Johni Broome had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Auburn took command with 17 unanswered points in the first half to beat Michigan State 70-64 and complete a sweep of No. 1 seeds advancing to the Final Four.

After two close calls against Creighton and Michigan that required huge second half runs to come through, Auburn basketball soundly defeated Michigan State in the Elite Eight to advance to its first Final Four since 2019.

It’s the second ever Elite Eight matchup between head coaches Bruce Pearl and Tom Izzo, with the first coming while Pearl was at Tennessee in 2010. Izzo and Michigan State won the game, but Pearl will look to get some revenge on Sunday.

Said he thought the team started poorly in the Auburn loss and couldn't recover from the early 17-0 run by Auburn. Said Auburn was a good team and Broome hurt them early. Izzo sai