Bruce Pearl won more than 230 games in 11 seasons at Auburn, a run that ended with his abrupt retirement on Monday. Some of those victories were among the biggest in the program’s history.
Pearl’s teams reached six NCAA tournaments, won or shared in the SEC regular-season championship three times, won the SEC tournament twice and made it to two Final Fours. Here’s our list of his 10 most-significant wins at Auburn, in chronological order:
Auburn guard KT Harrell (1) leaves the court after overtime of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference tournament against LSU, Friday, March 13, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. Auburn won in overtime 73-70. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) AP
1. Auburn 73, LSU 70, OT (March 13, 2015)
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