Auburn basketball wasted no time giving the Tiger faithful a nail-biting finish on the hardwood.

But in head coach Steven Pearl's unofficial debut at the Ballin’ in Boutwell exhibition event at Boutwell Auditorium, the Tigers fell short in overtime, 97-95, to Oklahoma State.

Here are the biggest takeaways from the exhibition:

Gutsy finish from the Tigers, OT efforts fall short

Auburn turned a six-point deficit with under three minutes to go into a tie ball game at 85 apiece to send it to overtime.

Keyshawn Hall scored the Tigers’ three final field goals in regulation and added a free throw, ultimately sending it to overtime. But Auburn’s efforts in the final stanza came up short as Oklahoma State came out of the gates with a trey from Anthony Roy and a 2-point basket from Isaiah Colem

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