NEW ORLEANS – Auburn fought back from a 14-point third-quarter deficit but came up just short Thursday night in a 61-59 loss to Tulane in the championship game of the Tulane Classic.
After a slow start, the Tigers (9-4) shot 51.8 percent in the second half and made a late charge to within one point midway through the fourth quarter, but Tulane (8-4) hit several clutch shots down the stretch to hold on for the win.
“Very frustrating,” Auburn head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said. “We had so many opportunities to make layups, so many opportunities to get steals, so many opportunities just fell right out of our hands.