For the SEC Tournament game against Ole Miss, star Auburn guard Chad Baker-Mazara was on the bench for the start of the action.

The Tigers were down a man after starting wing Chad Baker-Mazara was ejected due to a Flagrant 2 foul in the second half. The call was made after a review on a play where Baker-Mazara elbowed Alabama’s Chris Youngblood in the back of the head. Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl was asked after the game about the incident but avoided comment.

During Auburn 's 93-91 loss to Alabama on Saturday, the Tigers were without Chad Baker-Mazara for nearly the last 11 minutes of the game between regulation and overtime. The 6-foot-7, 180-pound senior was ejected from the contest after elbowing the Crimson Tide's Chris Youngblood in the back of the head.

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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,

Instead, senior forward Chris Moore is replacing the fifth-year wing. Moore has appeared in all 31 games for the Tigers this season, starting 3 of them while playing 10.4 minutes off the bench. Baker-Mazara has come off the bench 3 previous times. He averaged 10 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 25 minutes during those 3 games.

Tigers Head Coach Bruce Pearl confirmed Friday that Baker-Mazara has an extra year of eligibility and teased his return to the program.

Bruce Pearl on CBM's ejection: "What I'd like is for the first fouls to be called. I haven't seen the play so I can't comment on whatever happened there. Flagrant 2, this is his second time having it. We aren't as good a team without him." Pearl adds, "Chad can't do that."