American Johni Broome added 14 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 1 seed Auburn beat 16th-seeded Alabama State 83-63 on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

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The former five-star recruit enters an uncertain offseason following an uneven sophomore campaign. In the locker room after Michigan State’s 70-64 loss to Auburn in the Elite Eight on Sunday night, the Spartans were obviously disappointed about not making a Final Four and seeing a special season end.

Auburn basketball fans suffocated any signs of Michigan State green and white at State Farm Area, going into a frenzy with every big play.

Auburn (32-5) earned its second Final Four trip — where the Tigers will face Florida following their 70-64 victory — while Michigan State (30-7) fell short in its bid to send coach Tom Izzo to his

Broome was going to be what he’s been for much of this historic season. A wounded warrior. Taped up and ready to wrap up Auburn’s second trip to the Final Four.

Michigan State's season ended in the Elite Eight with a 70-64 loss to No. 1 seed Auburn on Sunday. It was a season that surpassed all expectations at its beginning, but one in which its flaws of shooting and takeover talent finally caught up as it ran into a juggernaut.

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