Auburn saw a 12-point final minute lead whittled down to just 3 points late, gave up 65 points to Murray State’s big three, and had to come back from a second-half deficit, but the Tigers earned a tough 93-88 win over the Racers at Auburn Arena today.
All five starters scored in double digits for Auburn, as Bruce Pearl went with a new starting lineups that included Austin Wiley in place of Anfernee McLemore. The move paid off as Wiley finished the game with 17 points and 10 rebounds in his first start in nearly 700 days.