No. 23 LSU edges Auburn for eighth straight win

Published Feb. 22, 2009 4:34 a.m. ET

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Trent Johnson needed less than one full season as LSU's head coach to transform the Tigers into one of the elite teams in the Southeastern Conference.

Marcus Thornton scored 25 points and No. 23 LSU clinched the top seed in the SEC West Division while snapping Auburn's four-game winning streak, 79-72 on Saturday night.