Greetings and salutations from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, where we’re covering No. 7 seed Auburn (20-11, 10-8 Southeastern Conference) versus No. 10 seed Arkansas (19-12, 8-10 SEC) in the second round of the 2023 SEC Men’s basketball tournament.

An Auburn win would allow them to face No. 2-seeded Texas A&M (23-8) Friday night in the tournament’s quarterfinals at Bridgestone.

Auburn is No. 32 in the latest NET rankings after a 79-70 victory over No. 12-ranked Tennessee to end the regular season on March 4. Meanwhile, Arkansas is the 18th-best team in the country, according to the NET.

We’ll have updates here on al.com/auburnbasketball. Follow along for the action.

1st Half

Arkansas 37 Auburn 33 1st Half 1:34

Auburn is on a 6-0 run over the last minute plus. KD Johnson scored on layups for four of the six points to help the Tigers pull within four points.

Arkansas 32 Auburn 25 1st Half 3:43

Dylan Cardwell had baskets on consecutive possessions, but otherwise, Auburn continues to be lethargic on offense. Auburn is shooting 7-18 (38.9%), while Arkansas is at 57.1% (12-21 and 1-6 from three).

Arkansas 24 Auburn 19 1st Half 7:22

Auburn is shooting 5-15 and 2-7 from three. Arkansas is 1-6 on threes and 10-18 from the field. Auburn remains in striking distance partially because of their 7-7 from the charity stripe. Arkansas is 3-4 on free throws in the half.

Arkansas 22 Auburn 17 1st Half 10:22

Jaylin Williams hits two more free throws. Williams entered the game after Chris Moore hit the floor face-first after getting fouled. Moore is in the locker room getting treatment.

Arkansas 21 Auburn 15 10:47 1st Half

KD Johnson gets his first bucket. Mitchell scored on the ensuing possession for the Razorbacks. Auburn trails by six points. The Tigers are shooting 4-10 from the field and 2-6 from three. Auburn is 5-5 from the free-throw line. Arkansas is 9-14 (60%) from the field.

Arkansas 17 Auburn 13 12:20 1st Half

Green scores his second three, and Auburn pulls within four points.

Arkansas 12 Auburn 8 14:09 1st Half

Wendell Green hits a three for the Tigers first field goal of the game at the 14:26 mark. Auburn went nearly six minutes without a field goal before Green’s three.

Arkansas 10 Auburn 5 15:13 1st Half

Wendell Green hits three free throws, and Auburn trails by five despite not scoring a field goal.

Arkansas 10 Auburn 2 15:13 1st Half

Auburn is 0-4 from the field and 0-2 from three. Arkansas is on a 10-0 run over the last 2:50, and the Tigers are on a scoring drought of 3:07 minutes. Makhi Mitchell has four points for the Razorbacks. Auburn’s two points came on free throws by Jaylin Williams with a little over 18 minutes left in the half.

Arkansas 4 Auburn 2 17:01 1st Half

Auburn is 0-3 from the field and 0-1 from three. Arkansas took the lead on two free throws by Makhi Mitchell

Auburn 2 Arkansas 0 18:20 1st Half

Jaylin Williams scores the first points of the game with two free throws. Auburn takes a 2-0 lead.