Johni Broome scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as regular-season champion Auburn opened its bid to repeat at the Southeastern Conference Tournament by holding off eighth-seeded Mississippi 62-57 Friday.

It was far from pretty, but Auburn basketball won its SEC Tournament quarterfinal contest over 8-seed Ole Miss on Friday. Here's a look at how it happened.

If it wasn't locked up heading into the SEC Tournament, it surely is now. Because with a 62-57 win over Ole Miss in Friday's quarterfinals in Nashville, Auburn improved to 28-4 overall and 16-4 in Quadrant 1,