The Ole Miss Rebels battled until the buzzer against the top-seeded Auburn Tigers in a challenging 62-57 loss on Friday afternoon in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals. Both programs battled back-and-forth throughout the showdown in Bridgestone Arena with Bruce Pearl's Tigers ultimately coming out on top to advance.

Johni Broome scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as regular-season champion Auburn opened its bid to repeat at the Southeastern Conference Tournament by holding off eighth-seeded Mississippi 62-57.

Auburn used a late run and a clutch basket by Johni Broome to beat Ole Miss 62-57 in the SEC men's basketball tournament on.