FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Courtney Fortson scored 8 of his game-high 24 points in overtime to go along with 10 rebounds and seven assists to lead Arkansas to an 82-79 victory over Auburn in Bud Walton Arena on Saturday.
Auburn is right back at the rock-bottom mark it hit last season before it went on a tear to finish second place in the SEC West, and, unlike the year before, it had to win a game to reach its current 2-5 conference record.
Auburn had three opportunities for redemption Saturday.
Jeff Lebo and Frankie Sullivan’s opinions clashed Friday when it came to discussing Auburn’s recent stretch of sloppy defense.
Auburn’s 1985 SEC Tournament championship team will have a reunion today during the Tigers’ game against Alabama.
Auburn’s offense, as hot as it can be sometimes, simply can’t keep up with its own defense.
It took a little loosening up, but Tay Waller may have provided the answer to Auburn’s recent conundrum of playing just one good half of basketball.
The Auburn men’s basketball program has assisted the Midsouth Division of the American Cancer Society for the sixth straight year with raising more than $7,500 for the Coaches vs. Cancer Program.
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time / Result |
| 11/06/09 | vs. Miles * | Auburn | W, 87-40 |
| Glenn Wilkes Classic | |||
| 11/13/09 | vs. Niagara | Auburn | W, 69-65 (W) |
| 11/16/09 | at Missouri State | Springfield | L, 73-62 |
| Glenn Wilkes Classic | |||
| 11/20/09 | vs. UCF | Daytona Beach | L, 84-74 |
| 11/21/09 | vs. IUPUI | Daytona Beach | W, 80-65 |
| 11/22/09 | vs. North Carolina State | Daytona Beach | L, 60-58 |
| 11/25/09 | vs. High Point | Auburn | W, 75-54 |
| 12/01/09 | at Alabama A&M | Huntsville | W, 87-52 |
| 12/04/09 | vs. Troy | Auburn | L, 81-77 (L) |
| 12/07/09 | vs. Virginia TV | Auburn | W, 68-67 |
| 12/17/09 | at Florida State TV | Tallahassee | L, 76-72 |
| 12/20/09 | vs. Sam Houston State TV | Auburn | L, 107-89 |
| 12/22/09 | vs. Alabama State | Auburn | W, 94-78 |
| 12/29/09 | vs. Charleston Southern | Auburn | W, 77-62 (W) |
| 01/02/10 | vs. Georgia Southern | Auburn | W, 77-62 (W) |
| 01/05/10 | vs. West Georgia | Auburn | W, 96-72 (W) |
| 01/09/10 | vs. South Carolina # TV | Auburn | L, 80-71 |
| 01/14/10 | at Tennessee # TV | Knoxville | 6:00 p.m. CT |
| 01/16/10 | vs. Kentucky # TV | Auburn | 3:00 p.m. CT |
| 01/20/10 | at LSU # TV | Baton Rouge | 7:00 p.m. CT |
| 01/23/10 | at Vanderbilt # TV | Nashville | 12:30 p.m. CT |
| 01/28/10 | vs. Mississippi # TV | Auburn | 8:00 p.m. CT |
| 01/30/10 | vs. Alabama # TV | Auburn | 3:00 p.m. CT |
| 02/06/10 | at Arkansas # TV | Fayetteville | 12:30 p.m. CT |
| 02/10/10 | vs. Georgia # TV | Auburn | 8:00 p.m. CT |
| 02/13/10 | at Mississippi State # TV | Starkville | 6:00 p.m. CT |
| 02/18/10 | at Florida # TV | Gainesville | 6:00 p.m. CT |
| 02/20/10 | vs. Arkansas # TV | Auburn | 6:00 p.m. CT |
| 02/24/10 | at Mississippi # TV | Oxford | 7:00 p.m. CT |
| 02/27/10 | vs. LSU # TV | Auburn | 6:00 p.m. CT |
| 03/03/10 | vs. Mississippi State # TV | Auburn | 7:00 p.m. CT |
| 03/06/10 | at Alabama # TV | Tuscaloosa | 12:30 p.m. CT |