SAN ANTONIO – In the moment, Johni Broome did not realize he had just delivered one of the most epic moments in Auburn basketball history.
A painful injury, a tearful trip to the locker room, an inspiring return and an impossibly dramatic 3-pointer. Broome’s Hollywood ending helped No. 1 overall seed Auburn defeat Michigan State win the South Regional Sunday in Atlanta to advance to the Final Four.
“After the game, after I hit the shot, everybody was putting these clips together,” Broome said Thursday, four days after his theatrical 3-pointer. “I was like, ‘Dang.’ I didn’t think it was going to be that drawn out, but the Auburn fans loved it.”
After four NCAA Tournament victories during the previous two weeks, the top-seeded Tigers arrived in Texas Wednesday afternoon before getting their first look at the Alamodome Thursday morning.
Before practice, the Tigers shuttled through an assortment of video shoots and interviews, generating content that will be shared this weekend on CBS.
“It feels great to be at a Final Four,” said Broome, who practiced Thursday for the first time since Sunday’s game and pronounced himself “100 percent” for Saturday’s semifinal. “Feels great be in the arena, in the atmosphere.”