Men's hoops: Auburn wins, 68-67

Hey everyone. We are awaiting tip-off to the massive Auburn/Virginia game.

It is being televised on Comcast Sports. Check your local listings.

**I left my camera upstairs. I'll post a real pic at halftime.**

• FINAL
  Auburn wins, 68-67.
  Knox tips in an errant shot from Reed with :01 second remaining. It was nice.
  
  
• FOURTH TO @ 2:59
  Auburn leads, 66-62. Auburn moved ahead by eight points with 4:20 remaining and, well, I thought that was enough. Then Virginia got a tip-in (laxy box-out by Auburn) and a steal-and-bucket. Now it's a four-point game and the Cavaliers have the ball. This is when I'd expect a young team like Auburn to make mental errors. They can't afford any more.
  
  
• THIRD TO @ 7:45, 2nd
  Auburn leads, 58-55. Both teams appear to have gone on their second-half runs, but Auburn's is better. Consecutive tip slams -- one from Earnest Ross and one from Kenny Gabriel -- energized the situation. Virginia's offense is two-dimensional right now. One option is point guard Jontel Evans beating Reed off the dribble. The second is firing away from three-point range. That combination probably won't win this game.
  
  
• SECOND TO @ 11:50, 2nd half
  Tied at 46. I like the way Brendon Knox is playing. He's trying to be assertive. Auburn's defense has been better this half. Landesburg had 17 in the first half. He has one point in the second half so far. Auburn is so small -- they have to remind themselves to rebound all the time. Nothing comes easily.
  
  
• FIRST TO @ 15:51, 2nd half
  Auburn leads, 42-40. Auburn came out with more enthusiasm, spurred on by Reed. He was really pushing the tempo. Hargrove finished a few breaks nicely. Virginia still is settling for the three-point shots. Not sure why they don't drive more -- this Landesburg kid, a small forward, is really good.
  
  
• HALFTIME
  Virginia leads, 34-32. Auburn made a really nice push there. Defensive effort was up. The Tigers missed a ton of free throws, but they hit a pair of threes. The last one came from Sullivan's hands as the buzzer sounded.
  
  
• FOURTH TO @ 3:04
  Virginia leads, 31-23. Auburn is taking a little more care on the offensive end, but it's not yielding many points. Virginia seems content to fire away from the perimeter. They're hitting a few more form out there. That's the difference right now.
  
  
• THIRD TO @ 7:43
  Virginia leads, 25-16. The Cavaliers are on a bit of a run now. Auburn is not taking good shots. Virginia's looks are better. They also got a nice bucket in transition after a weak turnover involving Sullivan. Auburn doesn't have much want-to as Lee Ziemba would say.
  
  
• SECOND TO @ 11:42
  Virginia leads, 15-13. I know this will surprise you, but Auburn seems impatient on the offensive end. Not getting good shots. Virginia is in the same boat, mostly because Auburn's defense is pretty good, but they've hit a couple more buckets. They're also rebounding more aggressively.
  
  
• FIRST TO @ 15:25
  Virginia leads, 12-11. Teams still messy in terms of strategy. No rhythm yet.
  
  
• AUBURN'S LINEUP
  PG -- "Speed" Reed of Houston
  SG -- Frankie Sullivan of Uniontown, Ala.
  "SF" -- Tay Waller of rural Georgia
  "PF" -- Lucas Hargrove of South Carolina
  C -- Johnnie Lett of Mobile, Ala.
  
  
• PREGAME
  Thrilling atmosphere. There's at least 750 people here.