The Wildcats and Tigers, familiar SEC foes, battle for a spot in the Final Four.
Kentucky celebrates after defeating the Houston Cougars in the Sweet 16. By Cindy Boren Cindy Boren Reporter covering sports, with an emphasis on politics and national stories Email Bio Follow March 31 at 8:08 AM No. 2 seed Kentucky will face No. 5 seed Auburn in the Midwest Region final for a spot in the Final Four. Here’s what you need to know.Odds: Kentucky minus-4.5, as of Sunday morning.
Auburn enters Sunday’s regional final on an 11-game winning streak, including a run to the championship in the SEC tournament. The Tigers escaped in the first round of the NCAA tournament with a 78-77 win over No. 12 seed New Mexico State, but have twice been dominant, ousting college basketball blue-bloods Kansas and North Carolina in the second round and Sweet 16, respectively.
They said it: “We respect their players and what they do and how they play and how hard they play. We’re a little different than them. They’re going to take 35, 40 threes. It’s what they do. We’re not going to shoot that many, but we’ll take them if they’re there, and, you know, it should be a good game. One good thing is it means that the SEC will have at least one team in the Final Four.
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