r/CollegeBasketball • u/cbbBot /r/CollegeBasketball • NCAA • Mar 20 '25
Game Thread [Game Thread] Alabama State @ #4 Auburn (02:50 PM ET)
Alabama State 63 @ 83 Auburn - FINAL
NCAA Basketball
Index Thread for March 20, 2025
Alabama State Alabama State (20-16) @ Auburn ##4 Auburn (29-5)
Tip-Off: 02:50 PM ET
Venue: Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
Game Info: ESPN
Television: CBS
Streams: CBS
Recent Plays:
| Time | Alabama State | Auburn | Play |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | 63 | 83 | End of Game |
| 0:00 | 63 | 83 | End of 2nd half |
| 0:05 | 63 | 83 | TJ Madlock made Layup. Assisted by CJ Hines. |
| 0:09 | 61 | 83 | D'Ante Bass Defensive Rebound. |
| 0:10 | 61 | 83 | Blake Muschalek missed Free Throw. |
| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | OR | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama State | 37.1 | 24.0 | 57.9 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| Auburn | 45.0 | 31.4 | 56.3 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 |
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u/stoppedcaring0 Iowa State Cyclones Mar 20 '25
broke: Louisville upsetting Auburn
woke: Alabama State upsetting Creighton
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u/TalkLessShillMore Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
It’s so nice not having SEC refs
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u/Pope_Bedodict1 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
The best part is you can actually see a flow to the game. It’s not a stoppage every time we change sides of the court
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u/confusedyetstillgoin Indiana Hoosiers • Tennessee Volunteers Mar 20 '25
what is this, fox news? 😭😭
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u/the_thinwhiteduke Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
WHAT ARE WE FOX NEWS???
ARE WE NOT MEN?!
WE'RE JUST NORMAL MEN
we're just innocent men
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u/tgrogan21 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
It's still hard to believe that people are saying "Auburn and NPOY candidate" and "Auburn and #1 overall seed" in the same sentence.
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u/Bigbadbrindledog Auburn Tigers • USF Bulls Mar 20 '25
Auburn is 8/13 from 2
Everyone not named Miles Kelly is 1/11 from 3
They are up by 30 if they didn't settle for contested 3s for the entire first half.
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u/hascogrande Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Delaware Fig… Mar 20 '25
As one of the most passionate AL St fans since Tuesday, this is awesome
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u/Aubear11885 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
For the uninitiated, Auburn will probably come out hot, slow down, make it look like a game, then either win by 2 or 17
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u/New-Kaleidoscope4630 Auburn Tigers • Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Mar 20 '25
UGA getting obliterated right now. Something something about my truck?
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u/SurroundConstantly NC State Wolfpack • Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
Chris Moore high-fiving the little kids 🥺🥺🥺
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u/refrigeratorsHD Texas Longhorns • Duke Blue Devils Mar 20 '25
Auburn doesn't advance here if they lose
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u/aMiracleAtJordanHare Auburn Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Mar 20 '25
Auburn: wild, off-balance, forced 3s
ASU: composed, set, air-ball 3s
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u/outthawazoo Lander Bearcats • South Carolina Gamec… Mar 20 '25
Dude I fuckin love Cardwell, he's such a goober
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u/SaintArkweather Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens • American Un… Mar 20 '25
Every time a 16 gets blown out it's just another reminder how crazy it is that two of em actually won
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u/FalconsBlewA283Lead Michigan State Spartans Mar 20 '25
The Elite 8 State of Michigan Bowl already looking more promising that we might have thought
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u/TheLadyMagician Arizona Wildcats Mar 20 '25
Auburn is playing with much less fire than Alabama State.
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u/Evil-Home-Stereo Alabama Crimson Tide Mar 20 '25
I only like 3 players, in any sport, that came from Auburn. Chuck is one of them.
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u/Aubear11885 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
Sadly, Chuck can’t be hammered in the studio. He was especially awesome the other week when he was hammered
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u/DepartmentRare1945 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
I love when they show the replay and the announcers voice just fades off trying to explain what the foul was...
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u/WarEagle9 Auburn Tigers • UAB Blazers Mar 20 '25
Just so everyone knows Dylan was looking at me during that camera shot no one else.
