Auburn basketball dropped its first conference game of the game of the season to Florida in a 90-81 loss this past February.

Now heading to the programs second Final Four appearance in school history, the Tigers will get another shot at the Gators this weekend.

“I mean, Florida has a great team. They were good enough to beat us at home, so we’ve just got to go game by game. It’s another team in the way of us getting to the National Championship,” Chaney Johnson said postgame. “So, we’ve just got to continue putting our head down, continue staying humble, continue staying hungry. Just go out there and play with great effort and great energy.”

In the first matchup against Florida, The Tigers main source of offense came from the game’s leading scorer Miles Kelly with 22 points. 

Kelly said all the Tigers need to do this time around is play their game.

“We just got to go in there and play Auburn basketball,” Kelly said postgame. “We are going to watch the film on how we played them earlier in the year, and I really believe we got our groove back. We are smoking hot right now and all we have to do is keep playing our brand of basketball.”

All eyes will be on the matchup between Florida’s Alex Condon and Auburn’s Johni Broome. Condon dominated with 17 points on three missed shots in first game against the Tigers.

Walter Clayton scored 19 points in the Gators victory at Auburn. During the NCAA tournament, he became the first Florida player to finish with back-to-back 30-point games.

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl explained the importance of representing the SEC in the Final Four as he’ll matchup against his former assistant and current Florida coach Todd Golden.

“We’re going to the Final Four with our four 1 seeds. The four teams that advanced, I think they’re the four best teams in the country. That doesn’t obviously always happen.”

“The league has done a great job, and unfortunately, there will only be one SEC team playing for the National Championship on Monday.”

Jerry Humphrey III covers Auburn sports for AL.com. You can follow him on X at @Jerryhump3 or email him at [email protected].