No. 5 seed Tennessee needed everything from Nate Ament, returning from injury, in its 72-62 win over No. 12 Auburn in the SEC Tournament.

Oklahoma continues to make a compelling case, but remains out of the field currently. NC State and UCF are largely safe.

A season can make quite a difference, and Auburn basketball's seen the worst of that in its latest campaign. The Tigers were on the doorstep of a national championship appearance last year, returning to the Final Four and losing to eventual champs Florida.

Josh Hubbard dropped 46 on Auburn basketball in a regular-season loss to Mississippi State. The Tigers see him again to start SEC Tournament play.

Auburn might become the first 16-loss team to get an at-large bid. And that’s a definitive statement on the idea of tournament expansion.

Looking for someone to point the finger at for Auburn basketball's season? There's plenty of blame to go around, but please start with Bruce Pearl.

Auburn squandered its chance to impress the NCAA Tournament selection committee with a loss to Tennessee in the SEC Tournament.

Follow along for live updates from Auburn vs Tennessee at the SEC Basketball Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee.