Kevin Overton and Keyshawn Hall combined to make 11 3-pointers and No. 20-ranked Auburn shot 59.1% from the floor en route to an 83-73 win over North Carolina State on Wednesday in Auburn, Alabama.The Tigers (7-2) led much of the night, but only created some breathing room when Hall fueled a pivotal, 10-0 run midway through the second half.With NC State (5-3) trailing 56-54 on Tre Holloman’s 3-pointer, Hall scored eight consecutive points — including a pair of triples — after a Sebastian Williams-Adams layup kicked off Auburn’s run.The surge gave the Tigers a lead that hovered between seven and 12 points for the final 10 minutes. Auburn warded off Wolfpack rally efforts with the red-hot shooting of Overton and Hall, who answered made NC State 3-pointers with triples on three separate occasions down the stretch.Hall answered long-range makes from Holloman and Ven-Allen Lubin, while Overton knocked down an attempt from deep to respond to a Paul McNeil Jr. 3-pointer.NC State went 10 of 30 from outside, led by Holloman’s 4 of 9 on the way to 16 points. He complemented Qadir Copeland’s team-high 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor.
