Before tip-off of the Auburn – Indiana State game and for the early minutes of the match, State’s 20 point win over the Indiana Hoosiers was all the talk of the broadcasters. At the 12 minute mark of the first half, Auburn was already cursing 15-7 before taking a 48-27 lead into the half time break.
At that point, the conversation shifted to just how good the Auburn team was playing under coach Bruce Pearl, despite the FBI/NCAA investigation swirling around the program and despite missing Danjel Purifoy and Austin Wiley, the two best players from last season.