Swamp celebration: Auburn wins 76-67 at No. 16 Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Winning in Gator country for the first time in 30 years, Keyshawn Hall scored 24 points, Auburn started strong and finished stronger to knock off No. 16 Florida 76-67 Saturday at O’Connell Center. “That’s an unbelievable win for our ballclub,” Auburn coach Steven Pearl said. “We’ve been here for 11 years. That might be the best road win that we’ve ever had as a program. If you look back at Auburn basketball history, that might be one of the best road wins we’ve ever had. I thought our guys, for about 32 minutes, executed the gameplan to perfection.” Leading by 15 at the half, Sebastian Williams-Adams made a 3-pointer to put the Tigers ahead 46-28 one minute into the second half. The defending national champions did not go down quietly, steadily chipping away and twice evening the score midway through the second half.  After Thomas Haugh, who led all scorers with 27, tied the score at 56-56 with 8:09 to play, Tahaad Pettiford restored the lead for Auburn a minute later with a jumper in the paint, and the Tigers led the rest of the game. “They had all the momentum in the world.” Pearl said. “Our
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