The Auburn Tigers improved to a perfect 2-0 on the young season on Saturday Night, taking down the No. 4 ranked Houston Cougars 74-69 in the Toyota Center. In a game that featured two of the best defenses in college basketball,

Chad Baker-Mazara took over down the stretch as the No. 11 Auburn Tigers beat the No. 4 Houston Cougars 74-69 in the second game of the Mattress Firm Battleground 2k24 event Saturday night in Houston.

As Kelvin Sampson pointed out after Houston's 74-69 loss to Auburn on Saturday, it's a long season. And Sampson purposely scheduled Auburn to get an early look at how battle-tested his team is. "I'm so glad we played this game,

Auburn (2-0) trailed Houston (1-0), 67-66 with less than two minutes remaining in the contest. The Tigers then connected on all six free throw opportunities with a jumper from Chad Baker-Mazara over the final 1:50 to seal the win. Auburn also made seven of its final eight shots from the field to seal the victory.