Takeaways: Auburn surrenders 17-point lead, falls at No. 2 Alabama in overtime
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Unfortunately for Auburn, we've seen this story unfold many times this season. Bruce Pearl's team fought extremely hard, led for over 36 minutes, but yet again, made too many mistakes down the stretch and watched another lead evaporate and turn into a loss. This time, in overtime. The final: Alabama 90, Auburn 85. The loss drops Auburn to 19-11 overall and 9-8 in SEC play. It's a devastating loss for an Auburn team fighting for their NCAA Tournament lives. The Tigers are now 2-9 in Quad I games and have lost eight of their last 11 overall. As always, here's takeaways from Auburn's 20th win of the season: