Okeke was the team’s leading rebounder (6.8 per game) and shot blocker (1.2 per game) with the next closest in those respective statistics being Austin Wiley (4.1 and 1.2) who has played in 10 less games and started only five of his 28 appearances.
Weaknesses: The Tigers’ front-court play has to be its most glaring deficiencies, especially with the loss of forward Chuma Okeke to a season-ending injury. The Tigers have held opponents to just 34.4 percent from three on the season and 8.1 3-point makes on average per game. In addition to being able to hit the 3-point shot a good rate, Auburn defends against the deep ball very well. Auburn features an offensive rating of 120.9 in ‘s system of points per 100 possessions, ranking it sixth in the country in that category with two other Final Four teams (Virginia and Michigan State) among the five teams above it.
The duo is averaging a combined 31.4 points per game, while Brown has connected on 137 3-pointers at a 41 percent clip and Harper has drilled 96 from deep. Strengths: The Tigers’ bread and butter is clearly the back-court of Bryce Brown and Jared Harper.
