The Auburn Tigers entered the SEC Tournament as the No. 1 seed, and they looked like a team that lost their last-two games and hadn't played in a week. It was a

Johni Broome scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as regular-season champion Auburn opened its bid to repeat at the Southeastern Conference Tournament by holding off eighth-seeded Mississippi 62-57.

Auburn survived it's first contest of the SEC Tournament on Friday afternoon, although it wasn't an easy task against a rebellious Chris Beard led Ole Miss squad. Despite coming into the game as 12.5-point favorites,