The Auburn Tigers fell just short Friday afternoon to the Aggies.
First Half Thoughts
Auburn looked like an entirely different team in the first half of Friday’s game with the Aggies. It seemed like nothing was clicking on either end for the Tigers. Jabari Smith led in both points and rebounds in the first half with nine points and seven rebounds.
Every other facet of Auburn’s game plan just seemed out of sync. Guards Wendell Green Jr. and K.D. Johnson could not establish any type of rhythm offensively. It seemed like every three that the Aggies threw up was falling in. Walker Kessler was getting outmanned by Henry Coleman III. It just looked like the Tigers had lost their mojo, so to speak. Things went from worse to ugly when they ended the first break down 37-21.
Second Half Thoughts
For the latter part of the second half, the Aggies controlled the clock and the tempo of the game. It was the efforts of Wendell Green, Jabari Smith, and Walker Kessler that gave the Tigers a fighting chance. After going down 20, they began to claw their way back into the game. At one point towards the end of the game, they even cut it to a four-point lead for the Aggies.
However, Texas A&M’s ability to grab defensive rebounds and sink free throws carried them to a thrilling victory over the one-seeded Tigers.
We break down the studs and duds from the game.