So we fast forward 10 days from the Alabama win and the Tigers were coming off 2 straight losses on the road to Missouri and Georgia, both without Isaac Okoro. Isaac would miss this game too as Auburn prepared to face their biggest basketball rival in Tennessee for the first time since the 2019 SEC Tournament Championship game. I remember this game as a new face beginning to emerge in Auburn’s rotation and he’s someone the Tigers need a lot from this season.
The Tigers got off to an 8-3 early lead thanks to a 3 from Allen Flanigan and buckets from Austin Wiley and J’Von McCormick.