A pair of veteran-heavy teams in No. 1 Auburn and No. 2 Michigan State have a common denominator ahead of Sunday’s matchup in the NCAA Tournament South Region final — a pair of red-hot freshmen.
Auburn will now take on Michigan State Sunday with a trip to the Final Four on the line.
Auburn moves onto the Sweet 16.
Auburn advances after beating Alabama State 83-63 in Lexington, Ky.
Georgia Tech will go to Los Angeles as the No. 9 seed and face Richmond in round one.
Auburn will play Tennessee Saturday in the SEC Semifinals.
Denver Jones scored a game-high 21 points as No. 1 Auburn pulled away for an 80-68 win over Vanderbilt in the Southeastern Conference matchup on Tuesday night in Nashville, Tenn.
Georgia had its chances late, but came up empty.
The No. 1-ranked Tigers roll on.
No. 2-ranked Auburn improves to 13-1 on the year.
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