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Bost leads Mississippi St past Auburn 85-75 in OT
Feb 14, 2010 - 2:39 AM By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press WriterSTARKVILLE, Miss.(AP) -- Dee Bost scored a career-high 32 points, including five of Mississippi State's 11 points in overtime, and the Bulldogs beat Auburn 85-75 on Saturday night.
Bost hit seven 3-pointers, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out four assists to rally the Bulldogs (18-7, 6-4 Southeastern Conference) back from a 14-point first-half deficit against the Tigers (12-13, 3-7).
Auburn was led by Tay Waller's 21 points and Lucas Hargrove's 20 points and 10 rebounds, but Mississippi State held the Tigers without a field goal in the overtime period. The Bulldogs outscored the Tigers 11-1 in the extra 5 minutes.
Auburn's only points came from Johnnie Lett, who missed 3 of 4 free throws.
It was the second straight win for Mississippi State in a six-day, three-game homestand that ends Tuesday against No. 3 Kentucky. The Bulldogs in a first-place tie in the SEC West with Arkansas.
- NCAA BB
FINAL IN 1ST OT 1ST 2ND 1OT TOTAL
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AUBURN 38 36 1 75
MISSISSIPPI STATE 35 39 11 75 FINAL IN 1ST OT
HIGH SCORERS: AUBURN - TAY WALLER 21, LUCAS HARGROVE 20,
DEWAYNE REED 13
MISSISSIPPI STATE - DEE BOST 32, BARRY STEWART 12,
ROMERO OSBY 11
Feb 13 9:16 PM - NCAA BB
AUBURN 74
MISSISSIPPI ST 74 END OF 2ND HALF GOING INTO OVERTIME
Feb 13 9:01 PM - 125
rootsRUWTbot Added 29 roots (Close Finish, Overtime)
Auburn 74, Mississippi State 74 End of Reg.Feb 13 9:01 PM - 96
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HALFTIME 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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AUBURN 38 38
MISSISSIPPI STATE 35 35 HALFTIME
HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME
AUBURN - LUCAS HARGROVE 13, TAY WALLER 12,
DEWAYNE REED 5
MISSISSIPPI STATE - DEE BOST 14, BARRY STEWART 9,
PHIL TURNER 4
Feb 13 7:49 PM
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