No. 1 Auburn stayed perfect in SEC play and survived an upset bid on Saturday over No. 6 Tennessee with a 53-51 win at Neville Arena. Auburn star big man Johni Broome returned to the court after missing the last two games with an ankle injury and scored a game-high 16 points in his team's seventh win over a ranked opponent this season.

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 as No. 1 Auburn extended its winning streak to 11 games with a 53-51 win over No.

Auburn basketball and the Tennessee Volunteers became the Saturday heavyweight battle on the hardwood. Both Southeastern Conference rivals entered ranked inside the top 10. The Tigers had fans posted “WAR DAMN EAGLE” after the game — as Auburn survived 53-51 in a defensive slugfest.

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

The Vols will travel into The Jungle and try and do something no one else has done this year, knock off Auburn.