Auburn's Cinderella Streak Ends in Shocking Blowout Without Woods' Magic
Auburn basketball had an 85-game home sellout streak snapped with ease in its NIT win against South Alabama, as 2,169 showed up.
AUBURN — On paper, a true home game in the postseason against an in-state foe sounds like enough to bring out a full house, especially for Auburn basketball , which had sold out 85 consecutive games heading into its opening-round NIT game against South Alabama on Tuesday, March 17. Maybe it was the 9 p. m.
tipoff time, or the fact that Auburn 's contest wasn't part of the NCAA Tournament , but the Auburn Family didn't show out as it had for the last 85 contests, with 2,169 showing up at Neville Arena for a 78-67 win against the Jaguars. It was the sparest crowd Auburn's had on hand for a home contest in several years, and with a capacity of 9,121, Tuesday's crowd only filled the lower bowl of Neville Arena. In total, the crowd on hand filled less than a quarter of capacity.
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