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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dylan Cardwell waved to fans, turned a corner toward the locker room and then the 6-foot-11 center celebrated with a cartwheel.
With the SEC’s top three seeds losing their openers Friday for the first time since 1983, that left a wide-open path for Auburn to win the tournament for the first time since 2019. The Tigers are in the title game for the fifth time in program history. “It was a rock fight because both teams were playing really, really physical,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said.
Josh Hubbard scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half, trying to rally Mississippi State . The Bulldogs go home a game shy of the championship, continuing a drought that started after their last berth in 2010.D.J. Jeffries had 12 points for Mississippi State, and Tolu Smith II had 10.
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