The Tigers did not fare well on their first road trip, falling at No. 4 Duke, 84-78, on Dec. 4 in the ACC-SEC Challenge. Although Texas is not ranked heading into the game, head coach Bruce Pearl believes that Tuesday’s game at Moody Center in Austin could provide Auburn with more of a challenge than the one it faced at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Johni Broome had 20 points and 12 rebounds as No. 2 Auburn withstood a late Texas rally for an 87-82 victory to give coach Bruce Pearl the school record for career wins.

Bruce Pearl became the winningest coach in Auburn men’s basketball history Tuesday. The Tigers took down the Texas Longhorns 87-82, securing Pearl’s 214th win as Auburn’s coach and making him the program’s all-time wins leader.

Johni Broome racked up 20 points and 12 rebounds as No. 2 Auburn held on for an 87-82 win over Texas in a Southeastern Conference game on Tuesday in Austin, Texas. The win was the 214th for Tigers coach Bruce Pearl,

Auburn was led to victory by Johni Broome and Miles Kelly. Broome had 20 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals. Kelly had 18 points and shot 4-of-6 from 3-point range. Three other Tigers put up double-figures: Baker-Mazara had 16 points and Denver Jones and Tahaad Pettiford each added 10.

Auburn has climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s basketball poll for its second stint at the top in program history.

Auburn has climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s basketball poll for its second stint at the top in program history. Bruce Pearl’s Tigers claimed

Nate Oats' Alabama Crimson Tide survived a close call in the final minutes against a Texas A&M Aggies team that refused to go away in a 94-88 win in College Station on Saturday. With the win, Alabama

Tahaad Pettiford assisted on Dylan Cardwell's go-ahead dunk and converted two free throws with 4.4 seconds remaining as No. 2 Auburn overcame an injury to leading scorer Johni Broome and rallied to beat South Carolina 66-63 on Saturday.

Pearl acknowledged postgame that ... by way of going on the road. It'll face Texas on Tuesday before going from Austin to Columbia, South Carolina, to play the Gamecocks on Jan. 11.

It’s never good when arguably the biggest story in college basketball is an injury. That’s the case after Saturday’s exciting slate of SEC basketball action. Poised to take the top spot in next week’s AP Top 25,

Week 10 in college basketball saw a big upset in the SEC. After spending five weeks at No. 1 in both the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 after their 14-0 start, the Tennessee Volunteers suffered a 30-point blowout loss,