Auburn certainly didn't win any style points on the hardwood on Monday night, but the Tigers held on to narrowly escape Bethune-Cookman in overtime in their season opener at Neville Arena.

The Tigers have won 13 of their last 14 season openers, with head coach Steven Pearl joining the list of Joel Eaves, Bill Lynn, Sonny Smith, Cliff Ellis, Jeff Lebo and Bruce Pearl as head coaches to win in their Auburn debuts.

Here are the biggest takeaways from the game:

Unnecessary foul sends it to overtime, but Auburn overcomes

It seemed like the Tigers would narrowly escape with an 81-78 win in regulation.

But what would an Auburn sporting event be without a little chaos?

With under .5 seconds left to play, Bethune-Cookman's Arterio Morris threw up a half-court heave, but was fouled – unnecess

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