Auburn Ambushed

Keion Bell scored 24 points and Earnest Ross added 23, both season highs, as No. 17 Missouri used another strong second half to beat Auburn 91-77 on Saturday.Ross hit five 3-pointers off the bench in his first game against his former team. The 6-foot-5, 222-pound guard played two seasons at Auburn, leading the team with 13.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game his sophomore year.It was not the most fluent game to watch, however. The referees called a combined 49 fouls and the two teams combined to shoot 69 free throws but the slogging pace didn’t seem to affect Missouri (16-5, 5-3 Southeastern Conference), which shot 54.5 percent from the floor after shooting 38 percent in a 73-70 loss at LSU on Wednesday.Phil Pressey scored four points and attempted just two field goals the entire game, but handed out 10 assists. Next Wednesday, the Tigers will try to win their first true road game of the season at Texas A&M