Auburn’s Johni Broome and Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner are big men with big-time experience on the March Madness stage.
The Auburn Tigers departed for Lexington, Kentucky as they prepare to face Alabama State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Auburn Tigers (28-5) go home losers of three of their last four games after falling to Tennessee 70-65 in the SEC Basketball Tournament.
With this victory over Ole Miss, third-ranked Auburn will play No. 8 Tennessee in the SEC Tournament semifinals.
Auburn’s eight-week streak as the nation’s number one men’s college basketball team is over, as the Tigers slide to No. 3.
No. 1 Auburn never led the game it lost to No. 22 Texas A&M, which ended the Tigers’ six-game winning streak.
Auburn remains atop the AP Top 25 Men’s College Basketball poll for the eighth straight week. Alabama has fallen one place to No. 7.
Auburn remained atop the AP Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll for the seventh straight week, while Alabama has fallen to No. 6.
Johni Broome scored a season-high 31 points and added 14 rebounds as No. 1 Auburn defeated Georgia 82-70 on Saturday.
Auburn’s win over Alabama assured the Tigers would stay No. 1 in the AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll. Now we know how far Alabama has fallen with the loss.
