The No. 16 Auburn Tigers earned its’ fourth straight win by dominating Wednesday’s game in Baton Rouge from wire-to-wire.
Auburn held a comfortable lead for most of the game by shooting well and by forcing LSU to shoot poorly, which lead to a 67-49 win at The Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Auburn shot 44% from the field while LSU could only muster 32%.
The only scare that Auburn suffered in the game was LSU’s hot start to the second half. The visiting Tigers led LSU, 32-21 at halftime, and the Bayou Bengals trimmed Auburn’s lead to just two points with 15:50 remaining in regulation. After a timeout, Auburn went on to outscore LSU 33-17 from that point to run away with the win.
[autotag]Wendell Green Jr.[/autotag] and [autotag]Jaylin Williams[/autotag] each scored 14 points for Auburn in the win, Williams pulled down seven rebounds and blocked three shots. [autotag]Allen Flanigan[/autotag] scored eight points and secured seven boards in his second-straight start, filling in for injured [autotag]Chris Moore[/autotag].
Auburn got off to a much-needed hot start in Wednesday’s game. [autotag]Zep Jasper[/autotag] connected on the opening bucket of the night by nailing a three-pointer with 19:47 remaining in the first half to put Auburn ahead, 3-0. Auburn kept its’ hot streak alive by outscoring LSU, 11-5 through the first media timeout. LSU’s K.J. Williams scored all five points, while the team shot 22% through the game’s first five minutes.
LSU’s poor shooting continued into the final media timeout of the half as they only connected on 17% of its’ shots to that point. Auburn went on a 9-0 run to extend their lead to 25-13 with 2:56 remaining in the half. Auburn also held LSU scoreless for over six minutes during the stretch.
LSU outscored Auburn 8-7 over the final 2:39, but Auburn would carry the 32-21 lead into the locker room.
After trailing by 11 points at halftime, LSU outscored Auburn 14-7 at the first media timeout of the second half to cut Auburn’s lead to 39-35. Adam Miller and Justice Williams combined to score 10 points in LSU’s second-half start.
The run would be short-lived, however, as a Jasper jump shot would kickstart an Auburn 20-7 run in a span of 7:16 to give Auburn the 59-42 lead with 7:19 remaining in the game.
Auburn continues its two-game road trip on Saturday when they visit South Carolina. Tipoff from Colonial Life Arena in Columbia is set for 2:30 p.m. CT and can be seen live on SEC Network.
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