College basketball's best offense had more air balls, weird passes and shot-clock violations than pleasing plays and still won.

No. 1 Auburn stayed perfect in SEC play and survived an upset bid on Saturday over No. 6 Tennessee with a 53-51 win at Neville Arena. Auburn star big man Johni Broome returned to the court after missing the last two games with an ankle injury and scored a game-high 16 points in his team's seventh win over a ranked opponent this season.

Miles Kelly knew it was going in. And one Auburn basketball assistant knew how to stop Tennessee's final play. Here's how the Tigers pulled off their victory over the Volunteers.

Miles Kelly hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining and Johni Broome had 16 points and 13 rebounds in his return to the lineup as No. 1 Auburn extended its winning streak to 11 games with a 53-51 win over No.

Saturday night’s game between Auburn and Tennessee was the pinnacle of high-stakes college basketball. The offense was far from efficient and the contest wasn’t always pretty to watch ...

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Miles Kelly buried the game-winning 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining to push No. 1 Auburn to a thrilling 53-51 win over No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday in Auburn, Ala. Johni

Auburn basketball turned to pure grit to topple No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday, and got many saying "War Damn Eagle!"

Johni Broome returned, but it was a late three-point shot from Miles Kelly that stoles the show for the Auburn Tigers.