National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Auburn 60, Louisiana State 51
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 5, 2011
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials: # Patrick Adams, # James Barker, # Tom Eades
Attendance: 6857

Kenny Gabriel had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Auburn avoided finishing last in the SEC West with a 60-51 road victory over LSU on Saturday.

Earnest Ross also scored 16 points for Auburn (11-19, 4-12 SEC West Division), which rallied from a 15-point deficit to earn the West's No. 5 seed in the SEC tournament. Auburn will play the East's No. 4 seed on Thursday.

Auburn, which rallied from a 20-point deficit in Wednesday’s victory over Ole Miss, outscored LSU 35-11 over the final 14 minutes.

Storm Warren had 14 points for LSU (11-20, 3-13), which went 10 minutes without a field goal in the second half en route to its 13th loss in 14 games.

LSU, the West's No. 6 seed, will face the East's No. 3 seed on Thursday.
Top Game Performances
 
Auburn   Louisiana State
Kenny Gabriel 16 Scoring Storm Warren 14
Josh Wallace 3 Assists Chris Bass 4
Kenny Gabriel 11 Rebounds Storm Warren 6
Earnest Ross 7 Free Throws Made Eddie Ludwig 3
Earnest Ross 2 Steals Storm Warren 3
Adrian Forbes 2 Blocks Storm Warren 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Auburn 60 36.7 2-11 22-30 7 42 5 4
Louisiana State 51 36.5 2-15 11-19 11 24 3 11