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u/IranLobster Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
Doesn’t matter if we are playing a top 25 team or North Myrtle Beach HVAC Repair College we will make a big win look as ugly as possible.
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u/w33b2 Auburn Tigers • Final Four Mar 20 '25
I want JP Pegues and Jaheim Hudson out there with the walk ons. I don’t want to see all of the starts and front of the bench players
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u/autistdriver Mar 20 '25
Reddit hates Auburn or maybe they all had Louisville to the s16 lol
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u/sewsgup Mar 20 '25
wow
"Bruce Pearl told him youre the free throw shooter"
"he did not turn, he just kept on walking"
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u/_Weagle_Weagle_ Auburn Tigers • South Alabama Jaguars Mar 20 '25
You’d think if you announced games you’d know the rules.
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u/Bolt585 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
Oh no, we rebounded our own miss and made it. Angel Reese! Angel Reese! Auburn’s a team full of a bunch of Angel Reese!
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u/Franky_FourFingers Auburn Tigers • Saint Louis Billikens Mar 20 '25
zero offensive rhythm, jacking threes, missing FTs, minimal effort. Exactly what I was worried about seeing
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u/rex_swiss Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
One thing this team has been consistent on all year is relaxing as soon as there's a 10 point lead, no matter the opponent...
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u/swaggyduck0121 Alabama Crimson Tide Mar 20 '25
If alabama state wins i will buy an Ubong Okon jersey because damn, what a name.
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u/TheMelonKid South Alabama Jaguars Mar 20 '25
Drink every time you hear “coach’s son”
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u/tigernike1 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 20 '25
Zero chance this holds, but it’s been fun to watch.
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u/EddieSincere Iowa Hawkeyes • Northern Iowa Panthers Mar 20 '25
Big fan of Black & Gold teams. Huge.
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u/DrSamwpepper Vanderbilt Commodores Mar 20 '25
If Auburn actually loses this game,remove them from the SEC immediately.
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u/theiwc0303 Duke Blue Devils Mar 20 '25
I think in every single 1/16 or 2/15 game thread that I’ve been in that ended in an upset, 50% of the comments were “they’ll pull ahead at the end”
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u/FoxyRussian SMU Mustangs Mar 20 '25
Even if they win this game, I cant imagine this helps whatever downward spiral of vibes Auburn seems to be on./
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u/Di9ForLife Kentucky Wildcats • North Carolina T… Mar 20 '25
We’ve entered the “16 seed starts chucking up insane 3s on every possession while 1 seed toys with them” portion of this one
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u/fremenist Oregon State Beavers Mar 20 '25
The spirit of march madness is repeatedly taking the worst 3 you have ever seen and then missing your free throws
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u/ribs_and_whisky Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25 edited Mar 20 '25
Number 1 overall up by double digits at halftime of their 1st round game. Completely normal
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u/Silv3rS0und Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
We're a second half team. We needed to get punched in the mouth to wake up. We'll play hard for the rest of the tournament after this scare. . . Anyone got some Copium? I'm running low.
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u/UnderQualifiedPylot Texas Longhorns Mar 20 '25
From potentially +1 to -10 really sucks man
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u/warneagle Auburn Tigers • Central Michigan Chi… Mar 20 '25
could be worse I guess, we could be clemson
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u/w33b2 Auburn Tigers • Final Four Mar 20 '25
wtf is Clemson doing. They’re down 23-8 with 6 minutes left in half
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Mar 20 '25
People prolly gonna overreact in the PGT to this performance but I feel like we’re playing fine except for 7 min of the first half. The rest of the game has been domination
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u/Aubear11885 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
Do they not want to get the guys some rest? Let’s get some Turtle time
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u/aMiracleAtJordanHare Auburn Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Mar 20 '25
Why tf are our starters still out there??!
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u/Steady365 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
Damn… Georgia with 5 points nearly halfway into the first half. 🥴
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u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan Auburn Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Mar 20 '25
Respect to my HBCU’s
But belt to ass please
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u/Bolt585 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25 edited Mar 20 '25
“Them Rupp rims are soft.” — Miles Kelly, February 2025
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u/UnderwaterB0i Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
Kelly saw Creighton hitting 3s and thought, "That's cute, watch this".
