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Surging Auburn beats No. 12 LSU 69-53 (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Korvotney Barber had 16 points and 17 rebounds as Auburn defeated No. 12 LSU 69-53 on Saturday for its seventh win in eight games. Auburn (21-10, 10-6 Southeastern Conference) scored 42 points in the paint and outrebounded the regular-season champions 45-37. Marcus Thornton had 23 points for LSU (25-6, 13-3), which lost its second straight.