While the Alabama Crimson Tide is unquestionably the Auburn Tigers' biggest rival, for a lot of the Auburn Family, the Georgia Bulldogs are No. 1, and Bruce Pearl knows that.

Auburn's head man discussed the importance of beating Georgia, and how key second-half adjustments led to a victory.

Auburn men’s basketball beat Georgia 82-70 Saturday afternoon, but it was the second game in a row the Tigers had problems with a team from the bottom half of the SEC, a week after beating then No. 2 Alabama on the road. Late free throws stretched the margin, but similar to Arkansas, Georgia had a chance to win in the final minutes.