COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Toney Douglas scored 22 points and Quinnel Brown added 19 points and 13 rebounds to lead Auburn to a 74-71 victory over South Carolina 74-71 on Saturday night.<br>
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The Tigers (12-11, 3-7 Southeastern Conference) made 11 of 21 3-pointers, including four each by Douglas and Ian Young, who scored 20 points.<br>
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Douglas hit a 3 and Brown hit two in a row 3-pointer to key a 13-2 run in the beginning of the second half, and Auburn took a 46-35 lead on Douglas' two foul shots with 16:43 left.<br>
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The Tigers increased their lead to 60-46 with 7:38 left on Nathan Watson's runner down the lane before the Gamecocks (13-8, 5-5) rallied. Josh Gonner's 3-pointer capped a 16-4 run that pulled South Carolina to 64-62 with 1:56 left.<br>
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But Watson made a 3-pointer and after Gonner missed a 3, Daniel Hayles hit one-of-two foul shots with 59.3 seconds left.<br>
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Carlos Powell scored with 42.2 seconds left to cut Auburn's lead to 68-64, then Gonner scored on a layup to cut it to lead to 68-66. But that was as close as the Gamecocks could get as Young and Brown both made foul shots in the final seconds to seal the win.<br>
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Gonner led South Carolina with 22 points, including four 3-pointers. Powell had 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. The Gamecocks suffered only their second loss in 13 home games this year.
