GAME RECAP: #4 Auburn 80, Ole Miss 71

Auburn got down by 14 points, but manufactured momentum right before the half and turned to Walker Kessler after the intermission, and escaped Oxford with an 80-71 victory. With the win, Auburn now sits at 16-1 overall, 5-0 in the SEC, and in prime position to jump to #1 in the national rankings on Monday after the results around the country in the top five.

Kessler finished the game with 20 points, 10 rebounds, 7 blocks, and 4 steals, but the biggest moments of the game came in the final minutes of the first half when K.D. Johnson made two straight steals and cut the lead to 44-38 at hafltime. Ole Miss couldn’t miss in the first half, building a 14-point lead at one juncture, but Auburn…