Tuesday night brought a classic trap spot for two SEC titans with a big weekend ahead. No. 1 Auburn was on the road in Vanderbilt's funky Memorial Gymnasium against a team with two victories against top-10 teams on its resume,

Mike Lopresti is a member of the US Basketball Writers Hall of Fame, Ball State journalism Hall of Fame and Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame. He has covered college basketball for 43 years, including 39 Final Fours. He is so old he covered Bob Knight when he had dark hair and basketball shorts were actually short.