No. 2 Auburn heads to Texas gunning for seventh straight win

No. 2 Auburn will put its six-game winning streak on the line when it squares off against league newcomer Texas on Tuesday in a Southeastern Conference game in Austin, Texas.Auburn and Texas have not faced each other on the basketball court since Dec. 16, 1955, and have played just twice in history, splitting the two contests.The Tigers (13-1, 1-0 SEC) have captured each of their past six wins by at least 16 points. Auburn beat Missouri 84-68 at home on Saturday in its league opener as Johni Broome scored 24 points to lead the Tigers. It was the 10th time this season that Broome, a potential Player of the Year candidate, has been Auburn’s leading scorer.Chad Baker-Mazara and Chaney Johnson scored 13 points apiece for Auburn in Saturday’s victory while Denver Jones and Tahaad Pettiford each added 10.Tigers coach Bruce Pearl can move to the top of Auburn’s all-time wins list with a victory over one of the SEC’s newest members. Pearl earned his 213th coaching victory at Auburn on Saturday, tying him with Joel Eaves for the all-time lead at the school.Pearl said his team can play better — and will have to on the road.”There’s going to be certain matchups that bother us,” Pearl explained. “It doesn’t matter if we’re playing (the Longhorns) in Austin or playing them here. We’ve got 40 minutes of a basketball game against the University of Texas.”I think we can play better on the road. You have to. You have to be sharper, you have to take better care of the ball. You can’t be as casual with your passes, you have to be locked in.”The Longhorns (11-3, 0-1 SEC) jump from the frying pan into the fire as they return home on the heels of an 80-60 defeat at then-No. 13 Texas A&M on Saturday.

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