Auburn entered the NCAA tournament as one of the one seeds and a favorite among many to cut down the nets in San Antonio. The Tigers captured the SEC regular season title in a loaded conference and have used strong second halves to make the second week of the tournament.

The No. 1-seeded Auburn Tigers and No. 5-seeded Michigan Wolverines go head-to-head on Friday night in a highly-anticipated Sweet 16 showdown. The Tigers advanced through the first two rounds with ease, surpassing Alabama State with a 83-63 victory and outscoring Creighton 82-70 in the second round.

Vladislav Goldin and Michigan proved a bit too much for UC San Diego when the Russian center scored 14 points and the fifth-seeded Wolverines overcame Tyler McGhie’s 25 points to escape with a 68-65 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

In just a few hours the Michigan Wolverines will face off against No. 1 overall seed Auburn in a battle of teams looking to punch their ticket to the Elite Eight. Ahead of the contest, Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl heaped praise on Michigan's two biggest stars,

The Auburn Tigers and Michigan Wolverines will duel it out during tonight's NCAA Tournament Game — find out how to stream it online without cable

It's the 5-seed Michigan Wolverines against the 1-seed Auburn Tigers in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and things will be getting heated in Atlanta. The winner will have the opportunity to survive and advance to play in the Elite Eight,