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No. 10 Miami Upsets Jabari Smith, No. 2 Auburn; Will Face Iowa State in Sweet 16

The Miami Hurricanes are on their way to the Sweet 16 for the first time in six years after their 79-61 win over the Auburn Tigers in the 2022 NCAA men's basketball tournament on Sunday.

Miami made the tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest Region. Head coach Jim Larranaga's team had its best regular season since 2015-16 (23-10). It had to hold off a furious second-half rally from USC in the first round to advance this weekend.

Auburn looked like a potential national-title contender coming into the tournament. The Tigers earned their highest seed (No.