Ninth seeded South Carolina came into their Sugar Bowl match-up with SEC champ Auburn looking to shake things up in the tournament brackets. But Auburn never allowed the Gamecocks to get within arms length, and the Tigers head to another showdown with Alabama in the Semi-Finals in Indianapolis.
South Carolina's Elliott Fry started the scoring with a field goal in the first quarter, but Auburn responded. Three touchdowns, a pass from Nick Marshall to Tre Mason in the first quarter, a Melvin Ray TD reception, and a Marshall TD run gave Auburn the 21-3 lead. Two more SC field goals closed the gap to 21-9 by halftime.
Scoring ceased in the third, and Auburn was feeling like they were on their way to an Alabama rematch. The Gamecocks cut it to nine but never closer, as Auburn won their second Sugar Bowl in four years, 31-22. Iron Bowl II awaits in Indy!
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