The Auburn Tigers dropped another one on Tuesday night as their NCAA Tournament hopes dwindle with just three games remaining, being thoroughly dominated by the Oklahoma Sooners.

Following the 91-79 loss, Tigers head coach Steven Pearl apologized to the Auburn fanbase for his team’s performance in what was one of the most important games of the season.

“I want to apologize to our fans for that poor performance tonight,” he said in the postgame press conference. “…We were entitled tonight, we were selfish tonight on the defensive end. We had no urgency, and that’s unacceptable. I’ve got to change up how I’m coaching these guys. I’ve got to ratchet up my intensity a little bit more, and maybe they’ll start to play like I act.”

With two home games coming up against two of the worst teams in the conference in Ole Miss and LSU, each of them become now an absolute must-win if they are going to have a spot in the tournament.

The first season of Pearl’s tenure has obviously not gone as planned with an overall record of 15-13 and a conference record of 6-9, however, there is still time to salvage things. If the Tigers can win the next two and defeat Alabama in the season finale, they will likely be off the bubble and safely in the tournament field.

If they drop any of the next three however, things get even more dicey than they already are.