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Hoops blog: Kentucky runs away from Auburn

  • Kentucky pulled away in the second half to beat Auburn 75-53 at Auburn Arena on Saturday night. Story to come.

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    Greetings from Auburn Arena. ...

    * Late Auburn All-America Mike Mitchell's jersey is being retired. His family is on the court to accept a framed jersey from athletics director Jay Jacobs. Charles Barkley, Wesley Person and John Mengelt, whose jerseys are also retired, are on the court as well.

    I am one over the few guys still covering Auburn who covered Mike Mitchell. He was an unbelievably good player.

    * Auburn players take the floor to a thunderous roar from the crowd. The students always turn out at Auburn Arena, but tonight they have a bit more help.

    * It's 4-4 at the first media timeout with 14:31 left. Neither team is shooting well, but it's a rough and tumble game. Ashaud Dixon-Tatum, off the bench, has a dunk putback and rejected a shot by Nederens Noel, Kentucky's shot-blocking specialist. Mark it down: Dixon-Tatum will be a force to be reckoned with before this season is over. Heck, he already is.

    * Auburn is getting wide-open 3-point shots, but they aren't falling.

    * Chris Denson, out for four weeks with a stress fratcure, is in the game.

    * Both teams are playing very hard and neither team can make a shot. Auburn leads 6-4 at the media timeout with 11:28 left.

    * Auburn is 3-for-19 and Kentucky is 3-for-15from the field, which is why it's 6-6 with 9:44 left.

    * Two free throws give Kentucky an 8-6 lead.

    * Chubb hits a layup, Payne gets a steal, is fouled and hits one free throw. It's 10-9 with 8:23 left.

    * Kentucky finds some rhythm and gets out to a 16-11 lead at the media timeout with 7:01 left.

    * Auburn has had open shots inside, open shots from 3, open shots all over the place and has missed and missed and missed.and trails 18-13 with 5:10 left.

    * Josh Wallace, the shortest player on the floor, goes to the basket, scores and is fouled. Timeout with 4:53 left. Wallace misses. It's 18-15.

    * Kentucky leads 20-15 at the last media timeout of the first half with 3:52 left.

    * Dixon-Tatum gets a putback, Sullivan drives to the basket for two and is fouled. His free throw slump continues. It's 27-23 with 44 seconds left.

    * Poythress hits a free , Kentucky rebounds and gets a dunk. Just like that it's 30-23.

    * Dixon-Tatum goes to the line with 6.3 seconds left. Calipari whines at the officials way too much.

    * Dixon hits wo to make it 30-25.

    * Kentucky turns it over with 4.8 seconds left. Sullivan is knocked down on a 3-point shot and nothing is called. Half is over.

    SECOND HALF

    * Kentucky jumps out 37-27 with 16:52 left. Not saying they are wrong, but calls are certainly not going Auburn's way.

    * Kentucky isn't missing much now. The Wildcats lead 44-33 at the media timeout with 14:54 left.

    * Jordan Price is in the game and misses the first 3-pointer he tries.

    * A three-point play gives Kentucky a 51-37 lead with 13:06 left.

    * It's starting to get away from the Tigers now. Kentucky leads 55-39 at the media timeout with 11:47 left. If they are going to make a run, it has to start soon.

    * It's a blowout now. Kentucky leads 63-45 wth 7:30 left.

    * Wow, and I thought Auburn has a chance. Kentucky leads 71-45 with four minutes lft. Auburn is 0-for-16 on 3-point shots. Bad night for the home team.

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  • One of the best ever, he was an NBA all-star as well.

    kingofhill

  • PhillipMarshall said...

    Greetings from Auburn Arena. ...

    * Late Auburn All-America Mike Mitchell's jersey is being retired. His family is on the court to accept a framed jersey from athletics director Jay Jacobs. Charles Barkley, Wesley Person and John Mengelt, whose jerseys are also retired, are on the court as well.

    I am one over the few guys still covering Auburn who covered Mike Mitchell. He was an unbelievably good player.

    You must have covered him as a cub reporter :-D

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  • ssauburn said...

    You must have covered him as a cub reporter :-D

    Not really. He arrived in 1974. I was the assistant sports editor at The Birmingham Post-Herald.

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  • Phillip , are the recruits having a great time ?

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    DAMN RIGHT IT MATTERS !

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  • PhillipMarshall said...

    Not really. He arrived in 1974. I was the assistant sports editor at The Birmingham Post-Herald.

    I know biggrin I was a freshman at AU that year, too. Always enjoyed your articles in the P-H - couldn't stand the B'ham news.

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  • Not a good start for Chubb after that jumper. Tatum is the only one that can match Noel's intensity.

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  • All that orange shows up well on TV - anyone just see the spot they just did on Lutzy? Could have been and probably is part of the AU recruiting video! Good TV press.

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  • Sloppy game

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  • On TV sounds like the crowd is doing their job !

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    "Get in where you fit in." Life is, Too Short TL;DR

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    Alright, I'm with you fellers, War Eagle!!!!!!!!

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  • Gotta hit open shots.

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  • Can't let this run keep going.

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