Auburn (32-6) fell to Florida (35-4) 79-73 on Saturday night in the Final Four. The Tigers played an outstanding first half but second-half woes proved costly, leading to the end of arguably the best season in Auburn basketball history.
The top overall seed Auburn (32-5) will face fellow one-seed Florida (34-4) in the Final Four on Saturday evening in San Antonio. Nearly two months ago, the Gators entered Neville Arena and took down the top-ranked Tigers behind a strong performance from star guard Walter Clayton Jr. and perhaps more surprising, their front court. If the Tigers hope to avenge that loss and secure a spot in the National Championship it will start with winning the battle in front court.
No. 11 Auburn (20-8, 4-5) dropped both double-header games Saturday against No. 2 Georgia. The Tigers led in both games but ultimately squandered the lead, losing 11-7 in the day's first game and 9-6 in the second. The Bulldogs swept the Tigers in the overall weekend series.
No. 20 Auburn (13-3) beat Old Dominion (4-9) 7-3 on Sunday afternoon to take the final non-conference weekend series of the year. Auburn won the series opener on Friday afternoon before dropping game two on Saturday. The Tigers, however, won the rubber match on Sunday.
No. 1 Auburn (27-2, 15-1) beat Kentucky (19-10, 8-8) 94-78 Saturday inside Rupp Arena to break a 20-game and 37-year losing streak to the Wildcats in Lexington. The win not only broke a long streak but also secured the Tigers at least a share of the SEC Regular Season Title. And if that wasn’t enough, Dylan Cardwell became the winningest player in Auburn basketball history.
No. 1 Auburn (26-2, 14-1) heads to Lexington to take on Kentucky (19-9, 8-7) on Saturday. History is on the line in various ways in this year’s edition of Tigers vs. Wildcats.
No. 25 Auburn (6-1) defeated Wright State (2-2) 11-1 on Saturday afternoon to take the weekend series against the Raiders. Auburn mercy-ruled Wright State in the series opener on Friday, and Auburn picked up where it left off on Saturday with another mercy rule victory.
The most anticipated Iron Bowl of Basketball in the history of the series did not disappoint. No. 1 Auburn (23-2, 11-1) defeated No. 2 Alabama (21-4, 10-2) 94-85 Saturday inside Coleman Coliseum. Auburn jumped out to a nine-to-nothing lead to start and never trailed in the game.
The most anticipated Iron Bowl of basketball in the history of the series is set to take place Saturday afternoon inside Coleman Coliseum. No. 1 Auburn (22-2, 10-1) will face off against No. 2 Alabama (21-3, 10-1) in the first matchup between the top-two teams in series and SEC history. The matchup is also the first of at least two between the rivals this season.
No. 2 Auburn (13-1, 1-0) defeated Missouri (11-3, 0-1) 84-68 Saturday in the SEC opener. Missouri battled with Auburn throughout, but Auburn controlled the game from nearly start to finish.
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