Auburn hadn’t won there since 1988, but on this day, Saturday, March 1, 2025, 37 years later, coach Bruce Pearl and his No.1-ranked team won the SEC, a league of blood and bone ruled by one of the most ruthless teams the game has ever seen. They turned off the lights at Kentucky.
Tennessee tops Alabama with buzzer-beater, Auburn clinches outright SEC title
‘We ain’t sharing!‘: Watch Auburn basketball react to Alabama’s buzzer-beater loss
Auburn was on its way back home as the game between Alabama and Tennessee was ending, and the team watched the game’s thrilling finish on the team bus. The team’s reaction to the game-winning shot was caught on video, showing the moment that the players learned they were outright SEC champions.
Slideshow: Auburn defeats Kentucky basketball 94-78 in Rupp Arena
The Auburn Tigers beat the Kentucky Wildcats 94-78 during a game at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday,.
Auburn’s only other win at Kentucky was a 75-67 win over the sixth-ranked Wildcats on Jan. 15, 1983. Sonny Smith coached Auburn to both its previous wins at Kentucky in Lexington, making Bruce Pearl only the second Auburn coach to win there.
Auburn throttled Kentucky on the road on Saturday for the program's first victory in Rupp Arena in nearly 40 years.
The Auburn Tigers are sitting about as pretty as possible in every sense. With eyes toward March Madness and the field of 68, Bruce Pearl's team would be a lock
Here's a look at how many times Alabama basketball has swept Kentucky, which the Crimson Tide can do with a win Saturday
Miles Kelly scored a season-high 30 points to lead No. 1 Auburn to a 94-78 win over No. 17 Kentucky on Saturday.
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