The officiating in the Southeastern Conference is straight-up embarrassing.
Auburn defeated No. 24 Alabama 81-77 to improve to 15-1 and 4-0 in SEC play. It was not easy, and it was due in part to the officiating. The SEC needs to fix it.
Auburn star Jabari Smith scored a career-high 25 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field. He had 7 rebounds, an assist, and 4 blocks to go along with the points. He was huge for the Tigers in such a tough road environment.
Auburn is beginning to show signs of a championship-caliber team. Walker Kessler fouled out for the second straight game (again, bad officiating) and Dylan Cardwell filled in nicely for him (6 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks). The depth on this team is insane.
Here are five takeaways from No. 4 Auburn’s win over Alabama.