Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl's frustration with his men's basketball team's 81-63 loss to Alabama on Friday in the SEC tournament quarterfinals spilled onto the court after the game.
Pearl and Alabama strength coach Lou DeNeen exchanged words on the court following the Crimson Tide's victory at Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
SB NationAccording to ESPN, Auburn coach Bruce Pearl and Alabama's strength coach "were in each other's face" after the game https://t.co/QZvmLSaJvT
Per SEC Country's Marq Burnett, ESPN's Laura Rutledge and the network's broadcast video showed Pearl bumping into DeNeen and taking exception to the incident:
Marq BurnettBased on an ESPN video and @LauraMRutledge, Bruce Pearl bumped into Lou DeNeen after the handshake line.