Auburn vs. Miami 3/20/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, the Miami Hurricanes play in the second round of the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Region against the Auburn Tigers at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. Miami defeated the USC Trojans on Friday 68-66. The leading scorer for Miami was Isaiah Wong with 22 points. Miami shot 42.9% overall but was an atrocious 1-for-14 (7.1%) from three-point territory. The Hurricanes led by 11 points at halftime and were able to hold off USC down the stretch. 

Kameron McGusty is the leading scorer for Miami with an average of 17.6 points per game, while Jordan Miller is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.1 rebounds per game and Charlie Moore is the leader in assists with an average of 4.5 assists per game. Isaiah Wong is the second leading scorer with an average of 15.2 points per game and one of four players for Miami averaging double-figures in scoring. The Hurricanes are scoring an average of 74.8 points per game.

The No. 2 seeded Auburn Tigers reached the second round of the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament after defeating Jacksonville State 80-61 on Friday. Jabari Smith was the leading scorer for Auburn with 20 points. The Tigers shot 44.4% overall and 37.5% from three-point territory while holding Jacksonville State to 31.1% shooting overall and 32.0% shooting from three-point territory. Auburn committed only 11 turnovers and was very strong on the offensive glass collecting 19 offensive rebounds.

Jabari Smith is the leading scorer for Auburn with an average of 17.1 points per game, while Walker Kessler is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.2 rebounds per game and Wendell Green Jr is the leader in assists with an average of 5.0 assists per game. Auburn has four players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 78.7 points per game.