Auburn Basketball Defeats Xavier 88-79 In An OT Thriller
Andy Huling | November 19Lahaina, HI (EETV)- Auburn basketball made their first apperance in the Maui Invatational against the Xavier Muskateers in the first game of day 1. In the first half, both offenses could not gain any momentum as their were 4 lead changes in the first 7 minutes of the game. Auburn would find their rythm as they would stretch the lead to 10 with help from Byrce Brown who posted 13 points in the first half.Xavier would cut the lead to 33-28 with an 8-1 run going into halftime. In the second half, Auburn's Jared Harper would light it up dropping 17 of his 25 points in the second half alone as Auburn held a five point lead with a minute left. Xavier came from behind and tied the game late at 77 with only 26 seconds to play. The game would go into overtime and Auburn would prevail 88-79 as they hit some crucial free throws down the stretch. Auburn will face off against the Duke Blue Devils tomorrow night at 6PM central time on ESPN.