AUBURN, AL - SEPTEMBER 24 - Auburn Head Coach Steven Pearl, Auburn Athletics Director John Cohen - Auburn Tigers Men's Basketball announces Steven Pearl as Head Coach at Woltosz Football Performance Center in Auburn, AL on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. Photo by Zach Bland/Auburn Tigers Zach Bland/Auburn Tigers

Auburn basketball coach Steven Pearl doesn't want his team to get too excited after thrashing Arkansas. Auburn got their first SEC win.

The final sequence was wild, sure. But so was Texas A&M's massive comeback and Auburn basketball's inability to stop it.

Steven Pearl's Tigers will try to contain Bucky McMillian's high scoring "Bucky Ball" offense that has the Aggies averaging 94.7 points per game in Tuesday's SEC matchup.

Auburn basketball coach Steven Pearl called out some of his players for showing up late and held them accountable. This was after a 95-73 win over Arkansas by the way. It’s an area of responsibility that needs improvement,

Here's a look at Steven Pearl's contract — including bonuses and buyout details — as Auburn basketball's head coach.

The 22-point final margin of victory for Auburn ties for the fourth-largest in a win over Arkansas in the history of the series, which includes over 60 games across several decades. After two tries and two fails, Auburn finally has its first win in SEC play -- in emphatic fashion.

Though fingers of blame could be pointed in a multitude of directions, the Arkansas basketball team’s 95-73 loss at Auburn seemingly boiled down to one overarching theme. The two squads played with different levels of urgency Saturday night at Neville Arena.