Mizzou falls just short against No. 1 Auburn

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Two weeks ago Missouri lost by 44 points at Arkansas.

A month ago Kansas tramped the Tigers by 37.

Twice in the last 10 days Mizzou coughed up double-digit point leads to Texas A&M and Alabama.

None of that mattered Tuesday.

With No. 1 Auburn in town, Cuonzo Martin’s Tigers were less than two minutes away from pulling off the unthinkable on Norm Stewart Court. Instead, another crushing loss unfolded one untimely possession at a time.

In a game Mizzou led for nearly 27 minutes, two K.D. Johnson baskets in the final 87 seconds were the difference in Auburn’s 55-54 victory. A 3-pointer from Javon Pickett with 35 seconds left made it a 1-point game, but Auburn managed a couple…