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AUBURN, Ala. -- The play didnt come off precisely as Auburn drew it up, but T.J. Dunans made it turn out perfectly, anyway.Dunans hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer off an inbounds pass to lift Auburn to a 76-74 victory over Mercer on Sunday.I knew it was going in, he said. The way I shot, I knew it was going in.Dunans grabbed the pass from Mustapha Heron with 1.4 seconds left, turned and fired up the winning shot from the left corner for the Tigers (8-2), who have won two straight minus a pair of suspended starters. The play was designed by assistant coach Chuck Person to get the ball to Jared Harper off a screen but Danjel Purifoy jumped the gun.Jared curled and wasnt open, so really Mustapha had no one to throw the ball to, Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. So he threw it to the tallest, next-available player and that was Dunans in the corner.Obviously he made a memorable shot.Rian Holland had scored five points in the final 11 seconds to give Mercer (5-6) a 74-73 lead. Auburn fumbled away its first chance to grab the win but cashed in on the last-gasp attempt.Heron couldnt control the inbounds pass near midcourt for the Tigers, who were forced to call timeout with 1.4 seconds to play. On the next inbounds attempt, Heron then found Dunans, who managed to get off the game-winner.Holland scored 24 points for the Bears. He hit a runner in the lane and then followed an Auburn free throw with a layup with 3.8 seconds left, drawing a foul and making the free throw for the Bears.Heron scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half for Auburn. Dunans scored 13 points and made three 3-pointers while TJ Lang had 11. Freshman Austin Wiley made the go-ahead basket with 45 seconds left in his Auburn debut.The five-star prospect, who signed in November, had nine points on 5-of-8 free throws. Auburn announced Friday that Wiley was cleared by the NCAA to join the team, and the 6-foot-11, 255-pounder debuted after two days of practice with the team.Hes a terrific young man whos extremely dedicated that worked really hard to get here, Pearl said.Added Wiley: At first I was nervous but as the game started flowing, I started picking it up and got comfortable out there as the game was going.Auburn made 9 of 25 3-pointers three days after tying the SEC record with 21.Jordan Strawberry added 13 points for Mercer and Demetre Rivers scored 10.Were not into moral victories, Mercer coach Bob Hoffman said. We wanted the `W today and we didnt get it, but I saw some things that we can carry (over) to get better.BIG PICTUREMercer: Has lost five of its last six games. Outrebounded Auburn 41-26.Auburn: Took the series lead, at 17-16, and has won eight of the last 10 meetings. Made 27 of 35 free throws.WILEYS DEBUTWiley was the centerpiece of Auburns Top 10 recruiting class. The son of former Tigers stars Aubrey Wiley and Vickie Orr came into the game with 12:55 left in the first half and was fouled going up for a shot three seconds later. He was 2 of 5 shooting with three rebounds and two blocked shots. Aubrey Wiley had 16 points in his Auburn debut while the Olympian Orr opened with 12 points and 10 rebounds.SUSPENSIONSAuburn starters Horace Spencer and Bryce Brown sat out their second straight game since being suspended following an arrest on misdemeanor marijuana possession charges.UP NEXTMercer hosts La Salle Thursday night.Auburn faces Oklahoma in the Hall of Fames Birthday of Basketball event Wednesday night in Uncasville, Conn.Carson Wentz Youth Jersey . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. 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Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services.CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Sydney Wiese scored 13 points, freshman Kat Tudor added 12 points and No. 24 Oregon State held Idaho State to 14 second-half points in a 61-38 victory on Monday night.Wiese scored nine points in the first half as Oregon State held a 26-24 lead. Tudor hit a 3-pointer with 3:44 left in the third quarter to cap a 13-2 run for a 39-26 lead. Tudor made another 3 with 4:46 left in the fourth for a 17-point lead.Tudor was 4 of 5 from distance.Marie Guulich scored 11 points for Oregon State (2-0), which was outrebounded 42-35.dddddddddddd Wiese was 5 of 8 from the field and set a career high with six steals.Estefania Ors led Idaho State (0-2) with 11 points but the Bengals were just 16-of-59 shooting (27.1 percent) from the floor. Idaho State was outscored 25-14 in the second half. ' ' '