Takeaways from Memphis’ loss to Auburn in preseason finale
Ashton Hardaway shoots against Auburn in the exhibition game on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Memphis Athletics)
Penny Hardaway was just as surprised as you were. Maybe even more.
The Memphis coach admitted as much minutes after his Tigers, playing their second and final exhibition game, lost to No. 20 Auburn 100-71 on Thursday night at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
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Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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