Tahaad Pettiford, Denver Jones and Johni Broome lead the top-seeded Tigers, who outscore the Wolverines 39-17 over the final 12½ minutes in a 78-65 win that sends them to the Elite Eight for only

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 Tournam

Johni Broome had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Auburn took command with 17 unanswered points in the first half to beat Michigan State 70-64 and complete a sweep of No. 1 seeds advancing to the Final

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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 Auburn Tigers beat Michigan 78-65 in the Sweet Sixteen to advance to the next round of the NCAA tournament. Johni Broome led the Tigers with 22 points and 16 rebounds. New Market native Denver Jones was on fire for the Tigers;

Johni Broome was absolutely sensational in Auburn's win over Michigan State. The forward scored 25 points to help the Tigers reach the Final Four.

Michigan went just 8-24 last season, finishing in last place in the Big Ten and missing the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. May replaced Juwan Howard and overhauled

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,