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Auburn point guard Tahj Shamsid-Deen fights for a loose ball in the Tigers' SEC home opener against Missouri on Saturday. (Associated Press)

-- For the second straight game, Auburn couldn't come up with a shot when it needed it most.On three straight possessions in the final two minutes, Chris Denson and KT Harrell settled for contested layups that didn't fall, allowing Missouri swingman Earnest Ross to knock down free throws and seal the game.Auburn's last chance ended when Wes Clark tipped away an inbounds pass from Tahj Shamsid-Deen with 2.9 seconds left, landing in the hands of Missouri's Jabari Brown to hand Auburn a 70-68 loss on Saturday at Auburn Arena.Brown appeared to travel on his way out of bounds, but the referees didn't blow the whistle, and by then Auburn had already missed several chances down the stretch."When it matters the most, in those key moments, your execution has got to be at its highest," Auburn coach Tony Barbee said. "In those key moments, those last three or four possessions, our execution was at its lowest in this game."Despite an inability to rebound and a disappointing day at the free throw line, Auburn (8-5, 0-2) kept itself in the game as the second half wore down by knocking down 53.6 percent of its shots in the second half and putting the clamps down on Missouri's dribble-oriented offense, limiting Mizzou (13-2, 1-1) to just 32.7 percent shooting.With Denson struggling -- averaging 19.8 points coming into the game, he had only 11 and made just 3-of-10 free throws -- Harrell stepped up, pouring in 27 points with the help of Shamsid-Deen, the freshman point guard who had 13 points and six assists against a lengthy Missouri backcourt.Mizzou countered with 20 points by Jordan Clarkson, 15 from Brown and 16 from Ross, who was Auburn's leading scorer and rebounder three years ago before deciding to transfer due to what he has called his own decision. Barbee has always called it a mutual decison.And in his return to Auburn, Ross took a beating from the fans, hearing "Auburn reject" chanted loudly in every trip to the free-throw line.Ross made 8-of-8 from the stripe, including six in the final five minutes to lock up the game."You heard the boos," Clarkson said. "I think he quieted them down when he hit those free throws. it was a big win for him. You always want to win against a team you used to play."For Auburn, though, the game had little to do with Ross and more to do with a 12-game SEC losing streak that dates back to last season and has nearly been broken twice this week, the Tigers losing two SEC games by a combined five points to Ole Miss and Missouri.In this one, the Tigers -- undermanned inside after-- were out-rebounded 44-28 and made only 14-of-26 free throws. Mizzou countered with 31 from the stripe, evening out Auburn's advantage in execution.For much of the game, Auburn stayed in a 2-3 zone that frustrated Missouri, but the home team never figured out how to rebound out of the defense."We were in a zone, so you have to box out an area," Shamsid-Deen said. "We were trying to find somebody, but they were crashing hard and playing tough. They played tougher than we did tonight."Despite those issues, Auburn had its second straight chance to break the SEC streak with the game winding down.Auburn simply couldn't come up with a good look at the basket. Even Denson's go-ahead points to make it 67-66 came on a contested shot that was called for goaltending."We have to execute," Harrell said. "Coach made the right decisions on the plays he called to give us a chance to win the game. We got good lucks, but we just need to execute."Especially in crunch time.