A tale of two halves may be a cliche phrase, but sometimes it is accurate. Monday's game between No. 4 Auburn and No. 5 Iowa State was one of those times.

Iowa State led by 18 at one point against the Auburn basketball team on Monday, but the Tigers found a way to come back. Johni Broome made the biggest play of the game on the offensive end, but it all started with the defense in the second half for the Tigers.

Johni Broome scored on a putback with one second left to help No. 4 Auburn rally to an 83-81 win over No. 5 Iowa State in a Maui Invitational quarterfinal.

The Tigers rallied from an 18-point deficit to stun the Cyclones in the first round of the Maui Invitational on Monday.

It looked like Auburn basketball’s undefeated start was as good as done in its first game of Maui Invitational play. That was after a nearly 20-point deficit at the half, and an impressively efficient start from the fifth-ranked Iowa State Cyclones.

Johni Broome’s tip-in with one second remaining gave No. 4 Auburn an 83-81 come-from-behind victory over No. 5 Iowa State Monday in the Maui Invitational, the second

Iowa State saw its 18-point lead evaporate in the second half, as Auburn rallied and won with a last-second tip-in during the Maui Invitational.

Johni Broome made a tip-in with 1.2 seconds left to give No. 4 Auburn a come-from-behind, 83-81 victory over No. 5 Iowa State on Monday in the opening round of