Josh Langford’s 3-pointer put Auburn ahead to stay Monday night as the host Tigers knocked off Florida State 65-60.

The Tigers (7-7) enter their Southeastern Conference opener on a season-best four-game winning streak.

Chris Singleton gave the Seminoles (11-4) a 33-31 lead with 16:33 left, but the Tigers scored 14 of the next 17 points to build a 45-36 lead on Kenny Gabriel’s three-point play with 11:15 to go. The Seminoles crawled back into it, going on a 10-1 run to tie the game at 46-46 on Michael Snaer’s 3-pointer with 6:40 left.

Langford snapped the tie with 4:43 to go to make it 49-46. The Tigers got a 3-pointer from Frankie Sullivan with 3:30 left to make it 52-47. The Seminoles would pull within 57-53 on a Singleton 3-pointer, but the Tigers hit 5-of-6 free throws in the final 48 seconds.

Down in the opening minutes, Auburn took an 11-10 lead on Langford’s 3-pointer with 12:07 left in the first half. A 9-2 run later in the half pushed the Tigers’ advantage to 27-19 and Auburn led 27-22 at halftime.

Langford led the Tigers with 16 points, and finished 4-of-5 on 3-point attempts. Earnest Ross and Rob Chubb scored 10 points apiece.

Singleton had 20 points and 10 rebounds for Florida State, which shot 35 percent from the field.

The Seminoles travel to Virginia Tech on Saturday. Auburn opens its SEC season on Saturday at home against LSU.