AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn faces NCAA Tournament participant Texas Tech in the 2016 Cancun Challenge prior to facing either No. 12 Purdue or Utah State in Cancun in one of college basketball’s premier destination tournaments. The Tigers will also play host to Georgia State and Eastern Kentucky as part of the tournament, it was announced Thursday by Triple Crown Sports.
In the Riviera Division, Auburn plays Texas Tech on Nov. 22 in Cancun’s Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya followed by Purdue or Utah State on Nov. 23. Both games will be televised by CBS Sports Network.