Johni Broome had a chance to give Auburn the go-ahead bucket at the end of regulatuon to defeat Alabama, but missed the attempt. Broome would finish with 34 points, but the Tigers would go on to lose 93-91 in overtime at the buzzer.

In the second half of the game, Auburn guard Chad Baker-Mazara was given a flagrant-2 foul after elbowing Alabama's Chris Youngblood in the back of the head underneath the basket. It is the second-most notable ejection of Baker-Mazara's career following his ejection in the early stages of Auburn's NCAA Tournament first round game last season with Yale,