Austin, TX
Auburn basketball vs. Texas: Score prediction, injury updates, how to watch, tipoff time
After getting a relatively breezy win over Missouri on Saturday to open up conference play, the SEC slate is set to take it up a notch on Auburn basketball this week.
The second-ranked Tigers don’t play a home game for a week-plus a they travel to Austin, Texas, on Monday for a matchup with the Longhorns at 8 p.m. CST Tuesday before heading east to play South Carolina at noon Saturday.
“It doesn’t matter if we’re playing them in Austin or playing them here,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said Saturday. “We’ve got 40 minutes of a basketball game against the University of Texas. … For me, honestly, I think we can play better on the road. You have to: You have to be sharper, you have to take better care of the ball. You can’t be as casual with your passes. You have to be locked in.”
As the Tigers embark on a week-long road trip, here’s everything you need to know about Tuesday’s tilt with Texas.
Why more history is on the line for Bruce Pearl against Texas
With the Missouri win, Bruce Pearl earned his 213th career victory at Auburn — which tied him with Joel Eaves for the most in the program’s history. On Tuesday, Pearl has a chance to surpass Eaves and become the winningest coach in the program’s history.
“I will celebrate whatever we accomplish this year this summer,” Pearl said Saturday of the accolade. “I’ll celebrate with my friends, my family, the Auburn Family, on the boat at Lake Martin; out there on a golf course. Nobody will enjoy it more. But you know me. You have to know I’m on to Texas and on to the next one.”
Injury updates: Auburn basketball vs. Texas
It should be a clean bill of health for both squads. Neither had a player out in their SEC-openers, and while Auburn may still be monitoring Johni Broome’s shoulder in the aftermath of his injury against Georgia State, he’s played 20-plus minutes in each of the Tigers’ three games since.
How to watch Auburn basketball vs. Texas: Tipoff time, TV and live stream options
- TV channel: ESPN2
- Streaming: Fubo
- Start time: 8 p.m. CT
- Location: Moody Center (Austin, Texas)
Listen live: Auburn basketball vs. Texas on the radio
Saturday’s game will be broadcast live on WLWI FM (92.3) in Montgomery and WGZZ FM (94.3) in Auburn. The radio call can also be streamed online. Here are the announcers:
- Analysis/Color: Randall Dickey
- Play-by-play: Andy Burcham
Prediction for Auburn basketball vs. Texas
No. 2 Auburn 78, Texas 70: It’ll be just the second true road game of the season for Auburn. Pearl said he thinks game sites will be inconsequential for much of SEC’s best this season, and looking at Texas’ resume so far, he could be right. While the Longhorns have just two losses, one of those was an 11-point defeat to then-No. 25 UConn at the Moody Center.
If the Tigers can take a few pages out of Texas A&M’s book, they should be fine. The Aggies staved off the Longhorns for an 80-60 victory on Saturday. In the process, they held Texas guard Tre Johnson — the Longhorn’s leading scorer — to 11 points on 2-of-13 shooting.
Adam Cole is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at acole@gannett.com or on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @colereporter.