Welcome back to Neville Arena for the first time in nearly eight months.

The start of the 2022-23 season is just around the corner, with No. 15 Auburn opening the season Monday at home against George Mason. Before the season officially gets underway, though, Bruce Pearl’s team has a preseason tune-up on its home court.

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Auburn and Alabama-Huntsville will tip off in an exhibition at Neville Arena at 7 p.m. The game will not be televised on any network, but AL.com will provide live updates throughout the game in the space below, so be sure to refresh this page for all the latest action between the Tigers and the Chargers. Also stay tuned to al.com/auburnbasketball for full postgame coverage.

FIRST HALF

— Auburn 11, UAH 7 (15:36): Jaylin Williams drills a 3-pointer from the top of the key, and then a stoppage in play after a foul by Allen Flanigan. Auburn is 4-of-8 shooting early on.

— Tre Donaldson checks in for Green, and now Auburn has gone 10-deep in the rotation less than four minutes into the game.

— Bruce Pearl’s first substitution of the game is essentially a line change, with Wendell Green Jr. staying in at point. K.D. Johnson, Allen Flanigan, Jaylin Williams and Johni Broome all check in. Johnson quickly gets a basket.

— First points of the preseason: Dylan Cardwell with a put-back dunk after missing a shot near the rim and grabbing his own rebound.

— Auburn wins the tip, then calls a quick timeout 11 seconds into the game after UAH comes out pressing.

PREGAME

— Auburn starting lineup: G Wendell Green Jr., G Zep Jasper, F Chris Moore, F Yohan Traore, C Dylan Cardwell

— UAH starting lineup: G Luke Barnett, G CJ Williamson, G Jack Kostel, G Chaney Johnson, G Max Shulman.

AL.com will update this post.

Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.