AUBURN, Ala. - Auburn and Alabama are set to take their rivalry indoors for an exhibition meeting Thursday night in Birmingham, with the Tigers facing the 20th-ranked Crimson Tide in The Feud Presented by Shipt Same Day Delivery.
Tipoff at Legacy Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m.
The matchup can be streamed on Knight Eady’s YouTube page, with Karl Ravech handling play-by-play. Auburn alum Daymeon Fishback and Alabama alum Richard Hendrix will work the color commentary.
Fans can also catch the game on the Auburn Sports Network, where Andy Burcham and Randall Dickey will be on the call. Local radio coverage will run on 94.3 FM, and the Auburn Tigers app will carry the broadcast as well. Viewers can also watch Burcham and Dickey’s courtside cam on YouTube.
For Auburn, Thursday marks its second of three exhibition games before the Tigers open the regular season at home on Nov. 4 against Southeastern Louisiana. Auburn dropped its preseason opener to Florida State, but Tahaad Pettiford led the way with 20 points.
George Kimble III also turned in a promising return after missing more than a year because of injury. In his first game action in over a year, the guard posted six points, six rebounds and a team-high six assists.
Alabama enters the night as a veteran in the exhibition slate, already having played two games. The Tide beat Furman 111-93 and Ole Miss 92-84, with sophomore Amari Allen leading Alabama in scoring in both contests.
Thursday’s game is the first of at least three guaranteed meetings between Auburn and Alabama this season. The two programs could see each other as many as five times if they meet in the SEC Tournament and again in the postseason.
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