Auburn basketball outlasted Creighton on Saturday, punching its ticket to the NCAA Tournament's second weekend for the first time since 2019. Here's an early look at who the Tigers play next.

The Auburn Tigers take on the Michigan Wolverines in a Sweet 16 matchup in the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 28.

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.

Michigan basketball or Auburn? Who you got? Three Free Press sports writers have some thoughts on the NCAA tournament Sweet 16 in Atlanta.

Duke’s immense size at every position made its impact felt in the first meeting. The Blue Devils dominated the glass 43-30, and their long perimeter defenders limited Wildcat talisman Caleb Love to a poor 3-of-13 shooting night, including 1-of-9 from deep.

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Milos Uzan led all scorers with 22 points on 8-of-17 shooting, none bigger than his last-second layup to win the game. He added six assists and three rebounds and was 6-of-9 from three-point range. Emmanuel Sharp added 17 for Houston.

A long rivalry between Auburn's Tahaad Pettiford and Michigan State's Jase Richardson will continue when the freshman guards lead their teams in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.

One of Friday’s more enticing Sweet 16 matchups features the Big Ten Tournament champion Michigan Wolverines and the top-seeded SEC regular-season champion Auburn Tigers. Ahead of this titanic clash, the Tigers hover between 9-point and 9.5-point favorites against Michigan.