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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Auburn 71, Oregon St. 69
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Where: MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials: # Patrick Adams, # Rick Crawford, # Steve Olson
Attendance: 1178

Auburn 71, Oregon State 69: KT Harrell scored 20 points, including 10 straight during a key stretch in the second half, as the Tigers edged the Beavers in the consolation game of the MGM Grand Main Event in Las Vegas.

Tahj Shamsid-Deen, K.C. Ross-Miller and Malcolm Canada each scored 11 points for Auburn (3-2), which shot 52.5 percent after being held to 35 points in Monday’s 18-point loss to Tulsa. Auburn forward Cinmeon Bowers, who opened the season with four straight double-doubles, battled foul trouble and finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.

Gary Payton II recorded his first career double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds for Oregon State (3-2), which lost its second straight despite shooting 49 percent and outrebounding the Tigers 30-24. Olaf Schaftenaar scored 13 points and Langston Morris-Walker chipped in 10.

Auburn shot 59.1 percent in the first half and led 41-35 at the break. The Beavers used a 13-3 run to claim a 54-50 lead with just over 10 minutes remaining, but Harrell answered with a 3-pointer and the Tigers pulled even at 56 with eight minutes to play.

Oregon State regained the lead on Morris-Walker’s 3-pointer before Harrell answered with 10 consecutive points. Schaftenaar drained a 3-pointer with 10.1 seconds left to help Oregon State pull within 69-66, but Ross-Miller converted two foul shots to seal the victory.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Auburn G Antoine Mason missed his fourth straight game due to a sprained ankle. … Oregon State F Jarmal Reid scored three points before fouling out with 5:19 remaining. …Auburn shot 22-of-32 from the foul line and improved to 4-6 overall against current members of the Pac-12.
Top Game Performances
 
Auburn   Oregon St.
KT Harrell 20 Scoring Gary Payton II 20
Malcolm Canada 2 Assists Malcolm Duvivier 3
Cinmeon Bowers 8 Rebounds Gary Payton II 12
K.C. Ross-Miller 7 Free Throws Made Langston Morris-Walker 3
K.C. Ross-Miller 5 Steals Malcolm Duvivier 2
Cinmeon Bowers 1 Blocks Daniel Gomis 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Auburn 71 52.5 7-17 22-32 5 23 1 8 16
Oregon St. 69 50.0 6-19 11-17 14 29 4 7 15