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Auburn turns plane around due to mid-trip 'horseplay' between players before clash with No. 4 Houston: Report

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The Auburn men's basketball team is going to be a little late getting into Houston.

The Tigers' flight west had to be turned around due to mid-trip "horseplay" between a group of players that could have escalated into a fight, according to Field of 68's Jeff Goodman. He later reported that there was yelling and players got in each other's faces, but there were no actual punches thrown.

The Auburn flight had reportedly been traveling for 45 minutes before heading back home, with another flight to Houston scheduled for later Friday. Auburn tips off against No.