After a near-squandering of its win over Texas, Auburn basketball still has room to improve in Bruce Pearl's eyes. Here's where and why.

The No. 2 Auburn Tigers fought off a pesky Texas Longhorn squad on Tuesday, 87-82. The win moves Auburn to 2-0 in SEC play and puts them in a prime position to earn the No. 1 spot in next week's rankings following No.

Auburn was led to victory by Johni Broome and Miles Kelly. Broome had 20 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals. Kelly had 18 points and shot 4-of-6 from 3-point range. Three other Tigers put up double-figures: Baker-Mazara had 16 points and Denver Jones and Tahaad Pettiford each added 10.