Takeaways: Bruce Pearl sees 'dangerous' Virginia Tech team as Auburn returns from 8-day hiatus

AUBURN -- After eight days off between games, Auburn (4-1) basketball will return to the court on Wednesday night to host ACC for Virginia Tech inside Neville Arena. The game is part of this year's SEC-ACC Challenge. While Auburn is still outside the AP rankings, coming in at No. 32 based on votes received, the Tigers are No. 16 in the latest KenPom rankings and No. 16 per T-Rank analytics. The Hokies are No. 66 in KenPom and No. 57 according to T-Rank. Quotes from Pearl inside...