grabbed eight rebounds.
The loss is the third straight for the Tigers and drops them to a 10-10 record with a 2-5 mark in conference play.
Saturday, Auburn will travel to Knoxville, Tennessee, to take on Tennessee in Pearl's return to Thompson-Boling Arena.
The game will tip off at 11 a.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN2.
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