Overview
- Tip-off is 9 p.m. CT on ESPN at McKale Memorial Center in Tucson, with streaming options that include a DirecTV free trial plus Fubo and Sling.
- Arizona is 7-0 with ranked road wins over Florida, UConn and UCLA and rates top-15 in KenPom offensive and defensive efficiency.
- Auburn is 7-2 entering its first true road game after a neutral-site heavy schedule that included a one-point loss to Houston and a defeat to Michigan.
- Auburn managed recent illnesses to multiple rotation players, including Simon Walker and Keyshawn Hall, while Arizona’s Ivan Kharchenkov practiced fully and is expected to be available per coach Tommy Lloyd.
- Key matchups feature Auburn scorers Keyshawn Hall and Kevin Overton against a tall Wildcats front line led by freshman Koa Peat, with ESPN voices stressing that controlling the glass is pivotal.