Overton and Hall lead the way for No. 20 Auburn in 83-73 win over NC State in ACC/SEC Challenge

AUBURN Ala AP Kevin Overton scored a career-high points Keyshawn Hall added and No Auburn handled North Carolina State - in the ACC SEC Challenge on Wednesday night The Tigers - won their th consecutive home match against nonconference opponents the longest streak in the nation Overton also pulled down nine rebounds He hit of shots of from -point range and sank all seven free throws Hall finished with boards and topped points for the sixth time this season N C State - responded to an early -point deficit with a - run to retake the lead But it was short-lived Auburn controlled the match the rest of the way The Tigers were plagued by turnovers though with of their coming in the first half The Wolfpack turned those mistakes into points A - run capped by a -pointer from Hall gave Auburn a - lead and chosen breathing room midway through the second half The Tigers shot from the field and from -point distance Quadir Copeland led N C State with points Tre Holloman added and Darrion Williams had One of the loudest roars of the night came when Auburn s new football coach Alex Golesh was introduced Golesh was hired from South Florida on Sunday after a four-week search that followed the dismissal of Hugh Freeze Up next N C State hosts UNC Asheville on Saturday Auburn plays at No Arizona on Saturday Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here and here AP News mobile app AP college basketball https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-basketball-poll and https apnews com hub college-basketball Source