National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Auburn 60, Louisiana State 51
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 5, 2011
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials: # Patrick Adams, # James Barker, # Tom Eades
Attendance: 6857
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials: # Patrick Adams, # James Barker, # Tom Eades
Attendance: 6857
Kenny Gabriel had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Auburn avoided finishing last in the SEC West with a 60-51 road victory over LSU on Saturday.
Earnest Ross also scored 16 points for Auburn (11-19, 4-12 SEC West Division), which rallied from a 15-point deficit to earn the West's No. 5 seed in the SEC tournament. Auburn will play the East's No. 4 seed on Thursday.
Auburn, which rallied from a 20-point deficit in Wednesday’s victory over Ole Miss, outscored LSU 35-11 over the final 14 minutes.
Storm Warren had 14 points for LSU (11-20, 3-13), which went 10 minutes without a field goal in the second half en route to its 13th loss in 14 games.
LSU, the West's No. 6 seed, will face the East's No. 3 seed on Thursday.
Top Game Performances
| Auburn | Louisiana State | |
| Kenny Gabriel 16 | Scoring | Storm Warren 14 |
| Josh Wallace 3 | Assists | Chris Bass 4 |
| Kenny Gabriel 11 | Rebounds | Storm Warren 6 |
| Earnest Ross 7 | Free Throws Made | Eddie Ludwig 3 |
| Earnest Ross 2 | Steals | Storm Warren 3 |
| Adrian Forbes 2 | Blocks | Storm Warren 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Auburn | 60 | 36.7 | 2-11 | 22-30 | 7 | 42 | 5 | 4 | |
| Louisiana State | 51 | 36.5 | 2-15 | 11-19 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 11 |