No. 5 seed Auburn basketball team must get by the No. 1 seed North Carolina Friday evening. The two teams face off in the Sweet 16 round as both squads fight to make the Elite Eight.
Auburn has shown the college basketball world it can defeat top-ranked teams. The Tigers took down Tennessee 84-64 to win its first SEC Championship since 1985.
This Sweet 16 appearance for Auburn is the first since 2003. Auburn is one of four SEC teams that made it to this round of the tournament.
The Tigers haven’t faced an opponent like the Tarheels this season.