Auburn basketball may be walking into its toughest test of nonconference play this weekend, which seems hyperbolic considering what has come to pass and what's ahead.

The 24th-ranked Tigers have already taken a top-three Houston team down to the wire. They took a beating from Michigan , which rose to No. 2 nationally after a stellar run at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas. They're still set to face No. 1 Purdue at a neutral-site contest this month in Indianapolis. But a ranked matchup, at No. 3 Arizona on Saturday, Dec. 6, (9 p.m. CT, ESPN) could top them all.

The Wildcats are undefeated in seven games, which includes ranked wins against three top-15 teams, all of which were away from home. At home, Arizona has done nothing but blow out mid-major foes, winning by an average o

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