Another NCAA Tournament game, another great performance from freshman guard Tahaad Pettiford. The reserve point guard scored 20 points in Auburn’s 78-65 Sweet 16 victory over Michigan on Friday night.

The Auburn Tigers took down the Big Ten Champions, the Michigan Wolverines, in the Sweet 16, 78-65. It was a tight bout heading into halftime with Auburn barely hanging onto the lead, 30-29. However,

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Auburn basketball played its Sweet 16 win over 5-seed Michigan less than two hours from campus. That wasn't lost on the Tigers.

In 1999, Jones was voted NL Most Valuable Player. An eight-time All-Star, he won the NL batting title in 2008. Jones was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018. He’s currently a hitting consultant with the Braves.

Houston, Michigan State and Auburn came up clutch, while Tennessee was a bully from the start in Sweet 16 action Friday night.

Auburn went on a 20-2 run after that moment, spurred by big buckets from Johni Broome, Denver Jones and Tahaad Pettiford. It eventually led to Auburn outscoring Michigan 48-36 in the second half, pulling away with a 13-point victory.

Auburn basketball fans were the vast majority of the crowd at State Farm Arena — and they let Michigan know it every time the Tigers made a play.

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