The last time Erik Stevenson played Auburn, he was decked in garnet and black, giving South Carolina 13 points in a loss that clinched a Southeastern Conference regular season title
Now a Mountaineer, the former SEC guard got his revenge Saturday, logging a career-high 31 points to down No. 15 Auburn 80-77, including some crucial late makes to cement a West Virginia lead that was threatened by an impressive comeback effort.
People are also reading… Trailing by 17 points early in the second half, Auburn wiped that deficit down to a point with 3:59 remaining. It was back-and-forth for the remaining time, kicked off by Auburn’s KD Johnson, who had struggled offensively in recent contests. Much like Auburn’s loss to Texas A&M last week, West Virginia got a hot start offensively, carving up the Tiger defense for a 16-point lead going into intermission. It went into halftime with more free throws made than Auburn had field goals made .
“Probably did a better job of getting the ball inside,” Pearl said of the second half. “Johni was in foul trouble in the first half, so we didn't have him, he didn't play a lot of minutes. He played almost the entire second half and we were able to get him and Jaylin touches on the inside.”
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