Auburn men’s basketball is one game away from the Final Four.
The only team standing in its way is No. 2 seed Michigan State, and the Tigers and Spartans will meet Sunday afternoon for a spot in San Antonio next weekend.
It’s the second ever Elite Eight matchup between head coaches Bruce Pearl and Tom Izzo, with the first coming while Pearl was at Tennessee in 2010. Izzo and Michigan State won the game, but Pearl will look to get some revenge on Sunday.
Auburn got to this point by beating Alabama State, Creighton and Michigan, and Michigan State’s path consisted of beating Bryant, New Mexico and Ole Miss. Now, the two teams face off for a chance to reach the Final Four.
Follow along below for live updates, score updates, injury news and more.
First half
- 6:39: The score remains 23-15 Auburn at the under-eight media timeout. The Tigers haven’t scored in 3:50.
- 8:29: Michigan State picks itself off the mat with a 7-0 run. Auburn still leads 23-15.
- 10:27: The Auburn run is up to 17-0 as the Tigers lead 23-8 at the under-12 timeout. Michigan State is 3-for-16 from the field and Broome has 11 points on 5-for-5 shooting.
- 12:48: Auburn comes out of the timeout hot and now leads 15-8.
- 14:26: Auburn leads Michigan State 10-8 at the first media timeout. Johni Broome has six early points for the Tigers.
- 19:42: Johni Broome scores the games first points at the basket
Auburn starting lineup
- Denver Jones
- Johni Broome
- Chad Baker-Mazara
- Miles Kelly
- Dylan Cardwell
Michigan State starting lineup
- Jaxon Kohler
- Jeremy Fears Jr.
- Jaden Akins
- Jase Richardson
- Szymon Zapala
Peter Rauterkus covers Auburn sports for AL.com. You can follow him on X at @peter_rauterkus or email him at [email protected]m
