No. 1 Kentucky ends Auburn's Cinderella run at SEC Basketball Tournament
Auburn's unexpected run in the SEC Basketball Tournament met its end Saturday.
The Tigers, playing without two starting forwards, were dominated 91-67 in Nashville by the undefeated Kentucky Wildcats, who raced out to a 20-point lead in the first half and never looked back.
The Tigers closed the season with a 15-20 mark in head coach Bruce Pearl's first season. Kentucky (33-0) moves on to tomorrow's SEC championship game against Arkansas or Georgia.
"(Kentucky's) a very complete team," Pearl said after the game. "They have got everything it takes. They make shots. They can do things inside and outside. They're dominating from the foul line, both in attempts and finishing. They're unselfish. They defend. I mean, it's the best team I've ever coached against.
"So we obviously knew we had our hands full. For our guys we were undersized and undermanned, but we have been that way all along. I'm just proud of the way my guys competed."
The Tigers, playing without two starting forwards, were dominated 91-67 in Nashville by the undefeated Kentucky Wildcats, who raced out to a 20-point lead in the first half and never looked back.
The Tigers closed the season with a 15-20 mark in head coach Bruce Pearl's first season. Kentucky (33-0) moves on to tomorrow's SEC championship game against Arkansas or Georgia.
"(Kentucky's) a very complete team," Pearl said after the game. "They have got everything it takes. They make shots. They can do things inside and outside. They're dominating from the foul line, both in attempts and finishing. They're unselfish. They defend. I mean, it's the best team I've ever coached against.
"So we obviously knew we had our hands full. For our guys we were undersized and undermanned, but we have been that way all along. I'm just proud of the way my guys competed."