Auburn, which lost eight of its previous 11 games, enjoyed their biggest win of the season as Tennessee failed to score over the final six minutes.
Auburn guard Allen Flanigan goes up for a dunk after being fouled during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Auburn, Ala. The Auburn Tigers finished with a second-half flourish and a better feeling about their NCAA Tournament prospects.
“We’re at the point right now where it’s win or go home, so nobody’s worrying about their stats,” Green said. “We just lost to Kentucky and Alabama so we knew we had to get a win. We see all the bracketologists’ stuff, so we knew we needed to get a win.” “Where do you begin and where do you end on this one?” Tigers coach Bruce Pearl said. “The players have been through a lot this year. It’s been a bit of a grind. The league is so competitive. Teams play so hard and so physically, This team’s been through some real adversity but continued to get up off the mat and compete.”
Green scored just seven points on 2-of-10 shooting in the previous meeting, a 46-43 Tennessee win. He matched that over the final 1:37 of this game and the Tigers scored 49 in the second half alone against a defense allowing just 56.7 points a game, third-best nationally. Auburn only hit two baskets in the final 4-plus minutes of the opening half but both were 3s from Green. The second snapped a 7-0 Vols run at the buzzer to cut the halftime margin to 34-30.Barnes wasn’t pinning the loss on Zeigler’s absence. His team did have 16 assists.
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