Sometimes, it’s not your night. Tonight was one of those occasions. At Arkansas, when you’re short-handed, on senior night. That’s a tough draw anyway, and the Tigers weren’t able to hang with the Razorbacks, falling 91-82. Auburn now stands at 24-6 overall, 12-5 in the SEC with one game left to play this weekend.
Auburn quickly realized that the biggest obstacle was the emotional surge a senior night atmosphere can bring. Arkansas hit four threes in the opening sequence, and Daniel Gafford controlled the paint with several dunks thanks to foul trouble by the Tigers. Horace Spencer spent time on the bench in the first half with three fouls, meaning that Bruce Pearl even brought Cole Blackstock onto the floor late in the period to help provide a little rest for the rest of the post players.