Another regular season is in the books and Auburn is once again having to play in the first round of the SEC Tournament. Auburn (11-19, 5-13) started out with an 8-0 lead but then Mississippi State (14-16, 7-11) would then go on several big runs of its own to put away the Tigers and secure the 11 seed for themselves. If Auburn wanted to win this game, it would need to play in the paint and take advantage of its size. Instead, the Tigers let Gavin Ware and other Bulldogs out-muscle them all game long. In a game where Auburn could have easily out-rebounded the Bulldogs, it ended up trailing that category by a total of 35-43.
Auburn Gives Up Too Many Big Runs and Falls to Mississippi State, 79-66
