American Johni Broome added 14 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 1 seed Auburn beat 16th-seeded Alabama State 83-63 on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

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The No. 4 Auburn Tigers take on the No. 8 Michigan State Spartans in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament

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Coming into the contest, Auburn very well could be the most talented team the Spartans have seen all season long. Auburn ranks absurdly well in almost every metric available, and will surely give Michigan State all that they can handle on Sunday.

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After neither team got the offense going for a few possessions, Auburn secures an offensive rebound, which is kicked out to guard Denver Jones behind the arc and his 3-point look was good to open the scoring.