Auburn police release statement regarding Auburn basketball in-flight altercation

Two days following a reported in-flight altercation between two Auburn men's basketball players, the Auburn Police Department released a statement titled, "Auburn Police respond to disorderly passengers on flight call."

The statement read:

"The pilot returned the flight to the Auburn University Regional Airport where the involved passengers were removed from the aircraft. The appropriate investigative federal agencies were notified by the Auburn Police Department."

While the statement doesn't name the two passengers, Jahki Howard and Ja'Heim Hudson did not travel with the team when it re-departed for Houston Friday night.

Head coach Bruce Pearl was asked about the incident on Auburn's pregame radio show prior to the game against Houston, but didn't comment on the situation in much detail.

"It's an unfortunate situation. We're dealing with it head on, but I'm not going to comment on it any further tonight," Pearl said.

Auburn beat Houston 74-69 Saturday night , improving to 2-0 on the season.