Everybody caught their breath yet? Good...
Auburn did their best to give the fanbase a heart attack, a stroke, or whatever you want to call it before escaping their 1st Round matchup with a game New Mexico State squad 78-77. The Tigers are also the last 5th seed standing in the NCAA Tournament as the remaining 5 seeds all went home either Thursday or Friday. Let’s face it: the NCAA did Auburn no favors. They won 4 games in 4 days and many were surprised to see them slotted as a 5 seed. Then, they had to fly nearly 2000 miles to Salt Lake City only 36 hours after returning to Auburn, and then were given a morning start time on Thursday.