Auburn basketball carving up Arkansas
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The 22-point final margin of victory for Auburn ties for the fourth-largest in a win over Arkansas in the history of the series, which includes over 60 games across several decades. After two tries and two fails, Auburn finally has its first win in SEC play -- in emphatic fashion.
Ole Miss (8-7, 0-2 SEC) fell behind early, but eventually took its first lead of the game, 6-4, after an alley-oop slam by James Scott at the 15:36 minute mark. However, Arkansas (12-3, 2-0 SEC) would respond with an 11-0 run.
Despite brilliant play from Tramon Mark, Sean Miller received a rude introduction to life in the SEC. A career-high 30 points from Elijah Strong and a road win over LSU get the Gamecocks out of the cellar. The beginning of SEC play brought the Tigers back to reality after a dream nonconference slate.
What’s not debatable is that the Aggies play a fun style, ranking 10th in offensive tempo and attempting nearly half of their shots (46.7%) from deep. It’s a fun basketball team already and as McMillan builds his program and has more time to bring in preferred personnel, they’ll become a joy to watch.
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