Auburn Basketball Heading To Final Four For First Time

Alabama News Center | April 1, 2019 @ 5:00 am

By Alabama NewsCenter Staff

Auburn’s men’s basketball team is dancing its way into new territory.

For the first time in history, a team from the state of Alabama will play in the Final Four of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

Auburn defeated fellow SEC team the Kentucky Wildcats 77-71 in overtime Sunday to capture the Midwest Region title in the Elite Eight round in Kansas City.The Tigers’ tournament run has been both historic and impressive, becoming the first to ever defeat perennial basketball powers Kansas, North Carolina and Kentucky back-to-back-to-back.

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