The No. 9 seed Auburn Tigers (20-12) and the No. 8 seed Iowa Hawkeyes (19-13) will meet in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at 6:50 PM. The contest airs on TNT.

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Auburn vs. Iowa Game Info

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Auburn Stats Insights

  • The Tigers make 44.1% of their shots from the field this season, which is 3.3 percentage points lower than the Hawkeyes have allowed to their opponents (47.4%).
  • Auburn is 10-1 when it shoots higher than 47.4% from the field.
  • The Hawkeyes are the 69th-ranked rebounding team in the nation, while the Tigers sit at 112th.
  • The 72.7 points per game the Tigers put up are the same as the Hawkeyes give up.
  • Auburn has a 10-3 record when scoring more than 74.4 points.

Iowa Stats Insights

  • The Hawkeyes have shot at a 45.4% rate from the field this season, 4.7 percentage points greater than the 40.7% shooting opponents of the Tigers have averaged.
  • Iowa has put together a 17-7 straight-up record in games it shoots over 40.7% from the field.
  • The Hawkeyes are the 69th-ranked rebounding team in the country, the Tigers sit at 71st.
  • The Hawkeyes average 13.1 more points per game (80.2) than the Tigers allow (67.1).
  • When Iowa allows fewer than 72.7 points, it is 12-3.

Auburn Home & Away Comparison

  • At home, Auburn is scoring 4.2 more points per game (75.1) than it is in away games (70.9).
  • The Tigers are surrendering 64.4 points per game this year in home games, which is 6.5 fewer points than they're allowing in road games (70.9).
  • When it comes to three-point shooting, Auburn has fared worse at home this season, averaging 6.5 treys per game with a 31.3% three-point percentage, compared to 6.7 per game and a 31.6% percentage away from home.

Iowa Home & Away Comparison

  • Iowa is scoring more points at home (89.8 per game) than away (69.9).
  • The Hawkeyes are conceding more points at home (76 per game) than away (72).
  • Iowa drains more 3-pointers at home (10 per game) than away (6.7). It also has a higher 3-point percentage at home (38.6%) than on the road (30.5%).

Auburn Schedule

Date Opponent Score Arena
3/1/2023 @ Alabama L 90-85 Coleman Coliseum
3/4/2023 Tennessee W 79-70 Neville Arena
3/9/2023 Arkansas L 76-73 Bridgestone Arena
3/16/2023 Iowa - Legacy Arena at BJCC

Iowa Schedule

Date Opponent Score Arena
2/28/2023 @ Indiana W 90-68 Assembly Hall
3/5/2023 Nebraska L 81-77 Carver-Hawkeye Arena
3/9/2023 Ohio State L 73-69 United Center
3/16/2023 Auburn - Legacy Arena at BJCC