KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee stayed hot with a gritty 77-69 win over Auburn on Saturday night in what was Steven Pearl’s homecoming in his first meeting against his alma mater as head coach of the Tigers.
Both of these teams came into this meeting with their confidence at an all-time high. Auburn came into the game on a four-game win streak, and having won five of their last six games, while Tennessee came into this contest winners of back-to-back road trips.
Tennessee, however, was the team to come out firing on all cylinders. The Vols threw the first punch in this one and never looked back. Tennessee knocked down four threes in the first five minutes to build an early, comfortable lead, and from that point on, the Tigers were never able to take real control of the game…