The Road to a Championship

3-14-19

Auburn vs. Missouri
Our first game in the SEC Tournament.
Missouri beat Georgia last night.
Tough physical first half.
Good defense.  We make only 3 of 17 three point attempts.
Okeke spends time on the bench with 2 fouls.
Missouri hits some threes.
Halftime score: Auburn 32  Missouri 30
Bryce Brown heats up.
14:42  Auburn 49  Missouri 39
11:04  Auburn 52  Missouri 50 as Missouri comes back.
 7:33   Auburn 62  Missouri 53
 2:14   Auburn 71  Missouri 65
    39   Auburn 78  Missouri 71
Final Score:   Auburn 81  Missouri 71
Tough, gritty, performance with balanced scoring and great bench play.

3/15/19

Auburn vs. South Carolina
Second round
Halftime score: Auburn 36  South Caroline 36
Gamecocks thrive on free throws and rebounds.
12:09  Auburn 49  South Carolina 47
  3:59  Auburn 65  South Carolina 59
  2:54  Auburn 69  South Carolina 59
  2:30  Auburn 69  South Carolina 61
  2:14  Auburn 71  South Carolina 61
  1:13  Auburn 73  South Carolina 61
     44  Auburn 73  South Carolina 61
Final Score:  Auburn 73  South Carolina 64
Once again the Tigers turn it on down the stretch.  Harper scores 27.
Auburn vs. Florida tomorrow night as the Gators eliminate LSU.
Great bench play.

3/16/19

Auburn vs. Florida
SEC semi-finals.  The winner gets Kentucky or Tennessee tomorrow.
Noon tipoff on ESPN.
12:12  Auburn   7   Florida 14
 8:12   Auburn 19   Florida 19
 3:35   Auburn 24   Florida 28
Halftime score: Auburn 30  Tennessee 34
Auburn not playing well especially McLemore.  We have to pick it up.
13:06  Auburn 47  Florida  44
Wiley in the game.
10:32  Auburn 47  Florida 47
  7:49  Auburn 51  Florida 47  Defense!
  3:41  Auburn 59  Florida 55
     57  Auburn 61  Florida 60
     12  Auburn 64  Florida 60
       7  Auburn 64  Florida 62
Harper hits a FT to make it 65 - 62.
Misses the second.
UF can only get up a wild shot as the clock expires.
Final Score:  Auburn 65  Florida 62
Gator Hater!

3/17/19

Auburn vs. Tennessee
SEC Final.  The winner is the SEC Tournament Champion and receives the automatic SEC bid.
12:30 tipoff on ESPN.
Full house heavily favoring the Vols.
Harper gets 2 fouls early and sits for over 17 minutes in the half.
 7:33  Auburn 19  Tennessee 18
Holding our own with Harper on the bench.
McLemore has 3 fouls.
Great Auburn defense is carrying our team.
 6:27  Auburn 25  Tennessee 18
 5:06  Auburn 27  Tennessee 18
 4:25  Auburn 30  Tennessee 18
 3:58  Auburn 41  Tennessee 18
 2:23  Tennessee hasn't scored in 6 minutes.
Halftime score:  Auburn 32  Tennessee 23
12 turnovers created by our defense.
Awesome defense!
14:52  Auburn 43  Tennessee 28
11:22  Auburn 57  Tennessee 34
Up tempo needs to continue.  Full court game.  No fouls.
 6:31  Auburn 68  Tennessee 53
 3:54  Auburn 75  Tennessee 57
 1:17  Auburn 81  Tennessee 64
Final Score: Auburn 84  Tennessee 64
Unbelievable!
No only winning, but a blowout!
What a tournament in Nashville!  What a victory!  What a team!!!