Auburn head coach Jeff Lebo says he doesn't believe in moral victories.

And he's right: When you're building a program, the only victories that really matter are real ones.

But Sunday's 74-66 loss to No. 2 Pittsburgh certainly resembled a moral victory.

The Tigers hung with Pitt for 39 minutes before cold shooting stopped their comeback try. That was considerably better than last year's game against Pitt, a 78-41 loss in which AU was thoroughly dominated.

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