Kennesaw State Review

Auburn 68, Kennesaw State 55



In my preview, I thought that success would be Auburn coming out with the same intensity that they had against McNeese State and putting KSU away early. If that was the only barometer, then this wasn't what Auburn was looking for, but there are still plenty of positives that jump out.

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The Good

• Defense - Auburn held KSU to 32.7% from the field. The Owls had more turnovers than assists. Auburn blocked 5 shots, and the Tigers won the rebounding battle
• Resilience - Auburn didn't play their best. They were sluggish, and they didn't put their opponent away in the second half. They won by 13. For Auburn, that's still a step in the right direction. They lost games like this last year.
• Frankie Sullivan (22-5-2-0-2) - Frankie started out white hot, hitting 4 threes in the first half. He and Chubby were able to give Auburn a threat both inside and out while the rest of the team got their wits about them.

The Not As Good

• 17 Turnovers - The only Auburn player that played and didn't turn the ball over? Josh Wallace. Ward, Sullivan, and Denson all turned it over 3 times.
• Frontcourt Offense - Just before tip-off, Auburn found out that Kennesaw State's best player, Markeith Cummings, would not be playing. Regardless, the Tigers wound up getting a 5 of 12 night from Rob Chubb and 1 of 7 from Allen Payne. Kenny Gabriel turned it over twice and committed 4 fouls. Those three combined to go 4 of 8 from the line, so they didn't make up for it there either. Chubb was still Auburn's #2 scorer, but they're going to need more than a true shooting percentage of 44.4%.
• Free Throw Shooting - It got worse. 12 of 24. This is going to lose Auburn a game if it doesn't get fixed. If Auburn made two-thirds of their attempts, they would have broken 70. Auburn is now 24 of 47 on the year. 51%. Pathetic. There's no other word. This stays here until the Tigers break 66.7%

Auburn now has 11 days until the Nicholls State game on Black Friday. I'm hoping that with the Iron Bowl the next day, there is a big crowd in town. Auburn has played well to start the year. They deserve the attention.

Songs of the Post*:
1. "Come Back Song" - Darius Rucker
2. "Chattahoochee (Extended Mix)" - Alan Jackson
3. "Two People Fell In Love" - Brad Paisley
4. "What Can I Say" - Carrie Underwood featuring Sons of Sylvia
5. "Revelry" - Kings of Leon
6. "Someday" - Sugar Ray
7. "Freak of the Week" - Marvelous 3

*-sometimes this feature doesn't make me look so good...