North Carolina State 73, at Auburn 83

AUBURN, Ala. (Interstat) — On a night defined by starkly different offensive philosophies, the Auburn Tigers leveraged scorching efficiency to overcome a barrage of North Carolina State turnovers, securing an 83-73 victory in a nonconference men’s basketball matchup Wednesday at a boisterous Auburn Arena. Auburn improved to 7-2, while North Carolina State dropped its second straight game to fall to 5-3. The game, played before a crowd of 9,121, was a tale of two halves with a consistent theme: the Tigers’ ability to score effortlessly against the Wolfpack’s persistent, but ultimately overwhelmed, defensive pressure. The first half set the competitive… Read more...