Auburn’s 2-0 start this week included a thrilling comeback victory over the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday.
Some were worried that this club would struggle away from Neville Arena after they had lost both of their road games the previous week, going 0-2 overall. After seeing the Tigers behind the Ole Miss Rebels by nine points at the break in the first half of the game, that worry intensified. Auburn defeated Allen Flanigan’s Ole Miss Rebels 91-77 after putting on an offensive masterclass in the second half. The Auburn Tigers will return to Neville Arena this week for a much more difficult match.
The goal of the Alabama Crimson Tide’s visit to town is to defeat Bruce Pearl’s Auburn Tigers. In front of the Jungle, Auburn will try to defeat their greatest opponent in order to pick up another crucial Quad 1 victory. Based on ESPN’s calculations, there is a 60% likelihood that the Auburn Tigers will win this game because they are expected to handle business at home.
Regarding Johni Broome’s performance versus Ole Miss on Saturday, Bruce Pearl stated as follows: “I want to complement Johni Broome in a couple of ways,” Pearl stated. “I want to complement him in the first half because even though he didn’t put up any dominating numbers in the first half and got in a little bit of foul trouble, his demeanour when Ole Miss was making shots and had the ability to run us out of the building, he didn’t panic.”
It won’t be an easy feat for the Tigers because Alabama has been playing outstanding basketball lately. Who wins the SEC Regular Season Title will be greatly impacted by this game.
