Who will Auburn face next following its round of 32 win over Creighton?
The No. 1 seed Auburn Tigers won its NCAA Tournament second-round game Saturday over No. 9 Creighton, 82-70. Who is next on their schedule?
The Tigers will face Michigan, the No. 5 seed of the south region, on Friday at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, at a time and network to be announced at a later time. Auburn basketball won the SEC regular season championship before falling in the SEC Tournament semifinals to Tennessee. Michigan finished No. 3 in the Big Ten regular season standings before defeating Purdue, Maryland, and Wisconsin to win the Big Ten tournament.
The Wolverines beat Texas A&M on Saturday, 91-79, in a game that saw eight lead changes. Michigan grabbed their final lead of the game with 6:08 to go in the game on a Roddy Gayle Jr. free throw to push the Wolverines ahead, 71-70. Michigan outscored the Aggies, 56-40 in the second half and ended the game on a 9-0 run.
Auburn topped Creighton by outrebounding the Blue Jays, 37-27, and by outscoring Creighton’s bench, 31-10. Tahaad Pettiford scored a majority of Auburn’s bench points with 23 while Chad Baker-Mazara led all starters with 17 points.
Here’s a look at when you can watch the Auburn Tigers face the Michigan Wolverines in the Sweet 16.
Auburn vs. Michigan game day information
- Date: Friday, March 28
- Time: TBA
- Location: State Farm Arena- Atlanta, Georgia
- TV channels: CBS | TBS | truTV
- Streaming: March Madness Live | Sling TV | Fubo (free trial)
