It required a late push from [autotag]Wendell Green Jr.[/autotag] but the No. 22 Auburn Tigers were able to take down the Mississippi State Bulldogs 69-63 Saturday night in Neville Arena.
The win was Auburn’s third in a row and their 28th straight at home, the second-longest streak in college basketball.
[autotag]Jaylin Williams[/autotag] had a monster game for the Tigers, finishing with a season-high 21 points before fouling out with 2:34 to play. He scored 13 of Auburn’s first 15 points.
The Bulldogs were able to cut Auburn’s lead down to 57-53 after Williams left but Green scored seven straight points for the Tigers to push the lead back to 64-55 and effectively put the game away.
Greene and [autotag]Allen Flanigan[/autotag] also ended the game in double figures, scoring 17 and 10 respectively.
The win had Auburn fans excited and they took to Twitter to celebrate, here are their top reactions.