Florida’s Clayton outduels Auburn’s Broome in Final Four rematch
Johni Broome finished his season with a sleeve covering a sore right elbow and some quiet words from Charles Barkley, as he left the court.
Johni Broome finished his season with a sleeve covering a sore right elbow and some quiet words from Charles Barkley, as he left the court.
Johni Broome held his injured arm during Auburn’s postgame celebration. That didn’t keep the star from climbing a ladder to cut down the net.
Alabama’s nation-leading offense, coming off a record night from 3 in the Sweet 16, shot 8-32 from behind the arc and 35.4% overall versus Duke
“I feel like we’ve been slept on,” Tide forward Grant Nelson said after Alabama punched its ticket to the Sweet 16 for a matchup with BYU.
The No. 2 seed Alabama Crimson Tide take on the No. 7 seed Saint Mary’s Gaels for a shot at the Sweet Sixteen
Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said a trip to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament was no sure thing, and Creighton made his team work for it
Aaliyah Nye’s four 3-pointers brought her season total to 109, breaking her school record of 108 from 2023-24 as the Alabama women advanced.
Auburn’s Johni Broome and Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner are big men with big-time experience on the March Madness stage.
“We didn’t play our best basketball tonight but what they did the last three or four weeks is absolutely amazing,” Troy coach Scott Cross said.
This is Alabama State’s first NCAA tournament win.