Auburn Completes Sweep of No. 1 Seeds Into Final Four, Beating Michigan State 70–64

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl and players celebrate a win over Michigan State after the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Atlanta on March 30, 2025. George Walker IV/AP Photo

ATLANTA—Johni Broome held his injured right arm through most of Auburn’s Elite Eight postgame celebration.

That didn’t keep the star forward from climbing a ladder to cut down the net he then wore around his neck.