Auburn needed a game like this. After struggling on offense in the previous 2 games, the Tigers came home to face an Arkansas team that really needed a win for their NCAA Tournament resume. Instead, they ran into a buzzsaw early and never recovered as the 3-point shooting from Auburn was en fuego to start this game.
On the first possession, Anfernee McLemore got it started knocking down a 3. 2 possessions later, Malik Dunbar would knock one down and Chuma Okeke would do the same on the next possession as Auburn led 9-0 104 seconds into the game.