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,

"I don't mind even talking about this without any kind of appeal: Chad Baker has another year of eligibility," Bruce Pearl said. "He does, because he fits all the criteria. Some of the other guys that have been talked about, I'm not going to specifically reference, but Chad is the one that right now qualifies."

In looking at its schedule, Bruce Pearl said Auburn basketball "figured we pretty much better get this one" in terms of a win over Ole Miss on Wednesday. Here's why.