Coach Bruce Pearl had a bone to pick with exactly this issue during the Auburn Tigers' loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide. Losing by just two points is clearly not ideal, suffering the defeat during Auburn's Senior Night makes the experience more gut-wrenching too.

The Tigers were down a man after starting wing Chad Baker-Mazara was ejected due to a Flagrant 2 foul in the second half. The call was made after a review on a play where Baker-Mazara elbowed Alabama’s Chris Youngblood in the back of the head. Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl was asked after the game about the incident but avoided comment.

Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl got his first career victory over Alabama. It foreshadowed what was to come.

During Auburn 's 93-91 loss to Alabama on Saturday, the Tigers were without Chad Baker-Mazara for nearly the last 11 minutes of the game between regulation and overtime. The 6-foot-7, 180-pound senior was ejected from the contest after elbowing the Crimson Tide's Chris Youngblood in the back of the head.

Auburn basketball head coach Bruce Pearl made a gesture to angry Tigers' fans after the heartbreaking loss to Alabama

Auburn’s Johni Broome and Bruce Pearl have been named the Southeastern Conference’s player and coach of the year.

Bruce Pearl is hoping that Auburn will channel its energy and play pissed off in tournament action after back-to-back losses.

In the second half of the game, Auburn guard Chad Baker-Mazara was given a flagrant-2 foul after elbowing Alabama's Chris Youngblood in the back of the head underneath the basket. It is the second-most notable ejection of Baker-Mazara's career following his ejection in the early stages of Auburn's NCAA Tournament first round game last season with Yale,

The senior guard received a Flagrant two-foul against Alabama on Saturday, resulting in an ejection from the Tiger's 93-91 OT loss.