NCAA Tournament blog: No. 4 Kansas vs. No. 5 Auburn

3rd & 7 37yd

McCormack with five points early, but KU goes four-guard at the 16:45 mark.

by Shane Jackson via twitter 3/24/2019 2:03:28 AM
Great start for McCormack - 5 points.
And in comes Garrett as KU goes with 4 guards to matchup with Auburn. #KUbball

by Benton Smith via twitter 3/24/2019 2:03:43 AM
This is getting ugly

#KUBBALL

by Matt Scott via twitter 3/24/2019 2:04:18 AM
Brown drains a 3 out of Auburn's transition offense and KU falls behind 12-5. #kubball Self calls timeout.

by Benton Smith via twitter 3/24/2019 2:04:38 AM
The lack of any perimeter offense really sticks out when there is a lack of interior offense to go along with it.

Combined with bad defense and you have a nightmare start

#KUBBALL

by Matt Scott via twitter 3/24/2019 2:05:12 AM
Auburn's out early with pace and confidence... Tigers lead 12-5. Timeout #KUbball 15:58 1st half. Auburn has hit 5 of 8 to open the game. Kansas just 2 of 5.

by Matt Tait via twitter 3/24/2019 2:05:14 AM
8 fast-break points already for the Tigers.
Auburn had options on that last break and took the corner 3. #KUbball

by Benton Smith via twitter 3/24/2019 2:06:10 AM
Auburn already has 8 of its 12 points in transition within the first 4:02 of this one #kubball

by Shane Jackson via twitter 3/24/2019 2:06:41 AM
Grimes tried to run pick and roll with Dedric and turned it over.
Brown nails a 3 in front of the KU bench. #KUbball down 15-5

by Benton Smith via twitter 3/24/2019 2:08:06 AM
Long timeout

turnover

give up a 3

long timeout

NO FLOW AT ALL!!! COMMERCIAL BREAKS RUIN BASKETBALL

by Matt Scott via twitter 3/24/2019 2:08:41 AM
3 KU turnovers through 8 possessions.
Auburn with 6 points off turnovers and up 15-5. #KUbball

by Benton Smith via twitter 3/24/2019 2:10:04 AM
No one on the court right now for #KUBBALL has scored a point. 3 of the 5 have taken a shot.

by Matt Scott via twitter 3/24/2019 2:10:32 AM
SOmething good happened. I saw it - so it happened.

#KUBBALL

by Matt Scott via twitter 3/24/2019 2:12:13 AM
Out of the timeout, KU doesn't score off its baseline out of bounds action but ends up scoring as Lawson makes an entry pass from up top to Garrett. #KUbball

by Benton Smith via twitter 3/24/2019 2:12:22 AM
Oh my. Jared Harper.

by Shane Jackson via twitter 3/24/2019 2:12:24 AM
And then bad happened

by Matt Scott via twitter 3/24/2019 2:12:32 AM
Back-to-back buckets by Garrett inside, but Brown drains another 3 in front of KU bench to make it 20-9. He's 3 for 3 from deep. #KUbball

by Benton Smith via twitter 3/24/2019 2:13:10 AM
Transition defense.

It's a thing.

Not right now - but it's a thing

#KUBBALL

by Matt Scott via twitter 3/24/2019 2:13:14 AM
Danger zone for #KUbball Auburn is absolutely feeling it and red hot. 20-9 Tigers, 13:45 1st half.

by Matt Tait via twitter 3/24/2019 2:13:21 AM
Look for a #KUbball zone here.

by Matt Tait via twitter 3/24/2019 2:13:57 AM
Fastbreak points less than 7 minutes in:
Auburn 16
KU 0.
#KUbball down 20-9

by Benton Smith via twitter 3/24/2019 2:14:03 AM
Athletic team that can hit 3's = bad bad bad match-up for this #KUBBALL team.

Probably the least athletic KU team I can remember

by Matt Scott via twitter 3/24/2019 2:14:21 AM
Brown feeling it. 3 no. 4 for him.
Timeout Self.
#KUbball in a massive 23-9 hole.

by Benton Smith via twitter 3/24/2019 2:14:47 AM
Auburn now has 19 points in transition in less than seven minutes. KU has nine points total.

by Shane Jackson via twitter 3/24/2019 2:14:57 AM
Bryce Brown has FOUR 3-pointers for Auburn --- all of them coming right in front of the #KUbball bench --- and Bill Self takes another timeout. 23-9, Tigers. 13:04 1st half. Zone won't matter if KU can't get into it and Auburn keeps feasting in transition.

by Matt Tait via twitter 3/24/2019 2:15:14 AM
Make it 19-0 Auburn in fastbreak points. #KUbball

by Benton Smith via twitter 3/24/2019 2:15:15 AM
6-0 run for Auburn now. Auburn shooting 64% from the floor.

#KUBBALL

by Matt Scott via twitter 3/24/2019 2:15:15 AM
Brown is outscoring #KUBBALL 14-11

by Matt Scott via twitter 3/24/2019 2:16:42 AM
First sign of Dotson off the dribble is a drive and lay-in.
Harper answers with a 3.
Auburn 6 of 8 from deep.
Then Grimes gives KU its first 3.
#KUbball down 28-14. 11:48 1st.

by Benton Smith via twitter 3/24/2019 2:17:19 AM
#KUBBALL hit a 3!!!

It's came after Auburn hit 6 of them but whatever!

by Matt Scott via twitter 3/24/2019 2:17:31 AM
Good sign for #KUbball (on a night when there haven't been many of them) -> Grimes wanted that ball bad and shot it without hesitating. KU's going to need all the firepower it can muster. Tigers lead 28-14, 11:48 1st half.

by Matt Tait via twitter 3/24/2019 2:17:40 AM
Down 14 before the under 8 timeout isn't easy.

It has been tonight, but normally it's harder to do.

#KUBBALL

by Matt Scott via twitter 3/24/2019 2:18:38 AM
This a recipe for an early exit

by Tyson Ailshie 3/24/2019 2:19:41 AM

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This is intolerable. Exactly Auburn's game plan to perfection. Stack middle, pressure ball, hit 3s. We look like Big 12 finals KU

by Tyson Ailshie 3/24/2019 2:19:43 AM

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#KUBBALL is up 10-8 point in the paint.

This should be the real score.

by Matt Scott via twitter 3/24/2019 2:20:01 AM
turnovers

#KUBBALL 4

Auburn 0

by Matt Scott via twitter 3/24/2019 2:20:47 AM
Auburn misses a 3 and the rebound goes right to them.

Immediate investigation!!

by Matt Scott via twitter 3/24/2019 2:21:23 AM
2 on Dotson with 10 minutes to go in the 1st half is not ideal.

#KUBBALL

by Matt Scott via twitter 3/24/2019 2:23:35 AM
Yikes. 2nd foul for Dotson with more than 10 to play in the 1st half. #KUbball

by Benton Smith via twitter 3/24/2019 2:23:37 AM
KJ's a gamer, man. Great D on Harper there... #KUbball

by Matt Tait via twitter 3/24/2019 2:23:41 AM
SOMEONE YELL WOLF!!!

#KUBBALL

by Matt Scott via twitter 3/24/2019 2:23:53 AM
That would have been a big confidence 3.

Instead it's a miss and a foul.

#KUBBALL

by Matt Scott via twitter 3/24/2019 2:24:27 AM

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