Auburn vs. Lincoln Memorial Preview

We finally get to see this team in action!!

By willmclaughlin Nov 2, 2018, 10:00am CDT

Date: Friday November 2

Opponent: Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters

Time: 7PM

Location: Auburn Arena

Network: No TV, Auburn Radio Network

Get to Know: Lincoln Memorial

Location: Harrogate, Tennessee
Conference: South Atlantic Conference (Division 2)
Head Coach: Josh Schertz
Last Season: 32-2 (20-0), Lost in the DII Southeast Regional Final
This Season: Ranked #3 in the Division II Poll
Player to Watch: Guard Cornelius Taylor, 14.5 points per game last season (Returning Leading Scorer)

What to Look For From Auburn...

It will be great to see one of the most hyped Auburn Basketball teams in program history finally take the court for the first time tonight in exhibition action. This will be a good test for Auburn out of the gate. Last season, LMU played Butler in an exhibition game and only lost by 7 to the Bulldogs. On paper, this reminds me of the Barry game from last year as that team was also an excellent 3-point shooting team. The Railsplitters averaged 93.2 points a game last year and shot 40.6% from 3-point range.

Expect to see Auburn play 9 players tonight. While Austin Wiley and Samir Doughty have been ruled out for this game, Auburn fans will get a chance to see Danjel Purifoy on the court. While he is suspended for the first 9 games of the season, he is eligible to play in this game. It will be of great importance for Purifoy to get reacclimated to live game action and hopefully he will get a chance to be the focal point of the offense. Also look to see how freshmen walk-on, Myles Parker, plays as he is expected to get some minutes at either the 2 or 3 spot in Doughty’s absence. This game will also be an opportunity to see Anfernee McLemore return to the court for the first time since his horrible injury back in February.

Score Prediction

Auburn 87 Lincoln Memorial 71

I think the Railsplitters keep this game close for longer than Auburn fans would like but I think the Tigers will eventually be able to pull away in the 2nd half.

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