The No. 4 Auburn Tigers take on the No. 12 North Carolina Tar Heels in their second game of the Maui Invitational on Tuesday night. Auburn is coming off an 83-81 comeback win over the Iowa State Cyclones to start off their play in the tournament Monday night,

By the time Auburn took the lead with about four minutes to play, Iowa State snapped back into action, even taking an 81-79 lead with 50 seconds left off two Gilbert free-throws. But Auburn quickly answered, as Dylan Cardwell found Miles Kelly inside for a cutting layup, setting the stage for the pivotal last 30 seconds.

The fifth-ranked Cyclones lost their first game of the season. Columnist Travis Hines gives his thoughts on what went right - and what didn't

First up for Auburn is the Iowa State Cyclones, ranked No. 5 in the AP Poll. The Cyclones have not faced a challenge like the one the Tigers had against Houston, but were a Sweet 16 team last season and returned some of their top contributors.

Iowa State saw its 18-point lead evaporate in the second half, as Auburn rallied and won with a last-second tip-in during the Maui Invitational.

A tale of two halves may be a cliche phrase, but sometimes it is accurate. Monday's game between No. 4 Auburn and No. 5 Iowa State was one of those times.

After wild comebacks at the Maui Invitational, what will UNC basketball and Auburn have left in the tank for the semifinals? Here's our prediction.

Auburn enters the Maui Invitational already with one of the best wins of the season, beating then-No. 4 Houston in Houston. Outside of the Houston game, Auburn is outscoring its opponents by an average of 35.6 points per game.

No. 5 Auburn faces No. 4 Iowa State in a men’s college basketball game on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, at Lāhainā Civic Center in Lahaina, Hawaii.

Iowa State saw its 18-point lead evaporate in the second half, as Auburn rallied and won with a last-second tip-in during the Maui Invitational.