Fresh of an absolute mauling of former coach Cliff Ellis' Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, Auburn is back at it and hoping to keep the momentum going before another trip to New England later this week to take on Oklahoma and UConn to close out the non-conference schedule.
Auburn's opponent today are the Mercer Bears. Mercer was a tournament darling just a few seasons ago when they knocked off 3rd seeded Duke as the 14th seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Their unquestioned leader is junior guard Ria'n Holland, who is averaging 17.7 points per game. He's followed by junior guard Demetre Rivers who is putting up 12.