'It's certainly not a bad loss for us. It's a loss that we hope we can learn from.'
on Saturday, it's a long season. And Sampson purposely scheduled Auburn to get an early look at how battle-tested his team is. is still not at full strength, with senior forward Ja'Vier Francis getting back into game shape after missing three weeks with a groin injury.
Francis started, but played only nine minutes vs. Auburn. His presence would have helped the Cougars better defend Auburn big man Johni Broome down the stretch. Broome finished with 20 points, 9 rebounds, 5 blocks, 3 assists and 2 steals. "The kid I thought that went in and changed the game for them was Pettiford. I thought he was really, really good. He changed the game. And he did it in transition. A big point of emphasis to prepare for this game was transition defense because Auburn's so good at it. And we were awesome. First half ... we were up five because of our rebounding and transition defense.
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