AUBURN, Ala. (Interstat) — The Auburn Tigers held off a second-half surge from the Seattle Redhawks for a 91-85 win in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Sunday at Auburn Arena.

Auburn led 42-31 at halftime, but Seattle’s offense ignited after the break. The Redhawks’ Brayden Maldonado scored a game-high 25 points, including five 3-pointers, to keep pressure on the Tigers. Auburn countered with balanced scoring, as Kevin Overton scored 23 points and Elyjah Freeman added 19.

Seattle closed to within two points in the final minute, but Auburn sealed the victory at the free-throw line. The Tigers improved to 19-16 overall before a crowd of 3,672. The Redhawks fell to 21-14.