Auburn basketball to meet with Ohio State for Holiday Hoopsgiving in Atlanta [Video]

For the fifth year in a row, Auburn’s men’s basketball team will be taking to Atlanta’s State Farm Arena in early December to participate in the Holiday Hoopsgiving tournament, where the Tigers are set to see the Ohio State Buckeyes on Dec. 14.

Auburn announced the matchup in a press release on Monday.

Auburn and Ohio State’s men’s basketball teams have met on the hardwood just once before in a NCAA Tournament South Regional semifinal in 1999.

The Buckeyes went on to beat the Tigers 72-64 from the University of Tennessee’s Thompson-Boling Arena as Ohio State point guard Scoonie Penn exploded for 26 points.

Meanwhile, Auburn’s Chris Porter and Doc Robinson combined for 25 points.

When the two programs meet later this year, Auburn will be coming off a 2023-24 season that saw it finish with a 27-8 record and a trip to the NCAA Tournament.

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