Auburn Faces Tennessee In SEC Semifinals

…..Mississippi State’s coach sounds like Pee Wee Herman!

…..War Eagle!

LET’S DO THIS!!

….Both teams are launching it!

…..trend of leaving a shooter open on the back side.

…..for dunks.

…..Auburn dunks!

…..we’re playing some tenacious press. Even off the turnover, they’re reaching for the ball.

…..quicker inside, right now.

…..12-10, at the first TV break.

…..is a lot more careless than Florida’s, so far.

Get their bigs in fould trouble

…..hit the FT’s, though.

……Tennessee is giving up fouls and turnovers at a pretty good clip.

…..have combined for 3 fouls, already.

……Auburn clings to a 16-15 lead. Lost composure a bit on the last two possessions, and Tennessee has closed.

….is gone. 16 all.

That won’t last

……around the basket.

……on 3 straight possessions, and UT leads by 4, as a result.

…..a mugging go on, there.

……now we’re turning it over a lot. Travels, throws out of bounds, trying to drive on 7-footers.

…..the front end of the one and one.

Kareem move!

….if the Towering Chism keeps bombing the 3.

…..to stop him.

…..Barrett misses the front end.

….with 4:05 left in the half.

…..but it goes in.

…..can’t miss.

Their rim has to be larger than ours

…..not a foul?

Reverse layup!

Just hit one to get it back to single digits

…..auburn trails, 47-36. Tennessee couldn’t miss, in the first half.

UT shot 62% in the first half. No way that happens in the 2nd half. If we keep forcing TOs and START MAKING FTs we’ve got a shot. The first few minutes of the 2nd half are critical. We’ve got to come out hot.

…..the “associate-assistant director of SEC media blah-blah-blah” trots out at half time, to award Raycom a plaque, commemorating the last SEC game Raycom will broadcast. Thanks for the memories, guys. Don’t let the door hit your backside on the way out!

…..with a jam, a steal, and a chance to cut it to seven!

…..keeps us in it with a 3.

…..is in foul trouble.

…..UT misses a FT!

…..Go, Auburn!

…..but we’re giving up too many fouls.

That was the strangest possession by UT this series.

Ends with a tip in by Chism, so I’m good, but still .. ..

……15:26, 55-50.

…..bombs another 3.

…..2 of 3. 6 point game. Auburn into the bench again, and gives up an easy one.

…..and a chance for 3 on the dribble-drive.

….has been little help, today.

Stupid penalty

…..It’s do or die time.

…..lane violations, anymore.

…..a good penetration to the lane, and stays within 8, with the ball. 12 minutes left.

8-0 would be great

Vot!

Down by 6. Gut check time. How bad do we want it?

They hit every time we foul them on the shot

How do you count that bucket?

…..with the Hack-a-Shaq approach. It’s hurting Auburn.

…..and the clock is the enemy. We’re giving up layup, foul, 3-point play, and then clanking it off the front of the rim on the other end. Only pressure D, and steals, have kept us this close.

…..But can we score, and force a dry spell on the Vols? There’s still time, but it’s now or never, to make a run.

…..And clanks the 3!

….on the other end. Just over 3 minutes left, Vols by 8.

It’s possible, but highly improbable

……and the second… good. 9 point lead.

……and a jam on the other end. It’s basically over.

We are in a dire situation for an NCAA bid

Vols by 11, Barrett at the line.

Vol lead is 84-75.

   No defense back.

86 points? Sheesh

to cut it back to 9, with 1:46. Timeout Auburn.

….in the first half. And we didn’t drain enough of ours.

UT for a 1 & 1. Clank! Oh, they called intentional? Second shot: in. 10 point game.

….UT rebound, another foul.

Congrats to an excellent run to end the season .. We’ve liked our SEC West revenge this tourney so far. I was pretty impressed with Auburn in the second but more impressed with our Vols. Each time ya’ll ran we found a way to answer.

And, yeah, just too much Chi$$le (we call him that when he hits 4-7 but it’s just “Mr. Chism” when he misses) in the first half.

Though I’m not liking our FT shooting in the second half.

And, as I said at the start of this thread, I think Auburn should be in.

……Good luck to UT, against the Bulldogs. Y’all were too much for us, today.

…..94-85 is the final. War Eagle, and despite going down today, it’s been a good season!

…..On the bright side, I don’t have to set an alarm for the final, tomorrow. I can sleep!

allow 50%+ more points than last night to be scored and expect to win.

Defense looked a little shaky. Granted, TN shot the lights out.

Props to the Vols…