After falling by 40 points in Neville Arena, Auburn will take on a resentful South Carolina squad to start the tournament.
In order to set up this rematch with the Auburn Tigers in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals, the Gamecocks defeated Arkansas on Thursday.
After a period of competitive play, South Carolina was able to win in the closing minutes and defeat an Arkansas squad that had been playing better basketball.
Leading the way for the Gamecocks was rookie forward Collin Murray-Boyles, who scored 24 points on 11–15 shooting from the field.
In the Gamecocks victory, he added seven rebounds, two assists, and four steals to his stat sheet.
When questioned about the game against Auburn after it was over, Murray-Boyles responded, “It will be tough, but they ain’t got The Jungle no more.”
Thousands of fans will still be supporting the Auburn Tigers even if they won’t be playing in front of one of the greatest settings for college basketball—Neville Arena.
Auburn supporters are a fixture in Nashville. Take last season’s football game between the Tigers and Vanderbilt, for example, when the stands were packed with Tiger supporters.
Bruce Pearl will be able to utilize the Murray-Boyles communication as bulletin board fodder as Auburn gets ready for a crucial SEC Tournament matchup. It appears that the message reached the sealed room.
Although it will be a difficult battle, Auburn can win this basketball game provided they play effectively and value their possessions.
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