Auburn Trounced LSU in The Jungle

Mustapha Herron makes a three against LSU on Jan.27,2018 (photo: Julie Bennett, al.com)Just minutes into the Auburn–LSU game, the Auburn Tigers opened up a sizable 18-point lead.

Stop there and consider a couple of things. First, every team in basketball is going to go on a decent run at some point during a game. Sometimes it happens in the early moments of the contest. Yet, that hasn’t been Auburn’s way. The Tigers have frequently started games ice cold before putting up massive points in the second half thanks, to one of those runs. Even then, Auburn has allowed opponents back into games after getting up by a safe margin, the mark of a streaky and sometimes undisciplined team (read: young).

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