The Houston Cougars opened Sunday's Elite Eight action with a decisive win over Tennessee to join fellow 1-seeds Duke and Florida in the men's Final Four on Saturday. Now the Auburn Tigers will try to hold off Tom Izzo's Michigan State Spartans (5:05 p.

It appeared Auburn would've had to play the final 10 minutes of Sunday's Elite Eight game without Johni Broome. Instead, he played hero.

SportsLine expert Matt Severance has revealed his Michigan State vs. Auburn Tigers picks for the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Sunday

Auburn is moving on to the Elite 8! Auburn last played in the second weekend of the NCAA tournaments in 2019 and made the final four. If you believe in omens, Friday was a sign of another possible final-four run.

On a bad night to go ice cold, Michigan State basketball did just that. They froze their way to a 70-64 Elite Eight loss to the Auburn Tigers, ending their 2024-25 season. Michigan State went punch for punch with Auburn in the opening minutes, but the Tigers used a 17-0 run to open a 23-8 lead. Michigan State never erased that big deficit.

According to the ESPN Matchup Predictor, the Tigers have a 68.8% chance of winning the Elite Eight matchup and advance to the Final Four. The Spartans are predicted to have a 31.2% chance of winning.

Broome left the game midway through the second half after landing awkwardly on his right arm and left leg, but has returned to finish the game.

Auburn pulled off a big second-half swing to beat Michigan in the Sweet 16 and punch a ticket to the Elite Eight against Michigan State.