TUSCALOOSA – Auburn had seen almost half of its rotation foul out and a 15-point lead evaporate, coughed the ball up 23 times and went more than 9 minutes in the second half without a basket.

The two teams that met in Coleman Coliseum last March 6 were traveling in wildly different directions.

Nearly 26 minutes into Saturday’s game, nothing was separating Auburn from No. 18 Vanderbilt.

One of the few highs of Auburn’s SEC season came just before its lowest low.

OXFORD, Miss. – Chris Denson hobbled around the tunnel at the Tad Smith Coliseum on Wednesday night, hunched forward slightly, halting momentarily before each step, a souvenir gleaned from a hard fall taken on a foul near the rim earlier in the night.

For only the second time in the past month and a half, Auburn can say it’s working on building a win streak.

Mississippi State’s Kodi Augustus slammed home a pass from Brian Bryant, giving the Bulldogs a 19-point lead over Auburn with 11:24 to play Saturday.

Tony Barbee does not feel as if Earnest Ross is coming off his best game of the season.