Steven Pearl gets technical foul amid Tennessee's 20-0 run vs Auburn
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NASHVILLE - Steven Pearl's frustration boiled over.
The Auburn coach watched helplessly as Tennessee basketball flipped the SEC Tournament quarterfinal with a 20-0 run on March 12. Pearl kept yelling at the referees after Jaylen Carey and Felix Okpara connected on an alley-oop, leading to a technical foul.
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Nate Ament only made one of the two technical free throws, but the freshman forward soon drilled his fourth 3-pointer, giving Tennessee an eight-point cushion in the final two minutes.
Pearl is a former Tennessee player.
Wynton Jackson covers high school sports for Knox News. Email: [email protected]
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