The Tigers and Razorbacks are set to square off this evening in Nashville, Tenn., in the second round of the SEC Tournament. It will be the teams’ second meeting of the season after Auburn won the first, 72-59, at Neville Arena in early January. 🏀
Bruce Pearl’s team came through this time, though, closing out the Vols down the stretch for a 79-70 win and a signature victory on the Tigers’ postseason resume.
While Auburn is the higher-seeded team — the Tigers earned the No. 7 seed while the Razorbacks are the 10th-seeded team in the league — Pearl’s team isn’t looking past its ultra-talented opponent, even while knowing the potentially rewarding path that lies ahead at Bridgestone Arena.
The 2022-23 regular season was a struggle at times for Auburn, particularly down the stretch as the competition ramped up. But to the Tigers’ credit, they’ve seldom overlooked their competition. As Pearl was sure to point out Tuesday, Auburn had 22 games this season in which it was the higher-rated team in NET. The Tigers won 19 of those matchups, with the only losses coming at Georgia in early January, against Memphis on a neutral court in December and at Vanderbilt last month.
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