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Mobile Press-Register A crowd of 3,787 fans turned out for the game, creating an SEC atmosphere at a rare neutral-site matchup . . . This year's transfer window will open from April 7-21 . . . For Auburn to win basketball games, it needs to be physical down low against opposing bigs, attack the glass, and play with relentless effort on the defensive end . . . Pearl's group is now 0-5 when shooting under 40% from the floor . . . "If they hadn't fired our asses, we wouldn't be here . . . Being competitive on the glass may be Auburn's most important key to victory . . . The Gamecocks beat Auburn 81-51 on Thursday, as the Tigers fell to 13-9 and 2-6 in SEC play. It was Auburn's third straight loss . . . He was perfect in shooting the ball in the second half. Overton scored 17 points and did not miss. He made all of his shots from the floor and connected on all eight free throws . . . In the second half, the Hall scored a team high 26 points. Most of those points came from when Hall decided to be aggressive in the second half, earning 17 second-half free throws. Hall finished the game with 31 points, three rebounds, and two assists . . . While Auburn's defensive improvement helped shift momentum, the Tigers' comeback was fueled primarily by the offensive production of Hall and Overton. The duo combined for 56 points . . . Hall had only six points at halftime, as the Tigers trailed the Longhorns by eight points. Hall would go on to score 25 in the second half and only missed two shots from the floor down the stretch for Auburn in the 88-82 victory . . . Auburn overcame a 14-point deficit to beat Texas 88-82 on Wednesday night . . . Pearl looks like a candidate for SEC coach of the year. It's going to be tough winning that award over Texas A&M's Bucky McMillan, but there's still time. Both Auburn and first-place Texas A&M are facing difficult weeks ahead, but the Tigers have won four in a row and are playing some of the best basketball in the conference . . . "We can't let success change us. We've got to stay consistent with everything we've been doing . . . Texas presents an interesting matchup, as it sits at 3-4 in the SEC and holds a 12-8 overall record this season. The Longhorns have dropped two of their last three, most recently defeating Georgia after losing to Kentucky and Texas A&M, but they also beat Vanderbilt and Alabama (in T-Town) . . . The matchup marks Texas's first trip to Auburn since Feb. 11, 1911, a historic date that also stands as the Longhorns' first game played east of the Mississippi River . . . Through Auburn's 4-3 league record, Murphy is shooting 60 percent from 2-point range and is averaging 12.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. When he's on the floor, Murphy is, quite simply, the most effective player toward Auburn being a winning basketball team right now . . . "They have beaten more top 25 teams than anyone in our conference with four wins. They have a top-10 offense nationally. They're one of the best rebounding teams in college basketball. In their wins, they're plus-16 in rebounds . . . Due to the significant impacts of the recent ice storm in northern Mississippi, the Auburn at Ole Miss women's basketball game, originally scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 1, has been moved to Monday, Feb. 2 . . . Texas will create a challenge for an Auburn defense that has played much better basketball in the last couple of weeks . . . Confident bunch under Steven Pearl has won three straight and four of its last five games. Improving to 4-3 in the conference after a historic victory at Florida, Auburn has taken some crucial steps forward . . . "If this team can continue to get better every single week, this team has a chance . . . Murphy plays with a ton of confidence. He was the most physical player on the court in Gainesville, and if he can continue that this is an Auburn team that can win more big games this year . . . "Our team three weeks ago would not have won this game . . . "They had a different game plan than most teams. They just weren't guarding him . . . Auburn's defense was the true reason for this huge win, as they packed the paint and did not let up very many second-chance points . . . Steven Pearl's team did far more than just grab a couple games in the standings. They broke the 30-year Gainesville curse. They outplayed the defending national champions on their home floor for the majority of the game and won . . . "We'd rather them shoot free throws than get easy ones at the rim . . . Auburn picked up a huge win against the No. 16 Gators. The Tigers led by 15 at halftime . . . Auburn will host Texas in its next matchup on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. CT . . . Auburn packed the paint, forcing the Gators to settle for jump shots and preventing them getting offensive rebounds . . . It was a perfect start for Hall and the Auburn Tigers as he scored 10 straight points to open the game . . .
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