
Legacy Arena in Birmingham was rocking, the hometown crowd deafening as Auburn headed into the locker room at halftime with a 10-point lead over No. 1-seed Houston. Unfortunately for Auburn and their fans, that lead evaporated in the second half thanks to an absolutely brutal shooting performance.
The Tigers hit just four of 22 field goal attempts in the second half against the top-seeded Cougars, a stat line Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl said was unexpected for his squad.