History
Auburn Arena opened for the 2010-2011 NCAA men's and women's basketball seasons. Auburn's men basketball team lost its inaugural game at the arena to UNC Asheville, 70-69, in overtime. Its first win in the new arena was a 68-66 win over Middle Tennessee. Auburn's women basketball team won its inaugural game, 79-61, over Mercer. Auburn Arena hosted games for the first two rounds of the 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.
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