Auburn entered Saturday as a major underdog against undefeated Kentucky, but their road to a historic upset got even longer just before the game.
After losing starting forward Jordon Granger due to a fight in Auburn's quarterfinal victory over LSU on Friday, fellow starting forward Cinmeon Bowers was suspended Saturday due to a potential off-the-floor issue.
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Cinmeon Bowers has been suspended for today's game. Pearl was made aware of a potential rules violation following yesterday's game.
— Tom Green (@AUBlog) March 14, 2015Auburn will now play Kentucky without two starters who started the first three tourney games: Cinmeon Bowers and Jordon Granger
— Auburn Gold Mine (@AUGoldMine) March 14, 2015Bruce Peal has to be pleased with his Auburn team's performance in this year's SEC Tournament, but he couldn't have been too pleased about this development right before playing the best team in the country.