The Southeastern Conference is typically known as a football conference, with 13 of the last 18 National Champions in the sport coming from the storied league.

Here’s a look back at the build to the moment for both teams, and the times their trajectories have crossed paths:

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Miles Kelly hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining and Johni Broome had 16 points and 13 rebounds in his return to the lineup as No. 1 Auburn extended its winning streak to 11 games with a 53-51 win over No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday night.

Miles Kelly hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining and Johni Broome had 16 points and 13 rebounds in his return to the lineup as No.

Miles Kelly hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining and Johni Broome had 16 points and 13 rebounds in his return to the lineup as

The No. 7 Vols (17-2) face the No. 1 Tigers (17-1) and coach Bruce Pearl, who coached Tennessee from 2005-11. Pearl, of course, has turned around the Auburn basketball program since taking over in 2014.

After an incident before ESPN's "College GameDay" show at Neville Arena that left some attendees injured, here's what Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl said about his involvement in post-incident discussions with the university.

It's official: Bruce Pearl is the winningest coach in the history of Auburn basketball. With the second-ranked Tigers surviving Texas for an 87-82 win on Tuesday, Pearl secured win No. 214 at ...

If ever the Vols could have used injured center J. P. Estrella, this was it. They couldn't match Auburn's Johni Broome in the post.

Kentucky basketball fans have had a long line of Tennessee coaches to hate, but Rick Barnes is the exception to the rule.

Xavier Jones Sr., 20, was killed in a shooting at the Bridge at Granada apartments on East Wonsley Drive on Nov. 25.

Texas Tech made its Top 25 season debut at No. 22 after beating Cincinnati and Oklahoma State to run its Big 12 winning streak to four games. Vanderbilt entered the poll at No. 24 for the first time since Dec. 7, 2015, as the women's team also cracked the poll this week for the first time since 2014.