The Men’s NCAA Tournament gets underway on Thursday when Alabama State and Auburn square off. This game will take place in the South Region in Lexington, Kentucky with Auburn as the No. 1 seed and Alabama State as the No. 16 seed.
AUBURN, ALABAMA – MARCH 8: Johni Broome #4 of the Auburn Tigers slam dunks the ball during the second half against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Neville Arena on March 8, 2025 in Auburn, Alabama…. AUBURN, ALABAMA – MARCH 8: Johni Broome #4 of the Auburn Tigers slam dunks the ball during the second half against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Neville Arena on March 8, 2025 in Auburn, Alabama. ( Photo by Stew Milne/Getty Images
Will it be the Hornets or the Tigers who get the win and take on the winner of No. 8 seed Louisville and No. 9 seed Creighton? Tune in to CBS to find out.
How to Watch Auburn vs. Alabama State:
- Date: Thursday, Mar. 20, 2025
- Time: 2:50 PM EDT
- Channel: CBS
- Stream: Fubo (Try for free)
While Auburn may have lost 70-65 to Tennessee in the semifinals of the SEC tournament, the Tigers’ body of work still allowed them to come away with a No. 1 seed. Johni Broome led the team offensively with a 23-point performance and Miley Kelly chipped in another 13 points. Denver Jones was also a double-digit scorer with 10 points.
Broome, considered one of the best players in the country, continues to deliver offensively. He leads the team with an average of 18.9 points per game. He is also leading the rebounding efforts with an average of 10.6 boards per game.
Alabama State won the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament to advance to a play-in game against Saint Francis (PA) on Tuesday, which resulted in a narrow 70-68 victory to be able to play Auburn. Amarr Knox led the Hornets offense with 16 points, while TJ Madlock and CJ Hines also finished in double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
The Hornets finished the game shooting 42 percent from the field and 31 percent from long range. Those percentages match up with their season as a whole, shooting 40. 6 percent overall on the season.
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