He doesn’t trash talk or boast, because as his Auburn teammates put it, he doesn’t need to. “Nah, but he definitely backs it up every time,” guard Samir Doughty said when asked if Okoro says anything on the court. “If I was on the opposing team, he’s not someone I would want to guard.”Okoro scored 19 points, Doughty had 18 and No. 16 Auburn held off Iowa State 80-76 in the opening game of the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday. Okoro had 10 straight points to help the Tigers (17-2) take a 76-62 lead with under six minutes to play.

Source: New York Times January 25, 2020 20:17 UTC