Breaking down Houston's NCAA Tournament second-round game vs. Auburn
Finished seventh in the SEC during the regular season. … Eight of the Tigers’ past 13 games have been decided by single digits. … Auburn has five 20-win seasons in the past six years, including back-to-back under coach Bruce Pearl. … Auburn lost a pair of NBA first-round picks from last year’s team, including forward Jabari Smith Jr., who was taken third overall by the Rockets. … Allen Flanigan was an All-SEC pick two years ago before a torn ACL.
Auburn big man Johni Broome gave Iowa a taste of his shot-blocking prowess during the Tigers' first-round win over the Hawkeyes.Broome, a 6-foot-10, 235-pound transfer from Morehead State, averages 14.2 points and 8.5 rebounds. He is the Tigers’ top post player and elite shot blocker with 2.3 blocks per game.The 6-8 freshman forward had 16 points in Thursday’s opener and is averaging 14 points in the last three games.
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