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March Madness - Creighton Bluejays vs Auburn Tigers Recap - Auburn Wins 82-70

Tahaad Pettiford scored 23 points leading Auburn to a 82-70 victory over Creighton at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center on Saturday.

Auburn was a -9.0-point favorite in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters.

Auburn got 17 points from Chad Baker-Mazara and another 15 points from Denver Jones. Tahaad Pettiford contributed 3 assists, while Johni Broome cleaned the glass with 12 rebounds.

Creighton got 18 points from Ryan Kalkbrenner in a losing cause and another 13 points from Jamiya Neal. Steven Ashworth contributed 8 assists for them, while Ryan Kalkbrenner had 7 rebounds.

Auburn was losing at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Auburn won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 33-23.