Happy Valentine’s Day from Neville Arena, where Auburn seeks to bounce back from a three-game losing skid against Southeastern Conference foe Missouri.

Bruce Pearl told reporters on Monday that Tuesday’s contest against the visiting Tigers is a must-win situation. Auburn enters the contest in a three-way tie with Missouri and Kentucky for fourth place in the conference, with each team boasting a 7-5 record in league play.

Auburn is No. 35 (2-6 vs. Quad 1) in the latest NET rankings. Missouri sits at No. 45 (4-6 vs. Quad 1). Auburn’s two Quad 1 wins include Northwestern, who upset No. 1 Purdue over the weekend, and Arkansas.

We’ll have live score updates and analysis from Neville Arena here on Al.Com/AuburnBasketball. Follow along to keep up with the action.

1st Half

Auburn 43 Missouri 16 1:16 1st Half

Jaylin Williams completes a three-point play increasing Auburn’s lead to 43-16 in the first half.

Auburn 40 Missouri 16 1:30 1st Half

Alen Flanigan and Johni Broome score buckets on consecutive possession to give Auburn a lead of 21 points. Johnson launched a deep three that connected, and Auburn leads 40-16

Auburn 33 Missouri 16 3:28 1st Half

Auburn is 12-27 from the field and 5-10 from three at the under-four-minute media timeout. Missouri is shooting 7-23 and 0-7 on three-pointers.

Auburn 33 Missouri 12 5:36 1st Half

Johnson ends a three-minute Auburn scoring drought with a three from the corner.

Auburn 30 Missouri 12 6:05 1st Half

Missouri is on a 6-0 run over the last 2:41 minutes.

Auburn 30 Missouri 6 8:56 1st Half

Flanigan gets a highlight moment with a thunderous poster dunk to give Auburn a 30-6 advantage.

Auburn 26 Missouri 6 10:30 1st Half

Johnson scores his eighth point of the evening on a layup. Auburn is up by 20 with less than 11 minutes left in the first half.

Auburn 24 Missouri 4 11:34 1st Half

Jaylin Williams scores on a layup as the shot clock wound down. Auburn took a 20-point lead on Johnson’s second three of the night.

Auburn 19 Missouri 4 12:24 1st Half

Auburn is shooting 6-12 from the field, 3-4 from three, and 4-6 on free throws. Missouri is 2-10 with Nick Minor’s bucket at 12:54.

Auburn 19 Missouri 2 13:05 1st Half

Auburn is on a 14-0 run, while Missouri is on a three-minute scoring drought. Missouri is shooting 1-9 from the field and 0-4 from three. Auburn has held Missouri to two points through seven minutes in the first half.

Auburn 13 Missouri 2 14:21 1st Half

Dylan Cardwell hit a layup to put Auburn ahead by 11. K.D. Johnson missed both free throws after getting fouled when he stole the inbounds pass.

Auburn 11 Missouri 2 14:54 1st Half

Lior Berman hits a three from the corner, and Auburn takes an 11-2 lead.

Auburn 8 Missouri 2 15:50 1st Half

Broome knocks down a layup through contact to put Auburn ahead 7-2. Broome made the free throw to complete the three-point play. D’Moi Hodge scored on a layup at the 16:05 mark for Missouri’s first bucket. Auburn held Missouri scoreless for a little under four minutes to start the pivotal matchup.

Auburn 5 Missouri 0 16:22 1st Half

Johni Broome dunks two-handed off the baseline, and Auburn leads by five.

Auburn 3 Missouri 0 18:14 1st Half

Allen Flanigan hits a three at 18:21 to give Auburn a 3-0 lead.