Twitter reacts to Auburn’s comeback falling just short vs. West Virginia

Twitter had plenty to say after the Tigers second-straight loss.

For the second time this week, the No. 16 Auburn Tigers found themselves trailing by double-digits at halftime. This time the Tigers showed what they are made of, battling back to make it a 71-70 West Virginia lead with 2:17 to play.

They were unable to complete the comeback bid though, falling 80-77 to the Mountaineers in Morgantown.

The Tigers flipped a switch in the second half, making 56.3% of their shots thanks to the heroics of [autotag]K.D. Johnson[/autotag], [autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag], and [autotag]Jaylin Williams[/autotag].

Broome scored all 15 of his points in the second half on an efficient 7-of-9 shooting performance. Williams, who led Auburn with 18 points, scored 12 second-half points and Johnson added nine points of his own.

The Tigers (16-5, 6-2 SEC) may have come up just short but they energized their fans with their comeback, here are the top reactions.

K.D. Johnson, Wendell Green Jr. make preseason coaches All-SEC 2nd Team

Two of Auburn’s guards are among the best in the SEC according to the league’s coaches.

Two of Auburn’s top returning players were named to the preseason coaches’ All-SEC team. Both [autotag]Wendell Green Jr.[/autotag] and [autotag]K.D. Johnson[/autotag] were named to the second team, the conference announced Wednesday.

Green scored 12.0 points and averaged 5.06 assists per game. He is entering his second season as a Tiger and was named to the Bob Cousy Award watchlist, which is given to the top point guard in the country.

The fiery Johson averaged 12.3 points per game and is Auburn’s top returning scorer.

Auburn basketball will return to action Wednesday night at 7 p.m. CT  in Neville Arena against the UAH Chargers in an exhibition game. The game will not be televised or streamed but you can listen to the radio call on the Auburn Athletics app, on their website, Facebook page, or Youtube page.

Here are the full teams as voted on by the league’s coaches.

First Team All-SEC

Jahvon Quinerly – Alabama

Nick Smith Jr. – Arkansas

Colin Castleton – Florida

Oscar Tshiebwe – Kentucky

Sahvir Wheeler – Kentucky

Tolu Smith – Mississippi State

Kobe Brown – Missouri

Santiago Vescovi – Tennessee

Zakai Zeigler – Tennessee

Second Team All-SEC

Brandon Miller – Alabama

Wendell Green Jr. – Auburn

K.D. Johnson – Auburn

Kario Oquendo – Georgia

KJ Williams – LSU

Matthew Murrell – Ole Miss

Josiah-Jordan James – Tennessee

Henry Coleman III – Texas A&M

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