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Auburn basketball fell to 1-2 in a Monday night loss to the UCF Knights in Orlando. The War Eagle dishes out grades to the Tigers.
It was an unfortunate and somewhat shocking result to see UCF hoops handle the Auburn basketball team with relative ease. The Knights ended at a slight favorite (-1) but ultimately was seen as a pick-em against the Tigers.
Of course, this is a topsy turvy season in every conceivable way for Bruce Pearl’s squad. Pearl admitted as much after the game–a disappointing 63-55 ending at the CFE Arena:
Auburn coach Bruce Pearl: “The kids have worked hard.