AUBURN — While it was far from pretty, Auburn basketball is undefeated one game into the Steven Pearl era.

The Tigers needed three periods to put away mid-major Bethune-Cookman on Monday, Nov. 3, beating the Wildcats 95-90 in overtime for a season-opening victory. Pearl said, "it was good," as well as, "a little bittersweet, because I would have liked for us to have played better. We didn't play great." TAKEAWAYS: Auburn basketball survives Bethune-Cookman in Steven Pearl coaching debut

It was one game, and far from certain doom. Now, Auburn has an opportunity to show its performance against the Wildcats was a mere fluke as it hosts Merrimack on Thursday, Nov. 6 (7 p.m. CT, SECN+).

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