No. 1 seed Auburn faltered in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament on Saturday as Tennessee hit 25 of 27 free throws en route to a 70-65 win over the Tigers. The Volunteers got 20 points from Zakai Zeigler to overcome a 23-point outing from SEC Player of the Year Johni Broome and avenge a 53-51 loss at Auburn during the regular season.

Bruce Pearl sarcastically implied that he’s pumped for tomorrow’s Selection Sunday to see where Auburn basketball will be seeded in the NCAA tournament. After dropping three of its last four games to Alabama, Texas A&M and Tennessee. Pearl knows what’s now at stake for his group heading into the NCAA Tournament