They did it.
Auburn’s Baton Rouge losing streak is no more. The orange and blue Tigers, behind a big game from Bo Nix and a huge fourth quarter from the defense, beat LSU in Death Valley for the first time since 1999 with a 24-19 victory.
Nix led Auburn on a pair of touchdown drives in the fourth quarter, and Auburn safety Bydarrius Knighten picked off Max Johnson on a fourth down to seal the game.
In case you missed our live updates of the action, here’s how it went down.
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1:01 4Q: Picked off by Bydarrius Knighten. Auburn is going to win.
1:20 4Q: Kayshon Boutte hauls in a 22-yard reception to give LSU a first down at Auburn’s 32-yard line. The play is under review. INCOMPLETE. Fourth-and-6 upcoming.
3:11 4Q: Hunter scores. Auburn leads. TOUCHDOWN (Auburn 24, LSU 19)
3:58 4Q: Nix again finds Shivers for a first down, Auburn now has first-and-goal at the 9.
5:20 4Q: Jarquez Hunter goes for 44 yards on a toss, all the way to LSU’s 22-yard line.
5:53 4Q: Nix throws a swing pass to Shivers on third-and-5 to move the chains.
7:14 4Q: LSU was going to go for it on fourth-and-2, but a penalty pushes LSU back. Bayou Bengals will punt.
9:02 4Q: Auburn goes three-and-out and will punt from its own end zone. LSU will start at its own 47.
9:50 4Q: Colby Wooden drags Johnson down, and Auburn forces another punt at midfield.
12:00 4Q: Nix scrambles around but can’t find anyone this time. Auburn goes three-and-out.
13:52 4Q: Auburn’s defense gets a key three-and-out.
14:16 4Q: Nix keeps for a TOUCHDOWN (LSU 19, Auburn 17)
15:00 4Q: Nix runs for a first-and-goal inside the LSU 5-yard line.
END FOURTH QUARTER
0:47 3Q: Auburn’s into the red zone after a 12-yard run by Nix.
2:51 3Q: Kobe Hudson hauls in a 20-yard reception to get into LSU territory.
4:02 3Q: Eku Leota hits Max Johnson on third-and-long, Johnson fumbles, but LSU recovers. Cade York nails a 51-yard FIELD GOAL (LSU 19, Auburn 10).
6:21 3Q: LSU is held to a fourth-and-short, but it converts on the ground.
8:10 3Q: LSU is inside Auburn’s 35-yard line with a couple quick completions from Johnson.
9:11 3Q: Nix is incomplete on third-and-long, and Auburn will attempt another long field goal. Carlson’s 52-yard attempt is blocked.
9:37 3Q: Nix again scrambles away from pressure, this time hitting Shenker for 33 yards.
11:03 3Q: Big stand for Auburn’s defense inside the 6-yard line. LSU kicks the short FIELD GOAL (LSU 16, Auburn 10).
12:14 3Q: Johnson scrambles on third-and-short to give LSU a first-and-goal.
15:00 3Q: Auburn tries an onside kick to open the second half but can’t jump on it.
END SECOND QUARTER
0:20 2Q: Nix can’t move the chains on third down, and Carlson comes out for another long field goal. Carlson is good from 49 yards out. FIELD GOAL (LSU 13, Auburn 0)
1:07 2Q: Harsin goes for it on fourth-and-2, and Nix again moves the chains with a scramble drill completion.
1:47 2Q: Nix is passing effectively again, and Auburn is at midfield with 2 minutes left in the half.
3:11 2Q: Nix hits Shivers out of his own end zone, and the running back moves the chains with a reception.
3:26 2Q: Auburn gets a big pass breakup on third down, and LSU will punt. Auburn is pinned at its own 5-yard line.
3:52 2Q: LSU is just shy of midfield with a first down.
5:14 2Q: Auburn goes for it on fourth-and-2 in LSU territory, and Nix throws a touchdown to Tyler Fromm after dancing around and avoiding pressure. TOUCHDOWN (LSU 13, Auburn 7).
7:40 2Q: Nix hits Shenker for a first down into LSU territory.
8:38 2Q: Nix is back at quarterback for Auburn after one drive for Finley.
8:40 2Q: After a false start, LSU elects to kick a FIELD GOAL (LSU 13, Auburn 0).
8:40 2Q: LSU takes its last timeout of the first half facing a fourth-and-1 at Auburn’s 4-yard line.
9:56 2Q: Auburn safety Zion Puckett is injured on the field. He jogs off under his own power.
10:10 2Q: LSU converts a third-and-15 with a 40-yard completion.
12:09 2Q: Finley throws an incompletion on fourth-and-5, and it’s a turnover on downs.
12:56 2Q: Finley is hit as he throws but still hits John Samuel Shenker for a big completion in LSU territory, but Austin Troxell is called for unncessary roughness. Auburn first down at LSU’s 46-yard line.
11:01 2Q: Derick Hall sacks Johnson to make for a third-and-long.
13:31 2Q: T.J. Finley checks in at quarterback for Auburn.
13:37 2Q: Cade York hits a 33-yard FIELD GOAL (LSU 10, Auburn 0).
14:13 2Q: Zion Puckett drops an interception on second-and-long.
END FIRST QUARTER
0:35 1Q: Johnson scrambles just short of a first down, and LSU is going for it. Tony Fair jumps offsides, and LSU converts with the freebie.
1:29 1Q: Boutte is over 100 yards receiving as LSU moves inside Auburn’s 40-yard line.
1:35 1Q: After review, Hall is not called for targeting and will stay in the game.
1:35 1Q: Auburn edge rusher Derick Hall is being reviewed for targeting. Auburn’s other starting edge, T.D. Moultry, is already out today.
2:18 1Q: Anders Carlson misses a 51-yard field goal.
2:18 1Q: Nix is nearly intercepted on third down, field goal team coming on for Auburn.
4:14 1Q: On third-and-2, Nix finds Tyler Fromm for a first down as he’s being tackled in the backfield. Auburn is inside LSU’s 40-yard line.
5:28 1Q: With a pair of first downs, Auburn has the ball just shy of midfield.
6:33 1Q: Johnson hits Kayshon Boutte for a 31-yard TOUCHDOWN (LSU 7, Auburn 0). Johnson goes 6-6 for 122 yards on LSU’s first drive.
7:20 1Q: A bad snap goes behind Max Johnson for a loss of 21 yards. LSU now has second-and-goal from Auburn’s 30-yard line.
8:07 1Q: LSU calls timeout facing second-and-11 at Auburn’s 21-yard line.
9:57 1Q: LSU converts a third-and-2 and is inside Auburn’s 25-yard line.
11:47 1Q: LSU’s first play from scrimmage is a 55-yard completion to Kayshon Boutte.
12:35 1Q: Nix scrambles out but can’t pick up the first down, and Auburn will punt it away. LSU is pinned inside its own 10-yard line.
14:26 1Q: Auburn converts its first third down of the day with a completion over the middle to Demetris Robertson.
15:00 1Q: Auburn wins the toss and will receive. Bo Nix gets the ball first.
