No. 7 Alabama beats No. 1 Auburn on overtime buzzer-beater with Dick Vitale on call as March Madness creeps up

The NCAA tourney is close astir the corner, but madness successful March has already begun.

No. 7 Alabama defeated top-ranked Auburn, 93-91, connected the roadworthy with an overtime buzzer-beater Saturday successful a regular-season finale.

Mark Sears drove toward the overgarment and deed a floater arsenic the timepiece expired to springiness the Crimson Tide a immense victory. Sears had conscionable 9 points, but helium scored the astir important two.

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Alabama defender Labaron Philon reacts to fans aft defeating Auburn successful overtime Saturday, March 8, 2025, successful Auburn, Ala.  (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Dick Vitale was connected the telephone and delivered his patented "Are you serious?" Vitale returned to the broadcast booth this play aft battling cancer.

It was saccharine revenge for Bama, who mislaid to the Tigers, 94-85, connected their location tribunal past month.

The contention was a nail-biter the full way, with nary pb exceeding treble digits. The largest pb of the day was an eight-point vantage the Crimson Tide held with astir 10 minutes to go, but it was rapidly erased.

Alabama guardant Mouhamed Dioubate (10) and halfway Clifford Omoruyi (11) observe aft defeating Auburn successful overtime Saturday, March 8, 2025, successful Auburn, Ala.  (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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Johni Broome deed a 3 for Auburn with 15 seconds near successful overtime to necktie the crippled astatine 91, but Sears made the champion of getting the shot last. Broome finished with a game-high 34 points.

After losing conscionable 2 of their archetypal 29 games, the Tigers person mislaid 2 straight. They dropped a crippled connected the roadworthy to Texas A&M earlier this week.

Alabama defender Mark Sears (1) celebrates with teammates and caput manager Nate Oats aft making a game-winning changeable against Auburn successful overtime Saturday, March 8, 2025, successful Auburn, Ala.  (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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The 2 teams could spot each different heavy successful adjacent week's SEC Tournament.

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