No. 12 Auburn holds off Mississippi State 73-66 to reach SEC Tournament title game
The Tigers will now face the Gators on Sunday.
The Tigers will now face the Gators on Sunday.
While the details of the new deal were not disclosed, sources tell ESPN that it will make Oats one of the five highest-paid college coaches in the country.
Johni Broome had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 12 Auburn to an 86-55 romp over 15th-ranked South Carolina.
Alabama’s Mark Sears has racked up the postseason accolades including being named to the 2024 Sporting News All-American second team and to the Associated Press’s first-team All-SEC.
Denver Jones scored a season-high 21 points, making 7 of 9 3-pointers, and No. 13 Auburn closed the regular season with a 92-78 victory over Georgia. The Tigers secured a No. 4 seed and double bye in next week’s SEC Tournament with their third straight victory.
Mark Sears scored 22 points and Latrell Wrightsell Jr. had 20, including a game-tying 3-pointer with 22 seconds to go to force overtime, as No. 16 Alabama rallied to beat Arkansas 92-88.
Flau’jae Johnson scored 17 of her 25 points in the first half, Angel Reese had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 8 LSU raced to a 21-0 lead on the way to a 78-48 victory over seventh-seeded Auburn in the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Second-seeded LSU will face either No. 3 seed Mississippi or 11th-seeded Florida in Saturday’s semifinals.
Jewel Spear scored 24 points, going 6 of 6 from distance, and Rickea Jackson had 22 points and nine rebounds as No. 5 seed Tennessee beat fourth-seeded Alabama 83-61 in the SEC Tournament.
Sydney Shaw, JaMya Mingo-Young and Mar’shaun Bostic each scored 11 points and No. 7 seed Auburn beat 10th-seeded Arkansas 67-48 in the second round of the SEC Tournament.
The 2023-24 basketball season for both the men’s and women’s teams at Troy set new attendance, ticket sales, and revenue records.