AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn women’s basketball will play its third SEC game in five days Thursday night, facing its toughest test of the season so far as No. 4 Tennessee visits Auburn Arena for a 7 p.m. CT tip.
The first 500 students will receive a free Auburn headband as part of Auburn’s College Vault Throwback Night promotion. The giveaway will be available in the student lobby near the Aubie Chow concession stand.
Auburn is coming off two straight tough games that saw the Tigers take fourth-quarter leads but find themselves unable to finish off the victory. Auburn led Alabama by as many as 4 and Kentucky by as many as 3 in the final period but came up short in both contests.
Tennessee is the SEC’s only remaining unbeaten team in league play at 7-0 and comes in with their highest ranking in several years at No. 4 in the AP poll and No. 5 in the coaches’ poll. The Lady Vols have won nine straight coming into Thursday’s contest with their only loss on the season coming to defending national champion Stanford.
Tickets are available at AUBTix.com and at the Auburn Arena ticket office on gameday.
ON THE AIR
›› Brit Bowen and Larry DiChiara will have the radio call beginning at 6:45 p.m. CT on WQSI 93.9 FM in Auburn. The game can also be heard on AuburnTigers.com and the Auburn Athletics mobile app.
›› Thursday’s game can be seen on SEC Network + with Lyn Rollins and Hall-of-Famer Joe Ciampi calling the action. SEC Network + is available via WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app for mobile devices and smart TVs.
LAST TIME OUT
›› Auburn rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit to take a lead in the final five minutes, but the Tigers could not overcome a late Kentucky run in a 67-55 loss Tuesday night at Auburn Arena.
›› A 3-pointer by Honesty Scott-Grayson with 7:24 to play gave Auburn its first lead of…