On Saturday, he used his famous exclamation as inspiration when Auburn fans stormed the court following the Tigers’ 75-70 upset of No. 14 Kentucky.
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Auburn brings a 7-8 record, 1-3 in the SEC, into this meeting with the 13-3; 3-1 Wildcats. “They’ll beat you on the dribble”.
“But the biggest thing is, look – and I want to say this in the right way – we have a 12-point lead”.
The smallest player on the team, 5-foot-9 Ulis, had plenty, per usual. Then at Auburn on Saturday, UK went 14 of 18 (77.8 percent).
Bruce Pearl was so eager to get back into coaching that by the time struck midnight on a long NCAA-imposed exile after violations at Tennessee, he was ready to roll out an impressive list of commitments as Auburn head coach.
Amidst all the cheering and celebration at Auburn Arena Saturday, one person was noticeably absent from the proceedings. Kentucky is coming off an uneven performance, but a win nonetheless, at home over Mississippi State. Skal Labisierre 8 minutes, 4 points, 2 rebounds. However, the Cats have played very well in only two of those games, and poorly in the other two. You understand that’s 120 (points) if we played the basketball game that way. “When you beat Kentucky, North Carolina, or Kansas or Duke in college basketball, it’s significant”, Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said at the end of the game. Harris, though, has been doing much better over the last few games with this. While Auburn went on its big run in the second half, Kentucky made only one of its 13 shots over a five-minute stretch.
“I took it more of a challenge when my dad contacted me and was like, ‘Hey, I know what kind of player you are and what you can be and all the stuff you can do, ‘ ” Willis said. He might soon take time away from Murray or fellow freshman Isaiah Briscoe, who had 28 points between them but six turnovers, a series of defensive lapses and some foolish fouls. The junior guard is 1 for 11 from 3-point range in his last two games but averaged 20.9 points and made 43.7 percent from 3 in his prior eight.
Kareem Canty- Canty is the player of the game from every perspective.
Barbee only defeated one ranked team in his tenure at Auburn, a 65-55 victory over then-No.
On Tuesday night, the Cats played well enough to establish what should have been a secure 20 point lead in the second half, but for some reason, the Cats allowed Mississippi State to play its way back into contention, cutting the lead to 3 points, and in possession with a chance to tie the score with a 3 pointer.
“We had people who didn’t want to play, and a couple of bad decisions on the offensive end”, guard Tyler Ulis said.
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The Wildcats rallied to regain the lead, but the Tigers outscored Kentucky 10-3 in the final minutes. Willis hustled, fought for loose balls, and played tough on the glass. “Auburn just executes that press really well and it gives us fits”.
