Following an exhilarating win at Georgia, the Tigers came home to play Quinndary Weatherspoon, Lamar Peters and the Mississippi State Bulldogs. It was an opportunity to avenge a loss at the end of January in Starkville and bolster the tournament resume.
In somewhat routine fashion, the Tigers got on the board with a 3... courtesy of Anfernee McLemore. Auburn would also get 3s from Malik Dunbar and Samir Doughty in the game’s first 4 minutes and the Tigers led 11-2 early.
McLemore’s 2nd 3 of the game put Auburn ahead 18-9 but the Bulldogs went on a 7-0 run to force a rare early 1st timeout from Bruce as Miss State trailed by just 2.