Auburn ties longest active win streak in nation after comeback win

The Auburn Tigers men’s basketball team completed their comeback victory over Ole Miss, tying the longest active win streak in the nation. The win was Auburn’s 13th in a row, currently the eighth-longest streak in school history.

Auburn extends win streak

Tigers’ head coach Bruce Pearl is no stranger to win streaks, as his current Auburn team still hasn’t caught up to his best streak yet. The 2019-20 Auburn Tigers reached a 15-game win streak of their own under Pearl before the season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, Pearl’s current team is poised to match that mark if they can beat Georgia and Kentucky over their next two games.

After Baylor and Southern Cal fell earlier in the week, there are no remaining undefeated teams in major college basketball. Auburn’s streak ties Davidson for the longest active streaks in the nation.

Auburn fell down early against Ole Miss in the first half, trailing by as many as 14 points. The Tigers were able to cut into the lead before the break, down only six. From there, Auburn’s defense tightened up considerably and held the Rebels to only 27 points in the second half as they went on to win 80-71.

The win improved Auburn to 16-1 on the season, with a 5-0 record in SEC play so far. Their only loss of the season came early at the hands of the University of Connecticut. With Baylor’s second loss of the season coming on Saturday as well, Auburn is looking to improve on their current No. 4 ranking.

Baylor falls to Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State impressed in a number of ways on Saturday, but nothing surprised fans more than the final score over the current No. 1 ranked team in the nation. The Cowboys improved to 9-7 on the season and 2-3 in conference play as they shook up the Big 12 rankings.

Meanwhile, Baylor’s loss was the second of the season and the second loss this week. After beginning the season with a 15-0 record, Baylor lost back-to-back home games against Texas Tech and Oklahoma State to fall into third place in the Big 12. Baylor is the first AP No. 1 team in history to lose two home games in a single week.

Before falling to Texas Tech, Baylor had the longest winning streak in the nation with 21-straight wins. The Bears had also won 22 consecutive home games, winning those by an average margin of more than 26 points.