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u/tgrogan21 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
Damn it. Gonna see a lot of Howard in the tourney. Hope he's ready
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u/the_thinwhiteduke Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
Does anyone remember when basketball shoes specifically protected ankles we called them "High tops"
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u/Bigbadbrindledog Auburn Tigers • USF Bulls Mar 20 '25
So the announcers just all made that up?
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u/thediesel26 Charleston Cougars • North … Mar 20 '25
They just clarified. He’s allowed back in the game. The rule y’all are thinking of is an NBA rule
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u/InevitableAd2436 Creighton Bluejays Mar 20 '25
Some people are saying Alabama State is the best team out of Alabama
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u/aMiracleAtJordanHare Auburn Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Mar 20 '25
Thought we could coast into the half.
Wake tf up, guys.
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u/warneagle Auburn Tigers • Central Michigan Chi… Mar 20 '25
yeah we're getting bounced next round. we took our foot off the gas after the kentucky game and just never got our focus back
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u/warneagle Auburn Tigers • Central Michigan Chi… Mar 20 '25
we just stopped running offense for some reason. I don't get it. when we got the ball inside to broome and made them react we were getting open looks. now we're just screwing around.
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u/ItsFreakinHarry2 UCF Knights • Michigan Wolverines Mar 20 '25
Guys did you know Alabama State has a player on their team that’s the coach’s son???
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u/cn0285 Texas Longhorns • Ohio State Buckeyes Mar 20 '25
Auburn losing would bust probably 90% of my brackets, but I also need a 1-16 upset in my soul
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u/MyLifeIsABoondoggle Ohio State Buckeyes • Ohio Dominica… Mar 20 '25
A black and gold 16 seed against an orange and blue 1 seed? Hmm...
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u/zmoney310 Michigan Wolverines Mar 20 '25
I fucking love when all of the neutral fans in the arena start loudly supporting the underdogs.
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u/e4mica523 West Virginia Mountaineers • Sou… Mar 20 '25
Scariest part of playing the high seeds is their ability to just score 5-10 in the blink of an eye like what just happened.
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u/coltsmetsfan614 Saint Louis Billikens • Michigan Wolver… Mar 20 '25
Wow, those missed free throws for the lead obliterated State's momentum. What a shame...
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u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan Auburn Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Mar 20 '25
Normal a double digit lead at halftime nothing to see here
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u/warneagle Auburn Tigers • Central Michigan Chi… Mar 20 '25
this would've basically been over by now if we didn't decide we were good to go and quit playing for ten minutes. this team's tendency to switch off when we get a big lead has killed us all year long.
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u/auart Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
Man, this team is just so far below where they started the season. Shooting and free throws have tanked. They just seem so sloppy compared to the buzzsaw they were a couple months ago.
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u/EveningLength8 Auburn Tigers • Texas Longhorns Mar 20 '25
This team really went from odds on favorite to win the title to whatever the fuck this is in a matter of 3 weeks
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u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan Auburn Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Mar 20 '25
Hey at least we aren’t Clemson😭😭😭
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u/aMiracleAtJordanHare Auburn Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Mar 20 '25
Bro we're going to catch a stupid injury by forcing fast play when up big vs a 16 seed.
Just settle down, guys.
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u/WalkingCarpet Auburn Tigers • Final Four Mar 20 '25
That dude's hairline makes me feel better about graying at 34.
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u/KruegerFishBabeblade Texas A&M Aggies Mar 20 '25
Guys I think Auburn is the #1 overall seed. Not sure though, need the commentary to tell me 8 more times to be sure
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u/warneagle Auburn Tigers • Central Michigan Chi… Mar 20 '25
where did all the dwag fans who were in here talking mad shit go
real quiet all of a sudden
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u/Aubear11885 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
Better be midnight free throw practices tonight
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u/tgrogan21 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
Yeah, don't understand Moore playing but not Howard. We're up big.
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u/Aubear11885 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
Clemson has scored 14 in 10 minutes. On pace to double their first half score
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Mar 20 '25
I think we match up really well with Creighton. We have 3 solid big men for Defense on Kalkbrenner and Denver jones should contain the point gaurd enough. They are playing a lot of drop coverage that Miles, Denver, CBM, Pettiford would eat up with their shooting and driving ability. Bammer handled Creighton fairly easily
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u/porygon766 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
After that shitshow of a game against Yale last year. I want to see belt to ass.
