We are set to speak with Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl following No. 1 Auburn's 53-51 victory over No. 6 Tennessee.
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*** BP starts off the press conference by crediting Rick Barnes. "Our guys really respected that team. They knew they had a great win."
*** Sure it wasn't a pretty game on national television, but BP said he knew it was going to be low scoring.
*** Rick Barnes teams don't take possessions off.
*** Miles Kelly made some big 3s in the second half. Tahaad gave them so energy in the second half.
*** BP didn't know that Broome would be as effective.
*** Credits the Jungle and the Auburn staff for making today possible.
*** "We've won four games in the last possession." - mentions they won 20 games by double digits last season. "We are happy with this one because that is a great team."
*** "I had no doubt it was going in." - BP on Miles Kelly 3
*** Mentions they thought UT would draw up a Zeigler 3 at the end of the game. Credits Maddux Jeffreys for helping out with that one.
*** On being 6-0 in SEC play: "Yeah I just don't think you can get too high or too low. I talked to our team tonight about how we would have felt had we lost."
*** What was working defensively against the UT guards: BP mentions that Zeigler played 39 minutes and it was a battle of attrition.
*** BP told his players that they would be more tired after tonight's game than any game this season.
*** "I know we can play better. I give Tennessee all the credit for how poorly we played at times."
*** On Jahki Howard: "He had a rotation out there and he didn't feel great about his rotation. We had a conversation and we had a conversation after the game and he will be fine."
*** On Chaney Johnson's tough play: "I thought Chaney had an inside advantage. We really did." Mentions he made 5 tough 2-point buckets.
That's it for BP. Have a great night!
Follow along and refresh for all updates.
*** BP starts off the press conference by crediting Rick Barnes. "Our guys really respected that team. They knew they had a great win."
*** Sure it wasn't a pretty game on national television, but BP said he knew it was going to be low scoring.
*** Rick Barnes teams don't take possessions off.
*** Miles Kelly made some big 3s in the second half. Tahaad gave them so energy in the second half.
*** BP didn't know that Broome would be as effective.
*** Credits the Jungle and the Auburn staff for making today possible.
*** "We've won four games in the last possession." - mentions they won 20 games by double digits last season. "We are happy with this one because that is a great team."
*** "I had no doubt it was going in." - BP on Miles Kelly 3
*** Mentions they thought UT would draw up a Zeigler 3 at the end of the game. Credits Maddux Jeffreys for helping out with that one.
*** On being 6-0 in SEC play: "Yeah I just don't think you can get too high or too low. I talked to our team tonight about how we would have felt had we lost."
*** What was working defensively against the UT guards: BP mentions that Zeigler played 39 minutes and it was a battle of attrition.
*** BP told his players that they would be more tired after tonight's game than any game this season.
*** "I know we can play better. I give Tennessee all the credit for how poorly we played at times."
*** On Jahki Howard: "He had a rotation out there and he didn't feel great about his rotation. We had a conversation and we had a conversation after the game and he will be fine."
*** On Chaney Johnson's tough play: "I thought Chaney had an inside advantage. We really did." Mentions he made 5 tough 2-point buckets.
That's it for BP. Have a great night!
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