First of all, I just want to congratulate Steven Pearl and the Auburn basketball team for bringing home another championship to the Plains. It might not be the one they had envisioned at the beginning of the season, but it’s worthy of a banner nonetheless.
The Tigers were the best team in the tournament and proved that by winning five straight games in mostly dominant fashion. Of course, it wouldn’t be appropriate if this team didn’t make things more difficult than they had to be.
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