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Fresh off close contests, No. 1 Auburn braces for LSU

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Auburn has endured a few close calls lately. But the unanimous No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25 poll has won 11 consecutive games heading into its Southeastern Conference contest against LSU on Wednesday night in Baton Rouge, La. Auburn (18-1, 6-0) had one of its most difficult and satisfying wins when it scored the final six points of the game to rally past then-No. 6 and visiting Tennessee 53-51 on Saturday. "We can play better, and we were still able to beat a great team," Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. "We've won four of the last six games in the last possession.