Tahaad Pettiford's shot was missing in action during No. 21 Auburn's first five games.

The sophomore guard will look to have rediscovered it at the Players Era men's tournament and will seek a second straight strong effort when the Tigers face No. 7 Michigan on Tuesday night at Las Vegas.

Pettiford scored a season-high 24 points in Monday's 84-73 triumph over Oregon. He shot 50% (9 of 18) from the field after shooting less than 36% in each of the first five games.

"The first couple games I came out and didn't play how I want to play," Pettiford said after Monday's victory. "So I stayed composed and stayed in the gym. My teammates, my coaches they had my back through the whole thing, and (Monday) was just the day that it needed to be shown."

Pettiford averaged 11.6 points as a backup la

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