Despite two bum shoulders and a cut in his hand, Tahj Shamsid-Deen had his best scoring game of SEC play Saturday in the Tigers' 71-63 loss to Tennessee.
The sophomore guard scored 14 points, going 6-for-12 from the floor and hitting two 3-pointers despite nagging injuries that have forced him to leave many games early this season.
"He's got both shoulders separated," head coach Bruce Pearl said. "He's got a pretty big cut in his hand."
Shamsid-Deen has yet to miss a game against a Division I opponent this season and said he is determined to play through the injuries.
"I've been all right," Shamsid-Deen said. "I rehab every day, twice a day. I'm just trying to play through it."
While a conference-best performance was little consolation for Shamsid-Deen, Pearl said those who watched the game will leave with respect for the toughness and grit he is playing with.
"From the standpoint of you walking away from the game, you say '[Tennessee forward] Armani Moore is a beast,'" Pearl said. "But you also walk away knowing that little guy from Auburn plays hard and he's hard to keep in front."
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