Auburn will play Texas A&M in the quarterfinal of the SEC Tournament Friday morning.
The No. 1 seeded Tigers are looking to pair their SEC regular-season Championship with a Tournament Championship while the No. 8 seeded Aggies are trying to prove they belong in the NCAA Tournament.
The Aggies (21-11) are fresh off an 83-80 overtime win over the Florida Gators on Thursday while Auburn has not played since Saturday when they beat South Carolina 82-71 to clinch the regular-season championship.
This will be the second time the two teams have played this season, Auburn won the first matchup 75-58 back on Feb. 12 inside Neville Arena.
That game was about Walker Kessler as Auburn’s center finished with his second triple-double of the season. The sophomore finished with 12 points, 12 blocks, and 11 rebounds.
He dominated the first half defensively, blocking seven shots as Auburn held Texas A&M to a 17.9 shooting percentage in the opening half. The second half was about his offense, he scored 10 points on a perfect 4-of-4 from the field and grabbed eight second-half rebounds to complete the triple-double.
Here’s when you should tune in to see the game:
- Date: Friday, March 11
- Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: fuboTV (watch here)
Players to watch
Points per game
Auburn: Jabari Smith, 17.1
Texas A&M: Quenton Jackson, 14.5
Rebounds per game
Auburn: Walker Kessler, 8.2
Texas A&M: Henry Coleman III, 6.2
Assists per game
Auburn: Wendell Green, 5.1
Texas A&M: Marcus Williams, 3.4
Blocks per game
Auburn: Walker Kessler, 4.5
Texas A&M: Ethan Henderson, 0.7