Auburn 77, Charleston Southern 62

Auburn 77, Charleston Southern 62

Published Dec. 30, 2009 3:41 a.m. ET

Lucas Hargrove had 20 points and 13 rebounds as Auburn overcame a sluggish start to beat Charleston Southern 77-62 on Tuesday night.

The Tigers (7-6) fell behind 22-15, but turned up the pressure and forced 22 turnovers.

Frankie Sullivan added 10 points and six steals for Auburn. Sullivan, who is shooting 91.7 from the free throw line this season, was 6-for-6 on foul shots.

Jamarco Warren, Charleston Southern's leading scorer, had 18 points but had seven turnovers.

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The Buccaneers (5-7) dropped to 0-23 against opponents from the Southeastern Conference, including 0-3 against Auburn.

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