Auburn leads Missouri 39-35 at halftime. The Tigers had a 14-point lead but a late run by the visiting Tigers cut the lead to four heading into the second half. Here are some thoughts at halftime.
- The Tigers look completely lost without Cooper on the floor and his foul status in the second half will be huge. Look for Missouri to get a cheap one on him early.
- Speaking of, the last four minutes without Cooper on the floor were huge as Missouri made a comeback much like Arkansas did last week.
- I mentioned this on Twitter but I want to put a trampoline underneath one of the baskets in Auburn Arena and receive a lob from Cooper. Just once. It looks like so much fun.
- We haven’t seen the best of either Allen Flanigan or Jaylin Williams yet and that is a good sign for Auburn.
- These announcers actually focused on the game. Vast improvement over Saturday.
- Flanigan looked unsure with the ball playing the point position and that is another sign that Justin Powell’s return will be huge for the Tigers.
- Dylan Cardwell wasn’t much of a presence in the first half beside one basket.
- JT Thor is heating up from beyond the three-point line but still needs to be stronger when taking the ball to the rim.
- Chris Moore made two three-pointers and tipped in a missed basket and … well, then he disappeared. Hopefully he finds the same stroke in the final 20 minutes.
Let’s hope Auburn can come out with a big run to start the second half.