Duke had already won at Wake Forest to extend its winning streak to 13 games, and now Auburn was down four points to Tennessee in the final two minutes at home, at which point Saturday looked like it might deliver a development that would create change at the top of the Top 25 And 1.

Auburn Tigers player of the year candidate Johni Broome had a surprise for him on his car Saturday morning before the game vs. the Tennessee Volunteers.

It was a long two weeks of rehabilitation and urgency for Auburn All-American center Johni Broome. After turning his left ankle seriously against South Carolina two weeks ago, Broome missed two games before finally returning to the practice courts during the middle of last week.