Yahoo Autos How Auburn basketball fans, national media reacted to SEC Tournament loss vs. Texas A&M
Auburn basketball fell to Texas A&M 67-62 in the quarterfinals of the 2022 SEC Tournament on Friday in Tampa, Florida.
No. 1-seeded Auburn fell behind by 16 at halftime, then by 20 early in the second half. The Tigers were struggling to hit shots before going on a run that brought the score to within 5 points with less than 30 seconds to go.
Auburn was led by Jabari Smith with 17 points and Walker Kessler with 16 points. Both players grabbed nine rebounds apiece.
The Tigers were in a position to earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but that is now in the air with Selection Sunday looming.
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Here's how the college basketball world reacted to the No. 8-seeded Aggies' upset of Auburn.
UPSET CITY BABY / @aggiembk is locking up a bid as they get a MAJOR W over highly rated @AuburnMBB Wow what a great effort by BUZZ WILLIAMS tenacious club
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) March 11, 2022
Better discussion might be what happens with the fourth 1-seed. Baylor was locked-in until it lost yesterday. Auburn was poised to take its place -- and now they've lost.
Does it open the door for Kentucky to grab it? Or does Baylor's collection of Quad 1s keep them as 1? Drama!— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) March 11, 2022
So, if we’re keeping score…
• Texas A&M is playing their way into bubble discussion at the 11th hour…
• Indiana is solidly BACK in the NCAAs
• Auburn’s loss may solidify the No. 1 seeds by tonight.— Andrew Hammond (@ahammFreePress) March 11, 2022
Per @DavidWorlock no NCAA champion since 1985 has failed to at least reach the semis of their conference tournament https://t.co/jyx60DqMCR
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) March 11, 2022
Oh boy...was going to watch the recorded Auburn basketball game tonight...but looks like I no longer have plans pic.twitter.com/tvDhR0CHwd
— Jake Gamble (@blasterjake) March 11, 2022
Auburn fans watching the basketball team like... pic.twitter.com/rn6DQYC5XP
— ShaQ MrWarEagle Lowery 🦅🐅🦚 (@LoweryShaQuille) March 11, 2022
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Auburn dropped to 27-5 overall and 15-4 against SEC opponents with Friday's loss.
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