The Auburn Tigers edged out Saint Louis 65-60 Sunday in Neville Arena to improve to 7-0 on the season.
No. 13 Auburn stormed out to an early 14-3 lead but the Blues fought back and made it a back-and-forth game the rest of the way. Auburn entered the half leading 36-33 thanks to a big start from [autotag]Wendell Green Jr.[/autotag] Auburn’s point guard finished the half with 14 points in a bounce-back performance.
He finished with 22 points and [autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag] added 11 points, eight blocks, and eight rebounds to lead Auburn to victory.
After Saint Louis once again made it close in the second half, the Tiger’s defense put the clamps on to end the game. They held the Blues to just four points in the final five minutes of the game as Auburn ended the game on an 11-4 run to win the game.
Here are the top photos from the game.