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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Auburn 105, Louisiana-Lafayette 80
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, November 21, 2014
Where: Auburn Arena, Auburn, Alabama
Officials: # Mike Nance, # Mike Thibodeaux, # Olandis Poole
Attendance: 8120

Auburn 105, Louisiana 80: Cinmeon Bowers, the reigning SEC Player of the Week, recorded 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Tigers past the Ragin' Cajuns.

KT Harrell scored 24 points while Tahj Shamsid-Deen scored 18 of his 21 in the second half as Auburn (2-1) shook off a 90-59 loss at Colorado on Monday. Bowers scored 13 points in the first half and recorded six rebounds after the break to register his third straight double-double to start his Tigers career.

Jordon Granger contributed 14 points and six rebounds while Malcolm Canada added 10 and six assists for Auburn, which benefited from 20 Louisiana turnovers. Brian Williams had 18 points and seven rebounds for Louisiana (1-2), which was 3-of-15 from 3-point range.

The lead changed hands six times before Auburn took the lead for good with an 12-2 run and the Tigers led by as many as 10 en route to a 45-38 lead at the break. Harrell and Bowers combined for 28 points in the first half including Auburn's final 10, with a Bowers' 3-pointer coming right before buzzer.

Bryce Washington's bucket cut the Louisiana deficit to six with 15:15 to play before Granger polished off an 8-1 run with a 3-pointer to make it 60-47 with 11:56 remaining. The Tigers steadily increased the lead and Shamsid-Deen's 3-pointer pushed the advantage to 81-58 with 7:04 to go.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Bryce Washington, Jay Wright and Johnathan Stove scored 11 points apiece, and Xavian Rimmer added 10 for the Ragin' Cajuns. ... Auburn G Antoine Mason missed his second straight game because of an ankle injury. ... Harrell has scored 20 or more points in all three games this season, and in 15 of his 33 career contests with the Tigers.
Top Game Performances
 
Louisiana-Lafayette   Auburn
Brian Williams 18 Scoring KT Harrell 24
Bryce Washington 2 Assists Malcolm Canada 6
Brian Williams 7 Rebounds Cinmeon Bowers 12
Xavian Rimmer 5 Free Throws Made Cinmeon Bowers 5
Kasey Shepherd 2 Steals Malcolm Canada 2
Johnathan Stove 1 Blocks Malcolm Canada 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Louisiana-Lafayette 80 50.9 3-15 21-30 13 28 1 5 20
Auburn 105 54.5 11-26 22-29 19 27 2 10 10