Alabama will play the third and final exhibition game of its preseason slate on Thursday night when it takes on Auburn in "The Feud" in Birmingham.
Oats took a unique approach to his preseason scheduling this year, facing off against Furman to open and then playing SEC opponents Ole Miss and Auburn.
Alabama will look to stay perfect in exhibition play after beating both Furman and Ole Miss already. The Crimson Tide took down Furman two weeks ago in Tuscaloosa before earning a win over Ole Miss last Thursday in the Ballin in Boutwell event in Birmingham.
This week's matchup against Auburn is a unique game between the two bitter rivals. Oats and Auburn head coach Stephen Pearl will bring their teams to Legacy Arena in Birmingham for "The Feud," with the stands split right down the middle. One side will be Alabama fans, the other Auburn.
If you aren't able to get to Birmingham for the game, we finally have details on how you can watch from home.
Start time and streaming information for Alabama vs. Auburn exhibition basketball
- Date: Thursday, October 22nd
- Time: 7:00 pm C.T.
- Venue: Legacy Arena
- How to Watch (TV): N/A
- Streaming: YouTube
The game will stream live on the Knight Eady YouTube channel. ESPN's Karl Ravech will be on the call for play-by-play. He will be joined by analysts from both sides of the aisle, with former Tide basketball star Richard Hendrix and former Tiger Daymeon Fishback.
While this is just a preseason game, you can bet that both teams are going to take it seriously and try to win. It might not mean anything in terms of your regular season record, but both teams would love to earn some early bragging rights and build some positive momentum heading into the season.
Alabama will try to do it once again without Aden Holloway, who is serving the third game of his five-game suspension. He will miss the first two games of the regular season as well before returning to the court. Freshmen Jaxon Richardson and Anderson Diaz are also expected to be out.
Alabama is 2-0 in exhibition play so far. Auburn is 0-1, suffering a loss to Florida State in Boutwell Auditorium last week. The Tigers have another exhibition scheduled next week against Samford, while this is the final exhibition game for the Crimson Tide.
Alabama swept Auburn last season in Steven Pearl's first season taking over as the head coach for his father. The Crimson Tide currently holds a three-game winning streak over the Tigers on the hardwood. Mark Sears hit a buzzer-beater to win at Neville on the final day of the 2024-25 regular season before Alabama swept the two-game series a season ago.
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