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.

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.

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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,

The senior guard received a Flagrant two-foul against Alabama on Saturday, resulting in an ejection from the Tiger's 93-91 OT loss.