As Auburn men’s basketball is two days away from its top 10 Southeastern Conference showdown with Tennessee, “there’s a possibility” star center Johni Broome could return to practice Thursday. Bruce Pearl gave the update during his Thursday afternoon news conference.

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl has called No. 6 Tennessee a great team after his No. 1-ranked squad narrowly beat the visiting Volunteers 53-51 on Saturday.

Auburn has bolted out to a 17-1 start that includes a 5-0 Southeastern Conference record in Bruce Pearl's 11th season on the Plains. The two most recent Auburn victories transpired without Johni Broome, the 6-foot-10, 240-pound center/forward who is averaging 17.9 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.7 blocked shots per game.

Bruce Pearl made his yearly visit to the Birmingham Tip Off Club.He spoke with the media about this season so far.Auburn was ranked number one in the latest AP top 25 poll after a

The final call for Broome’s availability for Auburn’s game with Tennessee on Saturday will be revealed Friday in the SEC Student-Athlete Availability Report. No. 1 Auburn will meet No. 7 Tennessee at Neville Arena at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.

The No. 6 Vols travel south this weekend to face top-ranked Auburn, but this game will mean much more than just a win or loss for Tennessee. A familiar face

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

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 a

Bruce Pearl has one of the nation's best programs at Auburn, and that'd sting Tennessee a lot more if the Vols didn't have one of the best, too.

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

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

Saturday saw a lot of close games in the SEC and a 2OT performance in the Big 12. Here’s a closer look at some of the most exciting games from the men’s college basketball weekend. Auburn remains undefeated in conference play after a 53-51 defensive battle with Tennessee.