Almost.

It's a word that has haunted the Auburn men's basketball team all season.

It reared its ugly head against last Saturday in Baton Rouge, La., when Auburn almost upset then-No. 13 LSU.

AU head coach Jeff Lebo watched his team go shot-for-shot with the Bayou Bengals for 40 minutes. Auburn (11-7, 1-2 SEC) even had a chance to win the game on freshman Kelvin Lewis' 3-pointer at the buzzer, which rimmed in and out.

Almost. So close. But Lebo's not interested in hearing anything like that.

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