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u/Bolt585 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
Let’s see December Auburn rear its head again. Revenge tour starts right now
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u/warneagle Auburn Tigers • Central Michigan Chi… Mar 20 '25
confirmed: if Miles had gone to Kentucky out of high school they'd have won 3 straight nattys
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u/UnderwaterB0i Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
MK13. If March is about your guard play, I think Auburn could go nuclear if he plays well.
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u/olafminesaw Maryland Terrapins Mar 20 '25
would you rather fight 100 hornet sized tigers or 1 tiger sized hornet?
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u/Bolt585 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
CBM has just been ejected and Smoke Monday called for targeting. The previous play is under review.
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u/tgrogan21 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
You sure you wanna piss off the #1 team? lol
ANd also KELLY!!!!!! 4/9 ALREADY!!!
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u/TheWorstYear Ohio State Buckeyes Mar 20 '25
I really hate when they schedule two 1 games in the same slot. Pretty boring right now.
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u/Bigbadbrindledog Auburn Tigers • USF Bulls Mar 20 '25
What in the world has happened to our FTs? Went from a big strength to a major liability.
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u/tgrogan21 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
Missed fucking free throws. We will lose a game because of it.
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u/Bambi_Bucks UMBC Retrievers • Duke Blue Devils Mar 20 '25
Alabama state came out and said fuck you Vegas with that original spread 😤😤
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u/NotaRepublican85 Kansas Jayhawks Mar 20 '25
I would give A LOT to see this happen. Couldn’t happen to a bigger douche bag in Bruce Pearl
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u/theprophetsammy Memphis Tigers Mar 20 '25
I mean Auburn will probably win by 20 but halves like this are part of what makes March Madness great
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u/WarEagle9 Auburn Tigers • UAB Blazers Mar 20 '25
Love that Pearl’s coaching on offense is just “let them do what they want” doesn’t raise my blood pressure at all
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u/thediesel26 Charleston Cougars • North … Mar 20 '25
Auburn looks completely disinterested in playing this game
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u/masculinedorito Florida Gators Mar 20 '25
Auburn will still probably win this but we saw how bad Alabama State was Tuesday woof
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u/OrderTime Texas Tech Red Raiders Mar 20 '25
This 1 vs 16 seed score is quite different from the other one currently going on
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u/Dave_Bananas Tennessee Volunteers Mar 20 '25
Every time I’ve turned on a game today the underdog immediately crumples lol
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u/ddottay Kent State Golden Flashes • Duke Blue Devils Mar 20 '25
Really goes to show how if you’re a 16 who wants to upset a 1, you have to play PERFECT. Went from missing free throws to tie the game to down 8 quickly.
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u/aMiracleAtJordanHare Auburn Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Mar 20 '25
The score's not too bad, considering we only played 12 minutes this half.
/copium
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u/Natural-Eye-393 Mar 20 '25
Bruce Pearl is going to have like three compound aneurisms in that locker room.
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u/Aubear11885 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
Looked like every first half Auburn plays. Go up 10, blow it, go up by 10, half
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u/ukcats12 Kentucky Wildcats Mar 20 '25
Well... having the same champ as Chuck is not a good sign
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u/ukcats12 Kentucky Wildcats Mar 20 '25
Kenny let the Duke hate get to his head so much he wrote Houston in the wrong spot
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Mar 20 '25
Only a loser would harass a player after a lost bet.
Alright, Charles, do you have the over or the under? Presented to you by draft kings.
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u/thebaylorweedinhaler Baylor Bears Mar 20 '25 edited Mar 20 '25
“He’s the last guy you want to leave open”
hits the side of the shot clock
😭😭😭
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u/Bolt585 Auburn Tigers Mar 20 '25
Dylan put in some huge minutes there. Hope he’s not too hurt. His BPR is massive for a reason, y’all
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u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan Auburn Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Mar 20 '25
I’m not used to my own team being a 1 seed and therefore having to root against a 16th seed, feels a little wrong tbh