Auburn went ice cold from everywhere in the second half and is once again out of the NCAA Tournament in the second round, falling to the Cougars 81-64.
Auburn has already made the trip to Duluth for the SEC Championships, and as the Tigers prepare for their afternoon class with three of the top eight SEC teams, they will be without Suni Lee.
For the 11th time in 12 trips to the NCAA Tournament, Auburn basketball will be in the second round. The Tigers have not lost a first-round matchup since their first-ever appearance in the tournament, a one-point loss to Richmond in 1984. Auburn is moving on, and to right the wrongs of last season and make it to the second weekend, the team will have to make it through one of the best teams in the country, No. 1 Houston(32-3, 17-1 AAC).
UAB plays host to Morehead State in a NIT Round of 16 game on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Houston coach Kelvin Sampson just might call on former University of Alabama coach Wimp Sanderson for some help on Saturday.
What is expected to be essentially a home game for the Alabama basketball team in Saturday’s second round matchup in the NCAA Tournament against Maryland at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, could prove to have more Maryland “fans” than expected.
Houston is banged up but the Cougars found a way to win on Thursday.
“We've played a really tough schedule, and we lost to a lot of teams that were favored and were better than us,” said Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl. “ Even though we've lost some games, I was proud of them for competing. I want them to know that they're good enough.”
The No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Alabama, took care of business in their first round matchup against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi by way of a 96-75 beating.
Maryland advances in the NCAA Tournament with a win over West Virginia.
Kai Spears and his father, the athletics director for Marshall University, have come out with statements of their own calling the New York Times' reporting "demonstrably false" and "100% inaccurate."
Former Cedar Grove (Georgia) High teammates Ricky Lee III and Everett Roussaw Jr. are early enrollees at UAB.
Morehead State advanced into the NIT Sweet 16 with an upset win over No. 1 seed Clemson.
Brent Dearmon's journey through college coaching brings him back to his home state for his first Division I head coaching job.
Auburn will be facing another team that has a size advantage.
No. 1 seeds Alabama and Houston, along with No. 9 seed Auburn, are the featured teams in Birmingham.
After being awarded the No. 1 overall seed Sunday evening, Alabama was still unsure of their opponent, having to await the winner of Tuesday’s play-in game between Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Southeast Missouri State.
Nova Southeastern hits 14 3-pointers to beat UAH and remain unbeaten.
KJ Buffen had 26 points and 12 rebounds in UAB's NIT first round win over Southern Miss.
Barkley said the two schools playing in-state was "great for Alabama" and added the two teams "should cheer for the other team."
UAH lost to Nova Southeastern in the season opener for both teams. The season will end for the loser of Tuesday's game.
UAB welcomes old rival Southern Miss to Bartow Arena on Tuesday night in a NIT first round game.
Contracts for 11 members of the University of Alabama football staff, including coordinators Tommy Rees and Kevin Steele, were approved on Monday.
The day after earning the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and winning the SEC Championship, the University of Alabama basketball team finished the 2022-2023 season as the No. 1 team in the country.
UAB football head coach Trent Dilfer's contract will pay him $.13 million annually over the next five years.
UAB earned an invitation to the NIT. The Blazers will play Southern Miss in a first round game on Wednesday.
Chaney Johnson scored 23 points to lead UAH to a victory over Gulf South Conference rival West Alabama.