LSU uses hot Waters for victory

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tremont Waters had 19 points and 10 assists and LSU overcame a sluggish start to beat Auburn 83-78.

Skylar Mays had 20 points for LSU (19-4, 9-1 SEC), which bounced back from its lone conference loss with a pair of league victories heading into its toughest road test yet at fifth-ranked Kentucky.

Jared Harper scored 25 for Auburn (16-7, 5-5), which saw its three-game winning streak snapped.