SAN DIEGO (AP) - Jared Harper made a clutch 3-pointer with 1:17 to go - and Auburn held off No. 13 seed College of Charleston 62-58 in a Midwest Region thriller at Viejas Arena on Friday.
Mustapha Heron scored 16 points for Auburn (26-7), which shot only 35.6 percent overall (21 of 59) and just 20.8 percent from 3-point range (5 of 24).
The biggest shot to go down for the Tigers was Harper's deep 3 that gave them a 59-56 lead.
The Cougars (26-8) pulled to 61-58 when Grant Riller made one of two free throws with 20.