Doughty, Okoro lead No. 16 Auburn past Iowa State 80-76

Doughty, Okoro lead No. 16 Auburn past Iowa State 80-76
Jan 25, 2020; Auburn, AL, USA; Isaac Okoro (23) during the game against Iowa State at Auburn Arena. (Source: Shanna Lockwood/AU Athletics)
January 25, 2020 at 2:52 PM CST - Updated January 25 at 4:39 PM

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Isaac Okoro scored 19 points, Samir Doughty scored 18 and No. 16 Auburn held off Iowa State 80-76 in the opening game of the Big 12/SEC Challenge.

The Tigers improved to 17-2. Auburn led by 14 points with under six minutes left before the Cyclones rallied. Rasir Bolton had 23 points for Iowa State, which fell to 9-10.

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