Join USA TODAY’s Survivor Pool today The Tigers, the No. 1 overall seed in this year's NCAA Tournament, will square off with 5-seed Michigan on Friday (8:39 p.m. CT, CBS). There are plenty of storylines to follow;

Auburn basketball trailed Michigan by nine at one point, but as it closed a 13-point victory over the Wolverines, it showed just what makes it special.

Freshman Tahaad Pettiford and senior Denver Jones turned in dazzling performances when it mattered most, rallying top-seeded Auburn to a 78-65 victory over Michigan in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night.

It's Michigan State basketball against Auburn in the Elite Eight of 2025 March Madness. A Final Four berth in San Antonio is up for grabs. Two grizzled, veteran coaches Tom Izzo and Bruce Pearl collide.

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The Tigers (31-5) wiped out a nine-point deficit in the second half, outscoring No. 5 seed Michigan 39-17 over the final 12 1/2 minutes.

The Spartans and Tigers will battle it out for a spot in the Final Four on Sunday afternoon. Michigan State and Auburn both needed second half rallies in their Sweet 16 matchups, with the Spartans topping Ole Miss and the Tigers beating Michigan.

We are winding down March Madness, as the NCAA Tournament is now set for Elite Eight action this weekend. After four teams secured spots in the next round Thurs

We marveled at halftime that Michigan was down by only one given how lopsided most of the stats were. Though Auburn had more turnovers at the time, they also had more points off turnovers. The rebounding ratio was strongly in the Tigers' favor,