After cementing its first SEC win on the road at South Carolina Saturday, the men's basketball team hopes to continue its success at home against Tennessee Thursday.
The Volunteers (14-7, 4-2 SEC) are also coming off an SEC road win, beating Ole Miss 74-58 in Oxford.
Tennessee has won four of its last five games and is shooting 43.8 percent from the field.
Auburn head coach Tony Barbee said the win Saturday was a confidence boost for his team.
"The one thing we've done as a staff is to stay positive because the players will feed off of you," Barbee said. "It's great to get the win so they understand I'm not just making them work and driving them without a reward at the end."
Two Auburn players, sophomore center Rob Chubb and sophomore guard Josh Wallace, had career-highs against the Gamecocks, scoring 18 and 17 points, respectively.
After several lead changes in the game, the Tigers went ahead for good with about seven minutes left in the first half.
"Defensively, it was a key holding a really good offensive team to 34 percent," Barbee said. "I am proud of the kids. It is a tough place to play against a very good team."
Tennessee currently leads the series 69-37, but the Tigers have a 26-20 game advantage at home, winning nine of the last 11 games played in Auburn.
Auburn won the last meeting between the two teams, coming out on top 78-77 on a Korvotney Barber layup with four seconds remaining.
The Vols had three players in double-digit scoring against Ole Miss: senior center Brian Williams, junior guard Scotty Hopson and junior guard Cameron Tatum.
The game will be nationally televised on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. in the Auburn Arena.
The BCS National Championship trophy will be present and fans will have an opportunity to pose with the trophy for a picture by a professional photographer.
The first 1,000 fans in the door will receive a Tony Barbee bobblehead doll.
Thursday's game will be the 2,300th game in Auburn's 105-year history. The record is 1226-1072-1.
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