Auburn erased a slim second-half deficit and turned on the jets when they needed to en route to a 65-60 victory over Saint Louis today at Neville Arena. The Tigers improved to 7-0 on the young season and kept alive a string of 43 consecutive non-conference home wins, and got their 23rd consecutive home win overall.
After beating the Billikens on the road last year, Auburn swept the home-and-home series by taking today’s win behind a 22-point effort from Wendell Green. Johni Broome was the only other Tiger in double figures with 11 points, but Green outdueled Yuri Collins, who finished with 10 points and 9 assists.