After trailing by six at halftime, No. 2 Auburn made a second-half comeback and escaped with a 66-63 highway win over South Carolina.
Auburn outscored South Carolina 32-23 within the second half with out star Johni Broome for many of it. Broome went down with a nasty ankle harm early within the second half and couldn’t return to the sport.
Tahaad Pettiford was big for the Tigers within the second half, scoring eight of his 15 factors. Miles Kelly scored 14 factors and was the one different Auburn participant in double figures.
For the Gamecocks, sophomore Collin Murray-Boyles was excellent, ending with 25 factors and 7 rebounds. Eighteen of his 25 factors got here within the first half, so credit score Auburn’s protection for slowing him down within the second half.
Nick Pringle scored 12 factors and picked up 10 rebounds, his second double-double of the yr. Arden Conyers additionally scored a season-high 13 factors off the bench.
Nonetheless, the story of the sport was Broome’s harm. He averages 18.7 factors and 11.2 rebounds per sport, among the many greatest within the SEC.
Auburn confirmed combat with out Broome, however it is going to be attention-grabbing to see how they handle to get by if he’s out for an prolonged interval.
The primary check for the Tigers will probably be Tuesday once they host No. 14 Mississippi State.
The Gamecocks will journey to Nashville to face Vanderbilt on Wednesday and look to get their first convention win.
