Live Updates: No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 25 Auburn
No. 2 Tennessee looks to bounce back from the 67-54 loss at Florida on Wednesday against No. 25 Auburn on Saturday inside a sold-out Thompson-Boling Arena. The game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. Eastern Time tipoff on ESPN.
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The Vols (18-4, 7-2 SEC) had just seven assists in the loss at Florida, shooting just 27.9 percent from the field (19 of 68) and 20.0 percent from the 3-point line (5 of 25). Tennessee trailed by 13 in the first half, rallied to take a six-point lead in the second half, but Florida took over with a 13-0 run to retake lead.
Bruce Pearl has a 7-5 record with Auburn (17-5, 7-2) against Tennessee. The Vols were down 11 in the second half last season in Knoxville, before rallying to win 67-62.
Tennessee vs. Auburn: How to watch, stream, listen
Tipoff Time: 2 p.m. ET, Saturday
Location: Thompson-Boling Arena
TV: ESPN
Streaming: ESPN App or WatchESPN.com
Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast (Bob Kesling – play-by-play – Bert Bertelkamp, analyst) can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
A closer look at Auburn
Auburn started the season 8-0 and is 9-5 over its last 17 games. Memphis beat the Tigers on a neutral floor in December, followed by a road loss at USC eight days later. Georgia beat Auburn in Athens on January 4 and lost back-to-back games against Texas A&M on January 25 and at West Virginia on January 28.
The Tigers are coming off a 94-73 home win over Georgia on Wednesday and won five straight SEC games — Arkansas, at Ole Miss, Mississippi State, at LSU and at South Carolina — between January 7 and January 21.
Auburn, which dropped to 25th in the Associated Press Top 25 last week, is ranked No. 26 overall in the KenPom.com ratings. The Tigers are No. 21 in adjusted defensive efficiency, giving up 94.6 points per 100 possessions, and is 50th in adjusted offensive efficiency, scoring 112.9 points per 100 possessions.
