No. 5 Auburn and No. 12 New Mexico State will go head-to-head in the NCAA Tournament's Round of 64 on Thursday, March 21 in Salt Lake City.
Auburn enters this year's tournament coming off of a 84–64 win over Tennessee for their first SEC tournament championship since 1985. Bryce Brown scored 19 points in the outing, leading the team to its eighth straight victory and the 10th of their last 11 heading into the NCAA tournament.