GREENVILLE, S.C. — Jabari Smith couldn’t wait for his first NCAA Tournament game so he could get back to having fun and helping second-seeded Auburn to its latest first-round victory.
Oh, and putting up a highlight-reel jam wasn’t bad, either.
Smith, the Southeastern Conference freshman of the year, had a sublime tournament debut with 20 points, 14 rebounds and a right-handed slam dunk that’ll be hard to miss among the highlights of the Tigers’ 80-61 victory over Jacksonville State in the Midwest Region on Friday.
The Tigers (28-5) will face 10th-seeded Miami on Sunday for a spot in the Sweet 16.
“We have No. 10 and you don’t,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said with a smile, referring to Smith.
Pearl’s got plenty of other standouts, too.
Walker Kessler, Smith’s 7-foot-1 partner in the paint, finished a block shy of a triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and nine blocks. K.D. Johnson broke out of a shooting slump with 10 points and a couple of 3s as Auburn took…
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