There were no SEC title implications when No. 7 Alabama met No. 1 Auburn on the final Saturday of the regular season. As Alabama coach Nate Oats put it Friday, “Not a whole lot riding on this game other than some pride.

Auburn star Johni Broome put the team on his back and nearly carried the Tigers to victory with clutch play after clutch play during the stretch. Broome finished with a career-high 34 points and added eight boards, including the following big buckets:

Omoruyi won tip for Alabama, but freshman Labaron Philon's layup attempt bounced off the rim. The former Auburn commit's miss was answered by a made-basket for Baker-Mazara to get the Tigers on the scoreboard in the first minute.