Where: Auburn Arena, Auburn, Alabama
Officials: # Lee Cassell, # Pat Evans, # Anthony Jordan
Attendance: 6391
Auburn 61, IPFW 50: Frankie Sullivan scored 26 points as the host Tigers survived the Mastodons’ upset bid.
Auburn (1-0) had its hands full all night, but got a key three-point play from Josh Wallace with 2:40 to go to survive.
Joe Edwards brought IPFW (0-1) within 48-46 on a 3-pointer with 4:37 remaining. But Sullivan scored a basket and Wallace’s three-point play gave Auburn a 53-46 advantage with 2:40 remaining.
Rob Chubb scored 10 points with a career-high 15 rebounds for the Tigers. Allen Payne added 12 points.
Frank Gaines scored a career-high 32 points for IPFW. He finished 10-for-18 from the field, including 3-for-8 from beyond the arc.
GAME NOTEBOOK: IPFW used an 8-0 run to take an 11-4 advantage off Gaines’ layup with 13:28 left in the first half. … Auburn plays Murray State on Thursday. … IPFW hosts Rochester on Tuesday.
| IUPU - Ft. Wayne | Auburn | |
| Frank Gaines 32 | Scoring | Frankie Sullivan 26 |
| Pierre Bland 3 | Assists | Brian Greene Jr. 3 |
| Joe Reed 10 | Rebounds | Rob Chubb 15 |
| Frank Gaines 9 | Free Throws Made | Allen Payne 4 |
| Pierre Bland 3 | Steals | Allen Payne 3 |
| Joe Reed 2 | Blocks | Rob Chubb 2 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| IUPU - Ft. Wayne | 50 | 28.8 | 4-20 | 16-23 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| Auburn | 61 | 40.7 | 3-11 | 14-21 | 10 | 39 | 3 | 10 | 16 |