The Auburn men’s basketball team will be a little late when they enter Houston.

The Tigers’ flight west had to be reversed due to “horseplay” midway through the trip between a group of players, which could have escalated into a fight, according to Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman. He later reported that there was yelling and players hitting each other in the face, but no actual punches were thrown.

The Auburn flight reportedly traveled 45 minutes before returning home, with another flight to Houston scheduled for later Friday. Auburn tips off against No. 4 Houston on Saturday at 9:30 PM ET.

One can only wonder if Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl said the words, “Stop yelling or I’ll turn this plane over.”

One of the pilots involved reportedly described the incident as a fight against air traffic control, but we don’t know if that person actually saw anything. There is also a report from a social media account created last month that identified a group of three players who had gotten into a physical altercation, but that has not been confirmed in any way.

All of this suddenly makes Auburn’s player usage very interesting when it faces Houston. Presumably Pearl will be reluctant to use players who threw such a big wrench into the team’s travel plans, but you never know.

Auburn opened the season with a 94-43 win over Vermont on Wednesday and is currently ranked No. 11 in the AP Poll. Houston is currently a -225 moneyline favorite at BetMGM, with a 5.5-point spread.