Overview
- Tipoff is 7 p.m. CT at Neville Arena with streaming on SEC Network+.
- Auburn opened 1-0 with a 95-90 overtime win over Bethune-Cookman in Steven Pearl’s first game.
- Keyshawn Hall scored 28 points on 16-of-18 free throws in the opener as starters logged heavy minutes, including Hall and Tahaad Pettiford at 38 and Kevin Overton at 34.
- Pearl said he intends to lean more on the bench after relying on his starters late to secure the season-opening win.
- Merrimack began with a 75-66 loss to South Dakota State, led by Tye Dorset’s 19 points while starter Todd Brogna went 0-for-8, and outlets list Auburn variously as No. 20 or No. 22.