Auburn University's basketball team clinched the SEC Tournament title by defeating Florida with a score of 86-67 in the final match held in Nashville, overcoming their largest loss of the season. This victory marks Auburn's first SEC Tournament championship game appearance in five years, showcasing a strong performance throughout the tournament. The team's journey to the title included a semifinal victory over Mississippi State, with a final score of 73-66, after 33 games, demonstrating their resilience and strategic prowess. Auburn's success in the tournament was highlighted by their ability to overcome challenges, including a physical contest against Mississippi State, where Chris Moore's halftime rant motivated the team to victory, and a significant win against Florida, a team that had previously defeated them in the regular season. The Tigers' performance was supported by contributions from multiple players, showcasing depth and teamwork.
Auburn 86 Florida 67 FINAL Auburn went full throttle 2nd half to demolish the Gators. More than deserving SEC Champion. Awesome event & 4 days in Nashville! @Gametime https://t.co/3BNE4r8uGV
AUBURN IS ON FIRE 🔥 The Tigers are SEC champions after dominating Florida 🏆 https://t.co/oWyEo8SRvN
Party is on here in Nashville for the Auburn Tigers. Up 17 with under five minutes to go in the title game. Huge Auburn contingent is making a delirious, deafening noise.
Wowza. Thunder dome now in Nashville. Auburn answers Florida's run with a 3, a steal, a slam. Tigers 52-44, 14:06 to go in the SEC title game. Detonation of sound when that runout dunk went down. https://t.co/2Jmrnkd22X
Observations: Auburn 73, Mississippi State 66 - the Tigers toughened up in the 2H - Auburn had more shot-makers - once again, the PGs delivered - Chris Moore provided more than just a pep talk - Rotation Charts - Nerd Stats - "I don't like being punked." https://t.co/CmCMnbC8YE
Auburn was getting "punked" by Mississippi State's physicality in the first half, and Chris Moore had seen enough. "Pull your britches up ... that's the PG-13 version." The Tigers responded to his halftime rant, and now they're playing for an SEC title https://t.co/MLE1JanILx https://t.co/IxtPz8dyc6
Auburn vs. Florida tomorrow for the SEC tournament championship. Gators were the Tigers' largest loss of the season back in February, 81-65.
it's going to be Auburn vs. Florida for the SEC Tournament title tomorrow at noon in Nashville Tigers vs. Gators Bruce Pearl vs. Todd Golden Auburn vs. the only team that really gave it a solid beating in the regular season rest up, everybody
Auburn vs. Florida for the SEC title tomorrow afternoon in Nashville.
It's official: It'll be #Auburn vs. Florida for an SEC Tournament title tomorrow in Nashville. https://t.co/W2JF1gmbEl
The Tigers battle and outlast Mississippi State to punch their ticket to the SEC tournament championship game. Instant Impressions: Auburn 73, Mississippi State 66 https://t.co/mNmrTkwQbd https://t.co/183kRR1w1n
In a contest that took only slightly longer than a typical NBA national TV game, Auburn outlasts Mississippi State to advance to SEC final against winner of upcoming Florida-Texas A&M semi.
Auburn's quest for an SEC title in Nashville continues after taking down Mississippi State‼️ @AuburnMBB | #SECTourney https://t.co/tjl3LuHueR
Auburn advances to the SEC title game tomorrow afternoon where they will face the winner of Texas A&M and Florida.
Auburn advances to the SEC title game tomorrow afternoon where they will face the winner of Texas A&M or Florida.
FINAL: Auburn beats Mississippi State, 73-66. MSU's run in the SEC tournament ends in a tight, and at times chippy, contest. Bulldogs entered Nashville on the bubble and leave as a lock for March Madness. https://t.co/N8X0OyRBun
FINAL | No. 4-seed #Auburn 73, No. 9-seed Mississippi State 66 The Tigers maintain in a slugfest to head to their first SEC Tournament championship game in five years. Here's the instant analysis. https://t.co/WdRKlFPBZk
FINAL: Auburn 73, Mississippi State 66 it took Auburn 33 games, but it finally got a close victory against somebody — and it's a Quad 1 win to send the Tigers to the SEC Tournament title game the depth was huge (five in double figures) in the 2H, and the bench stepped up late https://t.co/NYeKTPUL02
Auburn’s going back to the SEC Tournament championship. https://t.co/ylHWGnFfRF
If Alabama beats Florida tonight in the SEC tournament quarterfinals, it will play Texas A&M around 2:30 p.m. CT tomorrow in the semifinals. Winner gets the Auburn/Mississippi State winner.