Kentucky vs. Auburn Game Thread and Pregame Reading

UK AthleticsOff a heart-stopping 62-58 victory over Houston late Friday night, the Kentucky Wildcats advance to Sunday’s Midwest regional championship to face perhaps the hottest team in the tournament in the Auburn Tigers.

Tip time from Kansas City is 2:20 ET, and CBS will be on the coverage. You can stream the game online or on your mobile device using NCAA March Madness Live.

For UK (30-6), the Cats opened up a 37-26 halftime advantage over the Cougars and needed every point of it in the second half as Houston whittled away the entire lead and took a 58-54 lead late in the game.

But PJ Washington and Tyler Herro came to the Cats rescue; first with Washington’s three-point play to bring the…