Brief thoughts and grades: No. 1 Auburn loses to No. 7 Alabama in OT

AUBURN -- For the first time since January of 2024, Auburn will look to bounce back from a two-game conference losing streak. It's been 31 games in the midst of playing in the best league in college basketball right now since the Tigers faltered in back-to-back games. And while that's impressive and worth noting, it doesn't change the fact that the Tigers didn't close the season how anyone wanted. This Auburn team could have held program records for regular season wins and SEC wins all by themselves. Instead, they let two chances go by and will remain tied with the 2021-22 team for those records.