Tyler Harris doubtful for Georgia game

AUBURN | After suffering a concussion early in the second half of Saturday’s loss to Ole Miss, Auburn forward Tyler Harris is doubtful for Wednesday’s game against Georgia.

“He was not able to practice today,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. “We're going through the concussion protocol. I'd say he's doubtful for Wednesday, unless tomorrow he continues to make more progress. He's made progress.

“It certainly could be -- based on the hit -- worse, but you just don't know how quickly he's going to be able to pass all the protocols. The dizziness, the headaches, the balance, the memory retention -- all the different baseline tests that they do. So it's unfortunate.”

With Harris potentially out, Pearl is forced to shuffle his lineup again. Ten different players have combined to miss 104 games this season due to injury, suspension and eligibility questions.

“We've got to game plan without Tyler and you can imagine all the moving parts because Cim (Bowers) is still playing some point guard. He may or may not play as much point guard,” Pearl said. “(TJ) Dunans may play some off the ball. He may play on the ball. Just being back, how much can he retain in a very short period of time? Just a lot of moving parts late in the year to try and play better."

Dunans, who missed 15 games with a knee injury, returned against the Rebels scoring seven points in 21 minutes. Pearl expects Dunans to be back to full speed before too long.

“I think the biggest thing is he's had no swelling and his knee felt really good. From that standpoint it's a really good sign,” Pearl said. “I'd say that over the next couple of weeks I think he should be back to full strength. I think he should be back to playing as well as he played before he left.”

The Tigers host Georgia at the Auburn Arena Wednesday at 6 p.m. CT on the SEC Network.