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[{"selector":"#anim-1bd63b36-fef2-42d7-8a27-afc188f5c89a","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] That was all that needed to be said to sum up a great Auburn basketball team's final night.

[{"selector":"#anim-25835f83-4a96-43b6-838b-bfcdf333cdf3","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] One of Auburn's best seasons in program history ended in famished frustration Sunday, with a 79-61 loss to 10-seed Miami in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

[{"selector":"#anim-c2dd96df-fc82-408c-a2e8-b4d53f605f85","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] The Tigers (28-6) lost five of their last 11 games after a 19-game win streak that allowed them to peak at No. 1 in both polls.

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[{"selector":"#anim-1b5517ab-230d-4167-a185-9b50240fea3a","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] Three years after reaching the Final Four as a No. 5 seed, they fell short of the Sweet 16 as a No. 2.

[{"selector":"#anim-19d96991-8b53-4c24-b092-404b0190e027","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] In the finale, it was cruel irony: Guard play was scrutinized throughout the season, but Smith and Kessler played their most uncharacteristic games.