BOONE, N.C. – Riding a four-game winning streak, the App State Mountaineers (5-2) welcome the Auburn Tigers (5-1) to the Holmes Center for the venue's first ever nationally televised contest on Sunday. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN2.
Sunday's contest will mark the first time since Nov. 2000 that a high-major opponent will visit the High Country when the No. 6 North Carolina Tar Heels opened the building. The Mountaineers have never beaten a high-major opponent at the Holmes Center. The last time App State defeated a high-major opponent on their floor came back in 1993 when the Mountaineers toppled Nebraska at Varsity Gym.