Semi-Final No. 1 Saturday in the SEC Tournament could well be a semi-final for the national championship in three weeks as the Auburn Tigers (28-4) take the court against the Tennessee Volunteers (26-6).
Auburn held off a pesky Ole Miss squad eventually winning 62-57 to advance to Saturday’s semi. Tennessee took out a tired Texas team, 83-72 to reserve their spot against the Tigers.
These teams last met January 25 with Auburn winning a rock fight at home 53-51. In that game Johnni Broome came off the bench for Auburn. He scored 16 points and pulled down 14 boards to lead the Tigers.