-- Auburn's SEC opener has finally arrived.

The Tigers (2-0) host Mississsippi State (1-1) in a game that has become almost a tradition. The two teams have opened up SEC play against each other for 10 straight seasons, adding a little sizzle to the rivalry.

Be ready, live updates will follow here in reverse chronological order.

FINAL: AUBURN 24, MISSISSIPPI STATE 20

FOURTH QUARTER

** Auburn 24, Mississippi State 20

Nick Marshall may have just had his coming-out party. Drives the Tigers 88 yards in 12 plays in 1:46, leaving 10 seconds on the clock as he hits C.J. Uzomah for an 11-yard touchdown pass to give Auburn the lead. Marshall hit 6-of-8 passes for 76 yards on the drive to take the lead.

** Interception

With a chance to take the lead after a big stop,

Nick Marshall

makes a bad read, throwing a ball that's tipped into the air for a

Nickoe Whitley

interception.

THIRD QUARTER

** Mississippi State 20, Auburn 17

After a bizarre play where

Nick Marshall

completed a pass to himself off of a batted ball for 37 yards, the drive stalls on three running plays, and

Cody Parkey

kicks a 47-yard field goal. Tigers have struggled to finish drives against the Bulldogs.

(9:53)

** Mississippi State 20, Auburn 14

All

Dak Prescott

on that drive. After a key third-down throw to get the drive started, Prescott broke it open with a 47-yard rush up the middle and over the left side to drive deep into Tigers territory, then scored on a 2-yard touchdown.

HALFTIME: AUBURN 14, MISSISSIPPI STATE 13

SECOND QUARTER

** Auburn 14, Mississippi State 13

Dak Prescott

punches in a 5-yard touchdown run to pull the Bulldogs within 1. Mississippi State goes 84 yards in 11 plays, with a big completion to

Jameon Lewis

up the seam to push the drive deep into Tigers' territory.

** Auburn 14, Mississippi State 6

The Tigers drove another 74 yards in 13 plays, but a bad sack taken by

Nick Marshall

on second-and-goal keeps Auburn out of the end zone, and

Cody Parkey

has to settle for a 19-yard field goal.

(13:36)

FIRST QUARTER

** Auburn 11, Mississippi State 6

And just like that, Auburn's defense run of 20 straight possessions without a touchdown is over. On the first play of the drive,

Dak Prescott

found a wide-open

Robert Johnson

up the left side for a 68-yard touchdown pass, and

Jameon Lewis

took a reverse on the next play for 14 yards and a touchdown, but the Bulldogs couldn't convert for two.

(4:09, first quarter)

** Auburn 11, Mississippi State 0

Marshall makes the best of a broken play on that one. Facing a third-and-7, Marshall fumbles the snap, picks it up, rolls left and hits a wide-open

Quan Bray

for a 76-yard touchdown. Then, using the same formation that produced a 2-point conversion in the first game,

Ryan White

hits

Brandon Fulse

on a jump pass for the conversion.

** Auburn 3, Mississippi State 0

The Tigers' defense holds again. Auburn gives up plenty of yards on the first drive, struggling with

Dak Prescott

's running up the middle, then holds inside the red zone for another stop.

** Auburn 3, Mississippi State 0

Cody Parkey

knocks through a 40-yard field goal. Auburn came out pacing on that drive, but the series stalled after a fumbled exchange by

Nick Marshall

on first down and the Tigers' first sack of the season.

PREGAME