By ALEJANDRO LOPEZ
No. 1 Auburn has Johni Broome back and can’t be stopped.
Broom went for a double-double of 20 points and 12 boards with 4 assists and 2 blocks as the top-ranked Tigers went into No. 23 Ole Miss and came out with a 92-82 victory, their 13th straight.
Auburn improved to 20-1, 7-0 in the SEC.
Dylan Cardwell added 10 points and 13 boards and Chad Baker-Mazara scored a team-high 18 points.
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— Auburn Basketball (@AuburnMBB) February 1, 2025
The Dominican guard also led the team with four three-pointers on 67% shooting from three and 6-of-10 shooting from the floor. Auburn guards Denver Jones and Miles Kelly contributed 16 and 15 points, respectively.
Auburn lit up the hostile arena from long distance shooting an impressive 51% from three. Four of Auburn’s five starters contributed at least two 3-pointers while shooting a combined 13-of-22 from that distance.
Despite the Tigers’ hot shooting Ole Miss kept it close courtesy of a big performance from Sean Pedulla, who scored a game-high 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor.
Bruce Pearl’s team continues its journey to perfection in the SEC next week as they host the No. 5 Florida Gators on Feb. 8 before heading on the road to face No. 24 Vanderbilt on Feb. 11.
Florida was routed, 64-44, by No. 8 Tennessee earlier Saturday.
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