The Final Four is upon us, with two fantastic matchups on tap for Saturday night. To kick things off, SEC rivals will do battle for the second time this season when Auburn faces Florida. Despite struggling to end the season, the Tigers have won four straight games to punch their ticket to Texas. Key to the team’s turnaround has been the play of Tahaad Pettiford. The 19-year-old’s fantastic play off the bench has been one of the biggest storylines in this season’s NCAA Tournament.
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Tahaad Pettiford 15+ points (+100)
If there’s a breakout star of this tournament, it’s Tahaad Pettiford. Auburn’s sixth man wasn’t a slouch during the regular season, averaging 11.7 points and 2.9 assists per game. However, he’s taken things to another level over the past month. In four March Madness contests, Pettiford has put up 17.3 points on 46.9% shooting from the field. At this point, one could claim the guard is the most important Tigers player not named Johni Broome.
As good as the freshman has been in March, he’ll face a stiffer challenge tonight vs. Florida. When these two schools met on February 8th, Pettiford was held to 14 points over 25 minutes. He shot just 4-of-11 from the field. A slight boost in both workload and efficiency on Saturday would allow the guard clear this total with ease.
Given the amount of firepower on this Gators squad, Auburn might be forced to leave their second-unit superstar in for 30+ minutes. Head coach Bruce Pearl knows that riding the hot hand could be the difference in this potential nail biter. Expect another stellar showing from Pettiford in primetime.
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