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Auburn Tigers Men’s Basketball

The Road to San Antonio is officially underway for Auburn men’s basketball, as Bruce Pearl’s team took the floor Thursday against No. 16 Alabama State.

But the top-seeded Tigers appear to have taken a hit to their depth.

Senior forward Chris Moore exited Thursday’s NCAA Tournament opener against No. 16 seed Alabama State with an apparent right ankle injury while going up for a layup.

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Moore entered the NCAA Tournament averaging 1.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.

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Auburn is currently taking on No. 16 Alabama State in the first-round of the NCAA Tournament Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. At time of writing, Auburn is tied up in a close game with the 16-seeded Alabama State. Moore was seen on an exercise bike later in the game on the broadcast.

The winner of Thursday’s game will face No. 9 seed Creighton, who defeated No. 8 seed Louisville earlier on Thursday.

Here’s the latest on Moore’s injury:

Chris Moore injury updates

Moore appeared to have sustained an apparent right ankle injury in the first half of Thursday’s NCAA Tournament game against Alabama State.

As Moore was going up for the layup, he looked to have rolled his ankle awkwardly as he planted his foot down inside the paint.

Here’s a look at Moore’s injury in the first half of Thursday’s first-round game against the Hornets:

CBS’s cameras showed Moore on the broadcast going through stretches in the hallway of the tunnel at Rupp Arena. He then returned to the Auburn bench around the mid-way point of the first half, where he was seen continuing to stretch out his leg and riding an exercise bike.

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