'Auburn (17-6, 7-3 in the SEC) is going to need someone to make a couple shots over the next couple weeks for this team to feel comfortable about an at-large bid going into the SEC tournament,' columnist JoeGoodmanJr writes.
Auburn trailed by six with 30 seconds to play when Tigers guard Wendell Green Jr. drilled a three-pointer to make it 44-41. Suddenly, after looking like week-old donuts on offense for most of the game, Auburn was blinking “Fresh Hot Now” like Krispy Kreme. A steal and a tip-in by Auburn’s Johni Broome made it a one-point game after that, and so it came down to the final seconds.. Green was tackled by Tennessee’s Olivier Nkamhoua. Green missed. Game over.
I’m not saying Auburn lost the game because of that one controversial play, but if Tennessee is down three at home in that scenario then the correct call probably would have been made. Auburn is 13th in the SEC in three-point shooting percentage at 28.8 percent. That wouldn’t even be a great batting average in baseball. Against Tennessee, the Tigers were 3 of 27 from distance. The officials can’t be blamed for Auburn’s poor aim.
and remained among the best teams in the country. The one loss was to Oklahoma, and Oats acknowledged then that the emotions of everything have been weighing on his team.RELATED:The Crimson Tide has now won at least 20 games in two of Oats’ first four seasons at Alabama. Alabama won 19 games last season, and had 26 victories on the way to the Sweet 16 in 2021. Over an eight-year college career, Oats has reached the 20-win mark five times over eight seasons.
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