There’s no need for a long preamble. Auburn (18-9, 8-6 SEC) enters Tuesday’s game against Ole Miss (10-17, 2-12 SEC) seeking to recover from losing four of its last five, but only by a margin of 4.5 points, including Saturday’s two-point loss (67-65) at Vanderbilt.

Bruce Pearl’s team has four games remaining, and Ole Miss is the only one of those four where the Tigers are favored to win. Auburn is tied for fifth place in the latest SEC standings with Vanderbilt. Three of their last four contests are against the Top 4 teams in the league in Kentucky (Tied for 3rd), Alabama (1st), and Tennessee (Tied for 3rd).

The last time Pearl said a game was must-win, the team responded with a blowout win against Missouri. Auburn needs a similar response against the cellar-dwelling Rebels.

We’ll have updates here all night from Neville Arena.

1st Half

Auburn 24 Ole Miss 24 5:39 1st Half.

Auburn is on a 1-8 shooting skid, with Green’s layup at the 7:41 mark being the only field goal over the last six minutes. Green got fouled on a three-pointer and connected two of three free throws to tie the game with a little under six minutes left in the half.

Auburn 20 Ole Miss 17 8:09 1st Half

The Tigers haven’t hit a field goal in a little over four minutes and are 0-5 during the drought. Ole Miss trails by three points.

Auburn 18 Ole Miss 11 10:41 1st Half

Johnson misses the first free throw and hits the second. Auburn leads by seven.

Auburn 17 Ole Miss 8 12:19 1st Half

Auburn is on a 7-0 run with a three from KD Johnson followed by a dunk from Broome.

Auburn 12 Ole Miss 8 13:20 1st Half

Wendell Green grabs the rebound off a missed basket by Ole Miss and went coast to coast for a layup at the 13:20 mark. Auburn leads 12-8. The Tigers are shooting 4-9 from the field, 0-2 from three and 4-4 from the free-throw line.

Auburn 8 Ole Miss 4 16:24 1st Half

Auburn takes the lead on Allen Flanigan’s dunk with 17:13 remaining. Flanigan increased the lead with two free throws at the 16:24 mark.

Auburn 4 Ole Miss 4 17:51 1st Half

Zep Jasper ties the game at four with two free throws. Johni Broome scored the first bucket of the game at the 19:51 mark.