Costly Uniform Violation Comes Back To Bite Bethune-Cookman After Auburn Forces Overtime To Thwart Upset

Costly Uniform Violation Comes Back To Bite Bethune-Cookman After Auburn Forces Overtime To Thwart Upset

Auburn vs Bethune-Cookman college basketball game There were a handful of unexpected upsets when the college basketball season officially kicked off on Monday. Bethune-Cookman was almost able to join the list of teams that stunned their opponents by giving Auburn a run for their money, and a uniform issue that led to a technical foul ended up having major implications in a game the Tigers won in overtime. 20 of the men’s basketball teams that en…

Auburn made the most boneheaded mistake in their season opener

Auburn made a major blunder late in the first game of the Steven Pearl era on Monday night, and they just barely escaped a major upset loss because of it. No. 20 Auburn beat unranked Bethune-Cookman 95-90 in overtime at Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala. The Tigers were leading 81-78 with the final seconds of regulation ticking away when Bethune-Cookman junior Artero Morris heaved up a desperation shot from half court. Auburn sophomore Elyjah Freeman…