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ST. LOUIS- Bruce Pearl watched the buzzer-beater from the second press row, conferred with his assistant coaches, and left Scottrade Center knowing a third matchup with Auburn’s in-state rival awaited.
“We’ve got to win three games to a win a championship,” Pearl said Thursday evening after Auburn’s practice at Washington University.
The No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament, conference regular season champion Auburn will play Alabama Friday at noon CT in the quarterfinals, after Alabama’s Collin Sexton hit a game-winner in a 71-70 victory over Texas A&M.
“I know their size and length really bothered us the first time we played them,” Pearl said.