Bruce Pearl loses his mind in epic rant after Auburn's loss to Alabama
Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl wasn’t too happy after his team’s loss to Alabama on Wednesday night
Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl was livid after his team's loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide on Wednesday night in Tuscaloosa.
Alabama won the SEC regular season title on Wednesday night after erasing a 17-point deficit in their 90-85 overtime win against Auburn.
Pearl wasn't very happy with the officiating after the loss. Auburn was whistled for 29 personal fouls during the game which led to three Tigers players fouling out.
During Pearl's radio show after the game, he started yelling while talking about his players getting beat up without fouls being called.
"We played well, we played hard," said Pearl after the game. "We should've won the game. Very, very disappointing. Obviously, they made some plays. We had a hard time staying in front of them."
"At the end of the day, I'm just sick and tired of our guys getting smashed down there," screamed Pearl. "Smashed!".
Pearl then said that center Dylan Cardwell likely won't play against the Tennessee Vols on Saturday before slamming his headset down and leaving the interview.
Here's the audio via VolQuest's Grant Ramey:
Pearl was definitely livid. But I'm sure any coach would be after blowing a 17-point lead and losing in overtime while dealing with questionable officiating. Pearl just tends to get a bit livelier than most college basketball coaches.
Auburn and Tennessee tip off at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN on Saturday.
