By Charles Goldberg
AuburnTigers.com
Bruce Pearl hopes his Auburn basketball team will bounce back in next week's SEC Tournament by following the same script it used to win three tourney games there last season.
Auburn lost its regular-season finale last year before it got hot in Nashville. The Tigers closed out this regular season with a loss as well, this time a 79-66 setback at Mississippi State on Saturday.
Auburn will now try to recapture its tournament magic against Tennessee at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Bridgestone Arena. The Tigers and Vols split their season series, with Auburn winning 83-77 in Auburn Arena in its SEC opener Jan.