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The tone from the Auburn players and coaches after Thursday’s first round win was the victory was the only positive. Both segments of the program let it known that the attitude that was played with will not get it done. The Tigers will need to turn their attention to the ninth-seeded Creighton Bluejays on Saturday. Creighton defeated eighth-seeded Louisville 89-75 in front of a Cardinals heavy crowd on Thursday. They were led by Jamiya Neal with 29 points.
Some good news for Auburn is that the ESPN Matchup Predictor gives the Tigers a 76.5% chance of advancing to the Sweet 16. BetMGM has Auburn as 9.5-point favorite to win the game.
This is not the first time that Auburn and Creighton have met in the NCAA Tournament. Their last meeting occurred in 2000, when the Tigers defeated the Bluejays 72-69 in the first round. On that day, Auburn was led by Daymeon Fishback with 16 points with four three-pointers made. A notable name on that Creighton team was Kyle Korver who spent 17 years in the NBA. Korver had 10 points in that matchup.
For the 2025 matchup, the Tigers will have to prepare for one of the better centers in college basketball. Ryan Kalkbrenner averages 19 points per game, and nine rebounds. He is also a great rim protecter with three blocks per game. The good news is outside of Kalkbrenner, the Bluejays are mostly guard heavy. Dylan Cardwell will need to stay out of foul trouble so the assignment of Kalkbrenner will not be transferred to Johni Broome. Another key factor will be defending the three-point shot of the Blue Jays. They were 11 of 24 on Thursday, but a strength of this Auburn team has been running teams off the three-point line.
Broome will need a better performance than he did against Alabama State. He scored just 14 points in the first-round win and will need to score north of 20. A better performance from Chad Baker-Mazara will be needed as well. The Tigers’ second-best player only scored five points against the Hornets. If those two have great performances, their teammates will follow. The game can be seen on TBS and tip-off is set for an approximate time of 6:10 p.m. CT.
This article originally appeared on Auburn Wire: ESPN predicts Auburn's second round March Madness game with Creighton
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Some good news for Auburn is that the ESPN Matchup Predictor gives the Tigers a 76.5% chance of advancing to the Sweet 16. BetMGM has Auburn as 9.5-point favorite to win the game.
This is not the first time that Auburn and Creighton have met in the NCAA Tournament. Their last meeting occurred in 2000, when the Tigers defeated the Bluejays 72-69 in the first round. On that day, Auburn was led by Daymeon Fishback with 16 points with four three-pointers made. A notable name on that Creighton team was Kyle Korver who spent 17 years in the NBA. Korver had 10 points in that matchup.
For the 2025 matchup, the Tigers will have to prepare for one of the better centers in college basketball. Ryan Kalkbrenner averages 19 points per game, and nine rebounds. He is also a great rim protecter with three blocks per game. The good news is outside of Kalkbrenner, the Bluejays are mostly guard heavy. Dylan Cardwell will need to stay out of foul trouble so the assignment of Kalkbrenner will not be transferred to Johni Broome. Another key factor will be defending the three-point shot of the Blue Jays. They were 11 of 24 on Thursday, but a strength of this Auburn team has been running teams off the three-point line.
Broome will need a better performance than he did against Alabama State. He scored just 14 points in the first-round win and will need to score north of 20. A better performance from Chad Baker-Mazara will be needed as well. The Tigers’ second-best player only scored five points against the Hornets. If those two have great performances, their teammates will follow. The game can be seen on TBS and tip-off is set for an approximate time of 6:10 p.m. CT.
This article originally appeared on Auburn Wire: ESPN predicts Auburn's second round March Madness game with Creighton
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