AUBURN, ALABAMA - Auburn got boxed out of Wednesday's game against Mississippi State. <br>
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Mississippi State (17-4, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) defeated the Tigers (9-10, 1-7) by a score of 72-64. <br>
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The Bulldogs outrebounded Auburn 45-28 and made more second-chance points. <br>
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``We just basically got outrebounded tonight,'' said Auburn's Lewis Monroe, who didn't score in five tries. ``I feel like we played good, but if we could have gotten some of those rebounds and tips to go our way, it would have been a different ball game.'' <br>
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Auburn has now lost five in a row. <br>
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The Tigers couldn't stop Mario Austin, who scored 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. <br>
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``I think Austin is the best center in the country, he was very tough and physical and he's just a hard player to defend,'' said Marco Killingsworth, who had seven points. <br>
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The game was Mississippi State's first league road victory of the year. <br>
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Three other Mississippi State players scored in double figures. They were Michal Ignerski with 13 points, Timmy Bowers with 12 and Marckell Patterson with 10. <br>
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``We knew we had to come in the game and get a road win,'' Austin said. ``It was a tough and physical game. I had to work hard to get a shot because Kyle Davis is a very good shot blocker.'' <br>
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Davis had three of Auburn's seven first-half blocked shots. The Tigers blocked two more in the second half. <br>
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Mississippi State put the game away with an 8-0 run with 8:53 left to play to make the score 59-50. <br>
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The Tigers were outrebounded 45-28. <br>
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Auburn was led by Marquis Daniels with 16 points and Derrick Bird with 14 points. <br>
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Going into the game, Auburn had won nine of its last 10 against Mississippi State.
