BIG: Steven Pearl, Auburn Basketball have a MAJOR Opportunity against Purdue Boilermakers

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4.6 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Purdue’s experienced lineup prepares to overpower Auburn’s retooled squad in a highly anticipated showdown in Indianapolis. Can the dynamic backcourt duel between Tahaad Pettiford and Braden Smith ignite fireworks, or will Purdue’s frontcourt presence expose Auburn’s struggles in the paint? Zac Blackerby and Nick Arvin analyze key matchups, including Auburn’s search for scoring consistency with Keshawn Hall and Kevin Overton, plus the pressure on first-year head coach Steven Pearl. The conversation covers Auburn’s vulnerabilities against elite teams, Purdue’s depth and rebounding edge, and whether Auburn’s motivation is enough to disrupt Matt Painter’s well-rounded Boilermaker attack. Which team has the formula for a statement win, and can Auburn avoid a third lopsided loss against top-tier competition?

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0:00.0	35 matchup, going down in Indy, let's go!
0:09.0	You are Locked-on College Crossover, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network.
0:15.5	Your team every day.
0:18.6	Yes, welcome on into Locked-on Auburn and Locked-on Boilermakers. Cross-over edition of our shows. Thank you so much for making Locked on Auburn and Locked-on Boilermakers. Your first listen every single day. I'm Zach Black. We've blocked on Auburn. Nick Arvin of Locked-on Boilermakers will give you our final predictions,
0:37.8	our final thoughts on this game towards the end.
0:40.5	Don't worry.
0:41.2	You will leave this show with official predictions from the two of us.
0:45.7	Key players matchup.
0:46.8	There's a mismatch in this that I think is glaring in favor of Purdue.
0:51.7	But like the storyline is going into this, Nick.
0:55.5	This is,
0:56.0	this is an Auburn team that has looked kind of bumpy
1:01.5	against some inferior opponents
1:04.6	and then looked okay against some solid teams.
1:09.0	Houston lost by a point,
1:10.9	beat St. John's in Vegas.
1:12.9	But when they've played really good teams,
1:16.5	they've been pushed all over the place,
1:19.8	lost by what,
1:20.6	30 against Michigan,
1:22.5	lost by 29,
1:24.3	you know,
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