вЂњIt really showed the young guys what the SECвЂ™s about,вЂќ Days said. LSU's Eric Gaines did snap a personal string of 21 straight missed 3-point attempts late in the game. LSU missed 16 straight shots to open the game, 11 of them from 3-point range, and had three of them blocked by Kessler. вЂњThe start was obviously not great again, but we cut it to six in both halves.вЂќДЄuburn turned the tables on one of the nation's stingiest defenses. We just didnвЂ™t play with the discipline and the smarts that we needed. вЂњI thought we played with tremendous effort,вЂќ LSU coach Will Wade said. 5 a couple of minutes later and scored 11. Leading scorer Tari Eason, who missed the Lipscomb game with back spasms, got foul No. Xavier Pinson had 13 points when he fouled out with 5:32 left for LSU. вЂњIt's so good to see him back out on the court. вЂњWe've been missing Allen,вЂќ Kessler said. had 15 points and preseason All-SEC guard Allen Flanigan scored 10 in his first start.ДЇlanigan returned against Murray State and scored three points after missing the first 11 games recovering from Achilles surgery. He contested a 3-point shot at the end instead of going for the potential rebound. Kessler made 6 of 8 shots, including his fourth 3-pointer of the season, and fell a rebound shy of the second triple double in Auburn history. вЂњSo it was an opportunity not only for us to get one (win) but to give them one (loss).вЂќ вЂњWe donвЂ™t want anybody to do our work for us,вЂќ Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. It was the lone regular-season matchup between two of the SEC's top contenders. LSU (12-1), which came as one of major college basketball's five unbeaten teams, scored just one point in the first 10:45 but still managed to pull to within six a couple of times in the second half. He had 24 points, 13 rebounds and 10 blocks.ДЇreshman Jabari Smith also scored 16 points for Auburn (12-1), which has won nine straight and didn't give up a field goal in the opening 10 minutes. Kenny Gabriel had AuburnвЂ™s only other triple double on Jan. It became official more than 90 minutes after the game ended. Kessler got the second triple double in AuburnвЂ™s program history, but it didnвЂ™t become official until well after the game ended.ДЄuburnвЂ™s official scorer changed the stats to credit Kessler with a rebound that had initially gone down as a team board with 9:55 left in the first half. We played aggressive, blocked shots, went after loose balls.вЂќ

вЂњI think that we have, if not the best defense in the country, one of the most elite ones,вЂќ Kessler said. 16 LSU on Wednesday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. 11 Auburn to a 70-55 victory over previously unbeaten No. Kessler had 16 points, a career-high 11 blocked shots and 10 rebounds to lead No. It was that kind of night for both Auburn's 7-foot-1 center and LSU's offense. (AP) - Auburn's Walker Kessler blocked three shots before LSU made a single one.

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