Behind 28 points from K.T. Harrell and 24 from Antoine Mason, the Auburn Tigers picked up their first road win of the season in a 81-77 nailbiter over the home LSU Tigers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Auburn led 79-77 with only eight seconds left in the game when LSU's Josh Gray missed the second of his two free throws, which was corralled by Mason. Mason was whistled for a travel, and the ball was given back to LSU.
The ensuing inbounds pass was stolen by Mason, who then converted two free throws to put Auburn up four with only a second left.
With the win, Auburn snapped a four-game losing streak and moved to 11-11 overall on the season and 3-6 in the SEC.
Cinmeon Bowers, who finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds, collected his 13th double-double of the season, which leads the SEC.
Harrell and Mason combined to shoot 13-for-25 and 8-for-13 from three as the two senior guards shouldered the load for Bruce Pearl's squad down the stretch, scoring 21 of the Tigers' final 23 points. \0x200B
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