Auburn Basketball recorded another convincing victory on Tuesday, defeating Georgia State, 100-59.
Auburn outscored the Panthers 57-28 in the second half and closed the game on an 11-0 run. However, the biggest takeaway from the game was Auburn’s ability to pull out the dominant victory despite being without Johni Broome for most of the game.
Broome left Tuesday’s game with a shoulder injury at 17:42 of the first half after recording two points and two blocks. After the game, Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl shed some light on the severity of Broome’s injury and how long the team could be without him.
“Obviously his right shoulder came out and then came right back. He did it a year ago, so he has some experience with it,” Pearl said after the match. “We’ll take a look at him tomorrow and let you know more. I hope he’s okay.”
Broome leads the Tigers in every major category, including points per game (18.1), rebounds per game (11.5) and assists (3.5). He was also named co-SEC Player of the Week for the third time this season after dropping 21 points and grabbing 20 rebounds in Auburn’s 91-53 win over Ohio State last Saturday.
Next up for Auburn is a trip to Birmingham to face No. 17 Purdue at Legacy Arena. Auburn’s entire roster is filled with numerous candidates to replace Broome if he is unable to play. In the second half of Auburn’s win over Georgia State, Chaney Johnson scored 26 points, dropping 13 in each half. Chad Baker-Mazara added 19 points and six assists while connecting on all 11 free throw attempts. Denver Jones also had a good night shooting 5 of 7 from beyond the arc en route to a 17-point outing.
The Tigers and Boilermakers will face off Saturday at 3:30 p.m. CT. The game can be seen live on ESPN.
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