No. 2 Tennesse Advances To Sweet 16 With 67-58 Win Over No. 7 UCLA

Per ESPN: LEXINGTON, Ky. -- — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said a trip to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament was no sure thing, and experienced Creighton made his top-seeded team work for it before the Tigers found their defensive mojo in the second half and closed out the ninth-seeded Bluejays 82-70 on Saturday night to reach the Sweet 16.

Tahaad Pettiford scored 16 of his 23 points after halftime and Chad Baker-Mazara added 17 points for Auburn, which held Creighton scoreless for more than six minutes during a 10-0 second-half run. Pettiford scored six points during that burst to push the Tigers to a 68-54 lead.

“We knew the shots that we were going to get,” said Pettiford, who made 7 of 14 attempts and 7 of 8 from the foul line. “My guys helped me get the ball, get me open and helped me find the shots that I wanted to get.”

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