AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL/AP) — To say it was nuts at the historic Toomer’s Corner on Auburn’s campus following the school’s berth in the NCAA Final Four might be an understatement.
Thousands of people packed the area to celebrate the victory — all armed with toilet paper. Click on the video above to see what went down and hear from excited Auburn fans.
Two days after losing starting forward Chuma Okeke to a major knee injury, the fifth-seeded Tigers beat second-seeded Kentucky 77-71 in overtime in the NCAA Midwest Region final.
Auburn (30-9) overcame PJ Washington’s 28 points and 13 rebounds, foul trouble and a slow start to punch its ticket to Minneapolis for its first appearance in the Final Four. The Tigers play No. 1 seed Virginia in a national semifinal Saturday.
Jared Harper had 12 of his 26 points in overtime, and Bryce Brown scored 17 of his 24 points after halftime to lead the Tigers’ comeback.
Auburn had opened the game missing 8 of its first 9 3-pointers and trailed by 11 at the midway point of the half. Kentucky finished the season 30-7.
