Overview
- Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. CT at McKale Memorial Center in Tucson with national coverage on ESPN.
- Arizona enters 7-0 with high-profile wins over Florida, UCLA and UConn to reach No. 2 in the AP poll.
- Auburn is 7-2 and ranked No. 20 after beating NC State, marking its first true road game under head coach Steven Pearl.
- Arizona freshman Ivan Kharchenkov practiced fully and is expected to be available after an ankle scare, according to coach Tommy Lloyd.
- Analysts spotlight rebounding and the frontcourt battle between Arizona’s Koa Peat and Auburn’s leading scorer-rebounder Keyshawn Hall as decisive factors.