Final Mar 13
BGSU 67 11.5 o149.0
AKR 96 -11.5 u149.0
Final Mar 13
DUQ 59 2.0 o130.0
SBON 64 -2.0 u130.0
Final Mar 13
BUT 57 12.0 o145.5
SJU 78 -12.0 u145.5
Final Mar 13
IND 59 2.0 o142.0
ORE 72 -2.0 u142.0
Final Mar 13
GT 70 23.0 o144.5
DUKE 78 -23.0 u144.5
Final Mar 13
ISU 92 -2.5 o146.0
BYU 96 2.5 u146.0
Final Mar 13
USF 68 3.0 o144.5
WICH 73 -3.0 u144.5
Final Mar 13
ARK 80 4.5 o147.0
MISS 83 -4.5 u147.0
Final OT Mar 13
OHIO 85 -2.5 o158.5
TOL 90 2.5 u158.5
Final Mar 13
DAV 75 4.0 o142.0
SLU 83 -4.0 u142.0
Final Mar 13
ALST 84 1.0 o137.5
TXSO 79 -1.0 u137.5
Final Mar 13
UNC 68 -6.0 o148.0
WAKE 59 6.0 u148.0
Final Mar 13
MARQ 89 -2.5 o145.0
XAV 87 2.5 u145.0
Final Mar 13
NW 63 8.5 o141.5
WIS 70 -8.5 u141.5
Final Mar 13
CHAR 59 10.0 o144.5
FAU 64 -10.0 u144.5
Final Mar 13
SJSU 52 16.0 o150.5
UNM 63 -16.0 u150.5
Final Mar 13
COLO 68 17.5 o127.5
HOU 77 -17.5 u127.5
Final 2OT Mar 13
TEX 94 6.0 o140.5
TXAM 89 -6.0 u140.5
Final Mar 13
EMU 75 4.5 o149.5
M-OH 81 -4.5 u149.5
Final Mar 13
FOR 81 6.5 o144.0
GW 88 -6.5 u144.0
Final Mar 13
BSU 62 -1.5 o134.5
SDSU 52 1.5 u134.5
Final Mar 13
MAN 65 2.5 o144.0
IONA 77 -2.5 u144.0
Final Mar 13
MORG 91 3.5 o161.5
HOW 90 -3.5 u161.5
Final Mar 13
IOWA 94 10.0 o164.5
ILL 106 -10.0 u164.5
Final Mar 13
WMU 66 10.5 o143.5
KENT 73 -10.5 u143.5
Final Mar 13
NMSU 77 1.0 o136.5
KENN 80 -1.0 u136.5
Final Mar 13
TLSA 75 3.0 o143.5
TEM 71 -3.0 u143.5
Final 2OT Mar 13
DEP 81 13.0 o143.5
CREI 85 -13.0 u143.5
Final Mar 13
STAN 73 10.5 o144.0
LOU 75 -10.5 u144.0
Final Mar 13
BAY 74 6.5 o142.0
TTU 76 -6.5 u142.0
Final Mar 13
LAS 70 12.5 o144.0
JOES 75 -12.5 u144.0
Final Mar 13
MSST 73 3.0 o158.5
MIZZ 85 -3.0 u158.5
Final Mar 13
NCCU 79 1.0 o153.0
DSU 77 -1.0 u153.0
Final Mar 13
MSM 62 4.5 o127.0
MRST 58 -4.5 u127.0
Final Mar 13
ALCN 60 3.0 o134.0
COOK 69 -3.0 u134.0
Final 2OT Mar 13
LT 75 2.0 o142.0
MTU 77 -2.0 u142.0
Final Mar 13
USC 71 10.5 o151.0
PUR 76 -10.5 u151.0
Final Mar 13
NEV 59 5.0 o138.0
CSU 67 -5.0 u138.0
Final Mar 13
UCSB 78 3.5 o151.5
CSN 72 -3.5 u151.5
Final Mar 13
SEA 69 -6.0 o133.5
AC 63 6.0 u133.5
Final Mar 13
KU 77 3.0 o153.0
ARIZ 88 -3.0 u153.0
Final Mar 13
SMU 54 7.0 o142.5
CLEM 57 -7.0 u142.5
Final Mar 13
UTSA 65 5.0 o147.0
ECU 70 -5.0 u147.0
Final Mar 13
VILL 56 7.0 o135.0
CONN 73 -7.0 u135.0
Final Mar 13
OKLA 84 6.5 o161.5
UK 85 -6.5 u161.5
Final Mar 13
CP 96 4.5 o164.0
UCRV 83 -4.5 u164.0
Final Mar 13
UNLV 58 8.0 o142.0
USU 70 -8.0 u142.0
Final Mar 13
TST 51 5.5 o128.0
CBU 55 -5.5 u128.0
Ole Miss 8th SEC21-10
Auburn 1st SEC27-4

Ole Miss @ Auburn preview

Bridgestone Arena

Last Meeting ( Feb 26, 2025 ) Mississippi 76, Auburn 106

Auburn accomplished quite a bit during the regular season -- Southeastern Conference champion, top-ranked for seven straight weeks, a virtual lock as a No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

But after losing their last two regular-season games, the No. 3-ranked Tigers (27-4) feel they have important work to do in the SEC tournament.

Top-seeded Auburn will face eighth-seeded Ole Miss (22-10) in the quarterfinals Friday afternoon in Nashville.

"We're not at all bought into the theory of -- next weekend is the more important weekend than this weekend; they're both very important," Tigers coach Bruce Pearl said. "This team has demonstrated that they're great competitors. They don't want to lose."

Auburn had won six consecutive games before losing at then-No. 22 Texas A&M 83-72 and at then-No. 7 Alabama 93-91 in overtime to close the regular season.

"We sure have a chip on our shoulder, just because we know the last couple games, we knew that we could have won," Auburn guard Denver Jones said. "I feel like there's going to be a statement when we go in there and just play."

The Tigers have spent the week focused on themselves in practice because they didn't learn their opponent until Thursday afternoon. The coaches had a scouting report ready when they learned of the opponent.

Auburn has won the SEC regular-season title twice (2018, 2022) under Pearl, this year's SEC Coach of the Year, and lost its SEC tournament opener both times.

"Can we be one of only three programs to win both the SEC regular season and the SEC tournament?" Pearl said. "Can we surpass the 2019 team that got to the Final Four? So there's a lot of opportunity ahead of us."

The Tigers are led by SEC Player of the Year Johni Broome, who leads the team with averages of 18.6 points and 10.6 rebounds a game.

Auburn beat Ole Miss twice during the regular season, 92-82 on Feb. 1 in Oxford and 106-76 on Feb. 26 in Auburn.

"In both of those games, we didn't play our best," Rebels guard Sean Pedulla told the SEC Network shortly after he made a tie-breaking 3-pointer just before the buzzer in an 83-80 win over Arkansas on Thursday in the second round.

"We've got to fix the little things and box out, communicate on defense, stick with our rotations."

The Rebels bounced back from their second loss to the Tigers to win two of their last three regular-season games, including 78-76 over then-No. 4 Tennessee on March 5.

"We're still a work in progress," Pedulla said. "We're still trying to get better."

Ole Miss coach Chris Beard said he would allow his players to enjoy Thursday's win for just two hours rather than the customary 12 in the regular season. He practiced what he was preaching by putting the victory in perspective just minutes after it ended.

"This was just our first game in the SEC tournament," Beard said. "We came here to win a championship, and we're working to improve our seed in the NCAA Tournament."

--Field Level Media

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