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IN PHOTOS: Auburn defeats South Carolina 82-71 for SEC TitleAUBURN, Alabama -- The Auburn Tigers basketball team defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 82-71 Saturday in Neville Arena to clinch their f...
K.D. Johnson - Tallies 18 points SaturdayJohnson concluded Saturday's 82-71 win over South Carolina with 18 points (6-15 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 4-5 FT), three rebounds, one assist and two steals across 31 minutes.
ImpactJohnson finished with his third straight performance with at least 14 points. Across 31 outings with Auburn this season, Johnson is averaging 12.7 points and 2.7 rebounds while shooting 40.3 percent overall and 30.7 percent from deep.
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Jabari Smith - Leads team with 21 pointsSmith had 21 points (5-12 FG, 3-3 3Pt, 8-8 FT), six rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal across 29 minutes during Saturday's 82-71 win over South Carolina.
ImpactThis was the freshman sensation's third straight game reaching the 20-point mark offensively, as Smith has accomplished the feat in 13 total games so far this season. Since posting just five points against Missouri on Jan. 25, Smith has taken an enormous step up and is averaging 20.5 points across his past 11 matchups.
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Gamecocks in the NET Rankings: March 6South Carolina dropped its final game of the regular season in a 82-71 loss to Auburn on Saturday.
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Ta'Quan Woodley - Fills in for LevequeWoodley contributed two points (1-3 FG), six rebounds, one assist, two blocks and one steal across 17 minutes during Saturday's 82-71 loss to Auburn.
ImpactWoodley has seen a slight minutes uptick of late, averaging 14.0 mpg over his last five contests, up from his season average of 12.1 mpg. This is due in part to coach Frank Martin's public frustration with starting center and upperclassman Wildens Leveque, who was pulled from Saturday's matchup after committing an early foul. Martin never put Leveque back in the game, while Woodley started the second half at center. It's unclear whether this pattern will continue with presumably only a few games remaining this season.
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Wildens Leveque - Drama in ColumbiaLeveque logged just two minutes in Saturday's 82-71 loss to Auburn.
ImpactLeveque has started 27 games at center for the Gamecocks this season, but the 6-10 center has apparently gotten himself on the bad side of coach Frank Martin. According to Michael Lananna of The State, when asked about Leveque's status, Martin replied "Watching him play has hurt my eyes." Clearly, Martin appears disappointed with what he views as regression, and has publicly taken out his frustrations on a player who has made 50 career starts for the program. Oddly enough, Leveque has improved both his scoring average and shooting percentage from a season ago. Still, Martin pulled him from Saturday's contest after committing a foul early, and Leveque never returned to the game. Instead, 6-8 freshman Ta'Quan Woodley saw most of the minutes and started the second half at the five. It's unclear what, if anything, Leveque can do to earn his rotation spot back, but at this point, it wouldn't be surprising to see him seek a program that can better utilize his services during the offseason.
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#PMARSHONAU: Sunday reflections from Auburn and beyondTHE JABARI AND WALKER SHOW The value of freshman Auburn forward Jabari Smith and sophomore center Walker Kessler can’t be measured in number...
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