Overview
- Tennessee hosts Auburn at Food City Center at 8:30 p.m. EST, with ESPN's Tom Hart and Dane Bradshaw on the call.
- SEC availability reports list Tennessee forward Cade Phillips out for the season, Troy Henderson and Jaylen Carey probable, and Auburn center Emeka Opurum out.
- Auburn enters on a four-game winning streak that includes its first win at Florida since 1996 and a 14-point comeback over Texas led by Keyshawn Hall's 31 points.
- KenPom rates the Vols No. 1 in offensive rebounding at 44.7% of misses, highlighted by a 26-offensive-rebound game that lifted them past Georgia in overtime.
- First-year Auburn coach Steven Pearl, a former Tennessee player who succeeded his father Bruce, draws praise from Rick Barnes for the Tigers’ steady improvement.