FINAL | Alabama 87, Auburn 85 A scrappy, eventful games ends with the Tigers narrowly falling to Alabama in Birmingham. Instant takeaways: oanow.com/sports/college/aub…

3:44 2H | Auburn 78, Alabama 76 Massive shot by Tahaad Pettiford to put Auburn in front. Things are coming down to the wire in Birmingham.

Small ball lineup for Auburn with all the foul trouble: Tahaad Pettiford Kevin Overton Caleb Williams Adam Olsen Thomas Dowd

7:57 2H | Alabama 70, Auburn 67 Bukky Oboye just fouled out of the game. Narcisse Ngoy has 4 fouls. Tigers have been in foul trouble all night.

Adam Olsen is a flamethrower.

11:57 2H | Alabama 58, Auburn 51 Alabama has its biggest lead of the night at 7, and this is probably a needed media timeout for the Tigers.

Dowd is back in the game now.

14:49 2H | Alabama 52, Auburn 48 Been another tough night for Tahaad Pettiford so far: 9 points, 2 assists, 3 turnovers, 2/11 FG, 0/3 3PT

Thomas Dowd just hobbled over to the Auburn bench and had to be replaced by Adam Olsen.

HALF | Alabama 44, Auburn 41 That was a fun first half. Narcisse Ngoy and Kevin Overton lead the way in scoring for Auburn at half with 8 apiece. Caleb Williams has 7. Felt like Auburn played good basketball for most of the first half, but Alabama closed things out a bit better

3:37 1H | Auburn 36, Alabama 34 The Auburn fans are about to lose it with the officials. Tigers are shooting 11/30 overall and have 8 turnovers but have done good things on defense.

7:43 1H | Auburn 31, Alabama 25 Thomas Dowd hasn't scored, but he's been a real force on the boards and on defense. Tigers are getting to the line often and are shooting 10/11 there.

11:46 1H | Auburn 19, Alabama 16 14 fouls early in what's been a physical game. Narcisse Ngoy has 8 points and 4 rebounds for the Tigers. Auburn up 15-6 on the boards.

Narcisse Ngoy has been really impressive to start. He's already up to 8 points.

Auburn bench got fired up after that Thomas Dowd block.

Auburn's starting lineup is in for its exhibition against Alabama tonight: G Tahaad Pettiford G Kevin Overton F Caleb Williams F Thomas Dowd C Narcisse Ngoy

Feuding at Legacy Arena 🔜

Why is Auburn football winning close games this season? Culture, togetherness, and Alex Golesh are some of the reasons why, according to Auburn's players. “The second half, you’ve got to stay on their neck. You can’t let up.” Inside Auburn's mindset late in games: oanow.com/sports/college/aub…

Byrum Brown took a big step against UGA, and Auburn will need him to continue to play at that level. “I think he continues to get more comfortable, continues to get more comfortable with the guys around him." Here's how the QB can build on that performance: oanow.com/sports/college/aub…