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Bruce Pearl cuts down nets after Auburn punches ticket to Final Four

Wade-Peeryby:Wade Peery•03/30/25
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The Auburn Tigers are going back to the second Final Four in school history! They handled the Michigan State Spartans on Sunday evening in a pretty hard-fought game. Despite making several blunders down the stretch, Auburn managed to pull away for the 70-64 win. Johni Broome stuffed the stat sheet with a double-double and returned to the game after suffering a scary injury. Here’s the video of Bruce Pearl celebrating the milestone achievement by cutting down the nets.

On3’s James Fletcher III was at the tournament to capture the moment. Here is Pearl climbing the ladder for the special moment.

Auburn got nearly everyone on their roster to chip in during the big win. Superstar Johni Broome led the way with 25 points and 14 rebounds, adding to his career total of double doubles with the Tiger program. He’s played like one of the best players in America for much of the 2024-2025 college basketball season and Saturday night was no different. March is a time when teams need their superstars to burn the brightest and Broome managed to play through a great deal of pain after suffering a scary injury.

Auburn star freshman Tahaad Pettiford once again delivered under the bright lights of March Madness, chipping in 10 points, three assists, and one block. He’s been electrifying to watch all season long. And once again, Pettiford delivered for the Tigers when they needed it the most.

He hit 4 of his 12 field goal attempts and two of his six three-pointers. Denver Jones stuffed the stat sheet with eight points. He wasn’t nearly as special as he was in the Tigers’ Sweet 16 matchup when he dropped 20 points, but he still finished with eight on Sunday evening.

Auburn will face off against Florida in San Antonio on Saturday for a chance to go to the national championship game.