No. 22 Auburn’s trip to the Magic City this season wasn’t as sweet as the one prior.

In front of a sold-out crowd of mostly orange and blue for The Battleground 2k25 event at Legacy Arena, the Tigers fell to No. 1 Houston 73-72 in a last-second thriller.

Here are the biggest takeaways from the game:

Freshman duo leads the way for the Cougs

Auburn had its hands full trying to contain Houston’s dynamic freshman duo of Kingston Flemings and Chris Cenac, Jr.

Coming off a 19-point outing against Oakland, Flemings poured in 18 points in the first half, and Auburn did a much better job containing him in the second half of play as he finished with just 22 points on the night.

Cenac gave Auburn fits on the boards with nine in addition to his 18 points. The Tigers went at him down low in the s

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