Auburn gave you hope at the start of the game. They were more than happy to play a passionless half filled with lazy offense, half-hearted defense, and a host of 3-point attempts that rattled out. The pace bogged down to Missouri’s liking, and the Tigers pieced together enough offense behind early contributions from Jeremiah Tilmon and Torrence Watson.
Going into halftime Mizzou was down three, and I felt the optimism on Twitter. If you know Auburn, though, you realized the other shoe was about to drop.
It landed right on MU’s head.
Auburn raced out of the gates, and it got ugly in a hurry.