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 enormous 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 12 months. 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 recreation, among the many finest within the SEC.
Auburn confirmed struggle with out Broome, however will probably be attention-grabbing to see how they handle to get by if he’s out for an prolonged interval.
The primary take a look at for the Tigers will likely be Tuesday after 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.
