Johni Broome had 23 factors and 15 rebounds and No. 3 Auburn held off Ole Miss 62-57 in quarterfinals of the Southeastern Convention event on Friday afternoon in Nashville.
Denver Jones added 13 factors for the top-seeded Tigers (28-4), who will face the winner of Friday’s recreation between Texas and No. 8 Tennessee within the semifinals on Saturday afternoon.
Dre Davis and Sean Pedulla every scored 12 factors and Jaylen Murray and Malik Dia added 10 to steer the eighth-seeded Rebels (22-11).
Broom’s layup began the second-half scoring and gave Auburn a 31-22 lead. Ole Miss scored the following six factors, however Kelly Miles made a jumper and a 3-pointer to push the result in eight.
The Tigers led by eight on 4 extra events earlier than three layups by Pedulla and a jumper by Davis helped the Rebels pull even at 46. Chaney Johnson broke the tie by making a 3-pointer that ended an almost six-minute field-goal drought for Auburn.
Jaemyn Brakefield made a free throw for Ole Miss, however Broome adopted with a three-point play and a layup and Jones added a three-point play that gave the Tigers a 57-47 lead with 3 minutes left.
Davon Barnes made two free throws and Dia had a dunk that ended a greater than four-minute area aim drought for the Rebels. Chad Baker-Mazara’s three-point play prolonged the result in 9 with 1:34 left.
Pedulla’s steal and layup have been a part of a 6-0 run that trimmed the result in three with 38 seconds left, however Broome made a jumper with 11 seconds left.
The rating was tied twice and the fifth lead change occurred when Auburn took the lead for the rest of the primary half, 15-14, on two free throws by Broome. The Tigers elevated the result in six factors earlier than Murray made a layup.
Two extra free throws by Broome and a 3-pointer by Tahaad Pettiford gave Auburn its greatest lead of the half, 27-18. Ole Miss acquired inside 5 factors earlier than Jones made a jumper to present the Tigers a 29-22 halftime lead.
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