No. 13 Yale pulls off NCAA tourney stunner, takes down No. 4 Auburn

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SPOKANE, Wash. -- John Poulakidas scored 28 points, Samson Aletan made a key block during a wild scramble in the final seconds, and 13th-seeded Yale rallied in the final five minutes to take down No. 4 seed Auburn 78-76 in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday.

For the second straight year, the Ivy League Tournament champion took down one of the pre-tournament favorites - busting plenty of March Madness brackets once again.

Last year it was Princeton toppling Arizona. This time, it was Yale's turn.

The Bulldogs (23-9) won an NCAA Tournament game for just the second time in school history, rallying from a 10-point deficit midway through the second…