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Knox tip-in helps Auburn beat Virginia 68-67
Dec 8, 2009 - 3:50 AM By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports WriterAUBURN, Ala.(AP) -- Brendon Knox's tip-in with 1.4 seconds left lifted Auburn to a 68-67 victory over Virginia on Monday night.
Sammy Zeglinski hit three free throws to give the Cavaliers the lead with 7.7 seconds left. Then DeWayne Reed drove the length of the court and missed a layup, but Knox was there to give the Tigers (5-4) the win.
Virginia (4-4) didn't get a shot off before the buzzer.
Knox finished with 11 points and six rebounds, nearly doubling his season averages, and made all five field goal attempts.
Reed led Auburn with 18 points. Lucas Hargrove had 13 points and nine rebounds, while Frankie Sullivan added 12 points and Tay Waller 10 for the Tigers.
Sylven Landesberg had 17 of his 20 points in the first half for Virginia, missing all seven attempts after the half. Zeglinski made five 3-pointers and scored 18 points.
- NCAA BB
VIRGINIA 67
AUBURN 68 FINAL
Dec 7 10:04 PM - NCAA BB
VIRGINIA 34
AUBURN 32 HALFTIME
Dec 7 8:55 PM
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