Bruce Pearl’s program turnaround effort is in full force.
For the first time since 2000, the Auburn basketball team has won back-to-back games in the SEC Tournament, today’s win a 66-59 comeback victory over the fifth seed Texas A&M.
The Tigers came out firing, but found themselves in a 10 point hole at halftime, down 33-23.
But the Auburn defense smothered the Aggies in the second half, allowing only 26 points while scoring 43 of their own.
Of those 66 Tiger points, 25 of them came from the hands of senior and league-leading scorer KT Harrell, who also added five rebounds.
Cinmeon Bowers just missed adding another double-double to his stat sheet, scoring five points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
Alex Robinson and Alex Caruso led the way for the Aggies, each scoring eleven points.
The win moves Auburn to 14-19 overall, and to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.
In the quarters, the Tigers will face SEC west foe LSU, who Auburn defeated in Baton Rouge earlier this season, but lost to at Auburn Arena later in the season.
The quarterfinal matchup will tipoff Friday, March 13, at approximately 2:30 CT in Nashville, Tennessee, and will be broadcast on SEC Network.
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