Freshmen lead Auburn again for 88-80 SEC-Big 12 win over TCU
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Freshman Austin Wiley scored a season-high 25 points and Auburn won in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge for the first time in four tries, beating TCU 88-80 on Saturday night.
Mustapha Heron had 17 points before fouling out and fellow freshmen Anfernee McLemore and Jared Harper added 13 points apiece as the Tigers went on a 15-0 run for an 80-59 lead in the second half after 11 lead changes in the first 26 minutes.
Alex Robinson scored 20 for the Horned Frogs (14-7), who have lost a season-high four straight games since getting over .500 in Big 12 play for the first time in the school's fifth season in the league.
Wiley was 11 of 13 from the field.
Vladimir Brodziansky had 19 points and a game-high eight rebounds for the Horned Frogs.