NCAA Game Summary - Missouri vs. Auburn

Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) - Though its national championship fate remains undetermined, the Auburn Tigers sent about as strong a statement possible in their final opportunity to make an impression on the BCS voters.

Riding a 46-carry, 304-yard, four-touchdown effort from Tre Mason, Auburn sewed up the SEC title and remained in the hunt for a berth in the BCS Championship Game with an emphatic 49-34 victory over Missouri at the Georgia Dome.

Auburn (12-1) racked up a whopping 536 yards on the ground in all en route to its third-ever SEC Championship Game victory and first since 2010, when it won the national title later that season behind Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Cam Newton.

Whether the Tigers will have the opportunity to extend the SEC's current run of national champions remains to be seen. Auburn entered Saturday's play third in the BCS standings behind Florida State and Ohio State, both of whom are playing in their respective conference title games later in the night.

Nick Marshall added 101 rushing yards and a touchdown for Auburn, which didn't win a single game in SEC play a season ago before undergoing the biggest turnaround in league history under first-year head coach Gus Malzahn. Marshall added 132 yards and a touchdown through the air while completing a crisp 9-of-11 passes.

Missouri (11-2) received 301 passing yards and three touchdowns from quarterback James Franklin, who rushed for a score as well, but its usually stingy defense met its match in an Auburn spread attack that ran at will all throughout the afternoon.

Dorial Green-Beckham had 143 yards and two touchdowns on six catches for Missouri, with Henry Josey rushing for 123 yards on nine totes in the loss. Franklin completed 21-of-37 attempts and was intercepted once.