Sources – Auburn men’s basketball team flight had to turn back

The Auburn men’s basketball team’s flight to Houston had to be canceled shortly after takeoff Friday because of a fight between two Tigers players, sources confirmed to ESPN.

According to sources, the incident was over before it escalated into anything serious, but the flight crew decided to turn the plane around.

Auburn’s team was still expected to leave for Houston on Friday night, sources told ESPN.

University officials did not respond to a request for comment.

The No. 11 Tigers face No. 4 Houston on Saturday night (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU).

Auburn opened its season with a 94-43 victory over Vermont, highlighted by 21 points off the bench from Georgia Tech transfer Miles Kelly.

The news was first reported by Field of 68.