The Ole Miss Rebels battled until the buzzer against the top-seeded Auburn Tigers in a challenging 62-57 loss on Friday afternoon in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals. Both programs battled back-and-forth throughout the showdown in Bridgestone Arena with Bruce Pearl's Tigers ultimately coming out on top to advance.

Auburn enters play today looking to rebound from a 93-91 loss in overtime at home in their regular season finale. The bright spot for Coach Bruce Pearl in the loss to Bama was the resurgence of Johni Broome. The National Player of the Year candidate poured in 34 points after scoring a total of 17 points the previous two games.

Tune in as the No. 8 seed Ole Miss Rebels (22-10, 10-8 SEC) play in the SEC Tournament against the No. 1 seed Auburn Tigers (27-4, 15-3 SEC) on Friday at Bridgestone Arena, tipping off at 1 p.m.