Auburn Tigers face tough second round test against Creighton

—

March 22, 2025

(Auburn Men's Basketball/Facebook, Creighton Men's Basketball/Facebook, YHN)

The No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, Auburn Tigers, will face a tough test Saturday evening in their second-round matchup against the No. 9 seed Creighton Bluejays.

After surviving an ugly first half against the Alabama State Hornets, the Tigers are just two halves away from returning to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since their Final Four run in 2019.

Creighton on the other hand is coming off a dominant win over the Louisville Cardinals in the first round of the tournament.

The Blue Jays’ center Ryan Kalkbrenner presents a unique challenge at over 7 feet tall and will likely be assigned the job of stopping Auburn superstar Johni Broome. The guard combo of Steven Ashworth and Jamiya Neal is a dangerous one as well with the duo scoring 51 combined points against the Cardinals.

If Auburn plays the way they did on Thursday and the Bluejays do the same, the Tigers’ historic season could come to a much earlier end than expected.

The game tips off from Lexington at 6:10 p.m. CST and can be seen on TruTV and TBS.

Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP and hear him every weekday morning from 6 to 9 a.m. on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5, available free online.

Recent in Sports

Auburn fan’s shirt hurled at Nate Oats becomes signed NIL gold for Alabama

Michael Brauner — 4 weeks ago

If Alabama knows anything, it’s how to get the last laugh. The Crimson Tide won a thrilling game over the weekend on the road against the Auburn Tigers to pull ahead in the SEC standings and earn a huge victory over their rival — the second year in a row at Neville Arena. As is always […]

NCAA ‘not in a position’ to further punish Alabama following Bediako ruling

Michael Brauner — 4 weeks ago

The Crimson Tide men’s basketball program got a disappointing piece of news Monday afternoon, but it’s looking like the NCAA is choosing not to rub salt in the wound. Center and former G-League pro Charles Bediako was denied his bid for a preliminary injunction against the NCAA to keep playing the rest of the season. […]