AUBURN, Ala. (Interstat) — Auburn cruised to a 106-65 victory over Queens (NC) in a nonconference men’s basketball game Monday night at Auburn Arena.

The Tigers, improving to 9-4, built a commanding 57-21 halftime lead and never looked back before a crowd of 9,121. Kevin Overton and Elyjah Freeman led Auburn with 27 and 23 points, respectively. Keyshawn Hall added 18 points and five assists.

The Royals (5-8) were paced by Nasir Mann’s 13 points. They shot just 21 points in the opening half and could not recover from the early deficit. Auburn shot efficiently from the field and connected on 13 3-pointers in the wire-to-wire win. The Tigers open Southeastern Conference play Saturday at Georgia.