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Bruce Pearl expects his team to be challenged at Texas
The Tigers did not fare well on their first road trip, falling at No. 4 Duke, 84-78, on Dec. 4 in the ACC-SEC Challenge. Although Texas is not ranked heading into the game, head coach Bruce Pearl believes that Tuesday’s game at Moody Center in Austin could provide Auburn with more of a challenge than the one it faced at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Auburn men's basketball celebrated a historic achievement for head coach Bruce Pearl. With his team's 87-82 win over Texas, Pearl became the winningest head coach in program history.
With Auburn basketball's win over Texas on Tuesday, Bruce Pearl became the winningest coach in program's history, amassing 214 wins in 11 seasons.
Johni Broome had 20 points and 12 rebounds as No. 2 Auburn withstood a late Texas rally for an 87-82 victory to give coach Bruce Pearl the school record for career wins.
Auburn basketball head coach Bruce Pearl is one win away from breaking the program record for all-time wins as a head coach. Tigers superstar Johni Broome spoke about Pearl's chance to make history in an upcoming SEC matchup with Texas.
With No. 2 Auburn’s 87-82 win at Texas on Tuesday evening, head coach Bruce Pearl passed Joel Eaves in career wins at Auburn with 214 to stand alone as the winningest head coach in program history.
Bruce Pearl has done it: win number 214. It was not easy, but with a hard fought 86 -82 road victory over Texas he has cemented his legacy as the winningest coach in Auburn basketball history. It’s not just a milestone;
Texas. The win was the 214th for Tigers coach Bruce Pearl, propelling him to No. 1 in all-time coaching wins at the school. He had been tied with Joel Eaves (1949-63). Broome's double-double was the 70th of his career - and his 10th this season.
Auburn was led to victory by Johni Broome and Miles Kelly. Broome had 20 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals. Kelly had 18 points and shot 4-of-6 from 3-point range. Three other Tigers put up double-figures: Baker-Mazara had 16 points and Denver Jones and Tahaad Pettiford each added 10.
It's official: Bruce Pearl is the winningest coach in the history of Auburn basketball. With the second-ranked Tigers surviving Texas for an 87-82 win on Tuesday, Pearl secured win No. 214 at ...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Johni Broome had 20 points and 12 rebounds as No. 2 Auburn withstood a late Texas rally for an 87-82 victory Tuesday night to give coach Bruce Pearl the school record for career ...
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