After taking control of the lead at the 15-minute mark in the second half, No. 21 Auburn closed out an 84-73 win over Oregon with a 24-14 run to take its first game of the Players Era Tournament at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas.

With the win, the Tigers improved to 5-1 on the season and improved to 2-0 in the all-time series against the Ducks, with their other victory coming in Las Vegas as well.

Here are the biggest takeaways from the game:

Tahaad’s best outing

Auburn’s star point guard, and one of the few returners from last year’s Final Four squad, Tahaad Pettiford, has struggled to get things going offensively in the Tigers’ first five games.

Scoring 13 points against then-No. 1 Houston for a season-high, Pettiford broke that mark as the Tigers’ leading scorer on Monday as he

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