Johni Broome had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Auburn took command with 17 unanswered points in the first half to beat Michigan State 70-64 and complete a sweep of No. 1 seeds advancing to the Final Four.
We’ve seeded our Top 16 choices of the best Auburn players since 1970 into a March Madness-style bracket and given you the chance to vote round-by-round. Once all the votes are tallied up, we’ll crown the modern-era king of Tigers football.
Michigan State, which could never get any offense going as it trailed from the outset and fell to the 1-seed Tigers 70-64 in March Madness.
In year three of the Auburn Tigers rebuild, Hugh Freeze finally feels comfort with the complete installation of his plans. Now, will it pay off?
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Auburn Wire on MSNAuburn spring football preview: quarterbacksSophomore John Colvin will get work in as the lone non-scholarship quarterback going through spring exercises. He was a stellar quarterback at Mountain Brook High School, passing for over 4,400 yards and 50 touchdowns as a Spartan.
Michigan's Tre Donaldson faces Auburn, the program where he began her college career, in the men's NCAA Tournament. What to know of his transfer:
The Auburn Tigers enter year three of the Hugh Freeze regime. In the first two seasons, the Tigers have won no more than six games and have yet to win a bowl game. The best they’ve done is appear in the Birmingham Bowl in year one. They have no choice but to do better.
"War Eagle" is the school's motto and battle cry, but all its athletic teams are nicknamed the Tigers. That sometimes proves puzzling.