The Texas A&M Aggies scored a major upset win on Tuesday, taking down the No. 1 Auburn Tigers 83-72 at Reed Arena. Following the upset, Auburn coach Bruce Pearl went out of his way to compliment the Aggies for physically dominating the game.
A plethora of squads have entered March Madness beat up and failed to deliver on expectations. The Auburn Tigers are trying to not be part of the wrong side of history after they suffered consecutive defeats to the Alabama Crimson Tide and Texas A&M Aggies.
Against Alabama, Auburn will have a similar challenge. The Crimson Tide ranks 29th in offensive rebound percentage, per KenPom, and grabbed 14 offensive boards in the two teams' first matchup this season.
Auburn basketball head coach Bruce Pearl detailed what went wrong for his team after being upset by Texas A&M.
Winning what is arguably the greatest conference in men’s college basketball history is extremely exhausting. After clinching the SEC regular season title in Saturday’s win at Kentucky, No. 1 Auburn (27-3) was thoroughly outmatched in Tuesday’s road game versus Texas A&M (21-9),
After suffering an unexpected loss to the Texas A&M Aggies, Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl made a very strong statement about his team's performance.
The No. 22 Texas A&M Aggies pulled off a massive upset of the No. 1 Auburn Tigers on Tuesday night, ending a four-game losing streak in the process. In fact, the Aggies didn't just win, they beat the nation's top team by double digits, leading wire-to-wire along the way.
Bruce Pearl says Auburn was ‘physically dominated’ in loss to Texas A&M in which the Tigers were outrebounded 41-25, giving up 29 2nd-chance points.
It was Texas A & M’s first-ever win over a team ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll and ends a six-game winning streak for the Tigers, who clinched the Southeastern Conference title with a win over Kentucky on Saturday.
Bruce Pearl gives an availability update for his Auburn Tigers ahead of Saturday's regular-season finale against Alabama.