No. 2 Auburn rallies past South Carolina 66-63, standout Johni Broome exits with left ankle injury
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Tahaad Pettiford assisted on Dylan Cardwell's go-ahead dunk and converted two free throws with 4.4 seconds remaining as No. 2 Auburn overcame an injury to leading scorer Johni Broom and rallied to beat South Carolina 66-63 on Saturday.
With Auburn trailing by a point with 90 seconds remaining, Pettiford fed Cardwell for a dunk to give the Tigers (15-1, 3-0 SEC) a 64-63 lead. Pettiford sealed the win with a pair of free throws in the final seconds and finished with 15 points.
Broome, considered a contender for national player of the year honors, rolled his left ankle after going up for a rebound and exited the game with about 13 minutes left in the second half. He had six points and three rebounds in 24 minutes. Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said Broome suffered a “significant sprain” and that the player will have an MRI when the team returns home Saturday night.
Collin Murray-Boyles had a game-high 25 points for the Gamecocks (10-6, 0-3), who were missing guards Myles Stute and Jamarii Thomas.
Auburn: The Tigers are likely to rise to the No. 1 spot in the rankings after top-ranked Tennessee lost to Florida. But Broome’s injury is a concern.
South Carolina: The Gamecocks have a move favorable schedule moving forward after losing their first three conference games, but a short-handed roster could be an issue.
South Carolina lost track of Cardwell on a backdoor cut and go-ahead dunk with 92 seconds left and the Tigers moved ahead to stay.
The Gamecocks had a 37-33 advantage in rebounds.
Auburn hosts Mississippi State on Tuesday, while South Carolina is at Vanderbilt on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Dylan Cardwell vs. Nick Pringle (Jacobi Wright gains possession) | ||
| 19:47 | | +2 | Zachary Davis makes two point jump shot | 0-2 |
| 19:26 |  | +2 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point jump shot | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup | 2-4 |
| 18:55 | | +3 | Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Denver Jones assists) | 5-4 |
| 18:38 | | Dylan Cardwell shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul) | ||
| 18:38 | | Nick Pringle misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 18:38 | | +1 | Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-5 |
| 18:09 | | +2 | Dylan Cardwell makes two point dunk (Denver Jones assists) | 7-5 |
| 17:37 | | Dylan Cardwell blocks Nick Pringle's two point layup | ||
| 17:35 | | Morris Ugusuk offensive rebound | ||
| 17:35 | | Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 17:24 | | +2 | Denver Jones makes two point jump shot | 9-5 |
| 17:09 | | +2 | Nick Pringle makes two point dunk (Zachary Davis assists) | 9-7 |
| 16:47 | | +2 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point jump shot | 11-7 |
| 16:19 | | Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:17 | | Johni Broome defensive rebound | ||
| 16:09 | | Johni Broome misses two point layup | ||
| 16:07 | | Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound | ||
| 16:03 | | +2 | Dylan Cardwell makes two point dunk | 13-7 |
| 15:42 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point jump shot | 13-9 |
| 15:25 | | Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:23 | | Zachary Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 15:12 | | Collin Murray-Boyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:10 | | Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound | ||
| 14:53 | | Zachary Davis personal foul (Chad Baker-Mazara draws the foul) | ||
| 14:53 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:47 | | +2 | Chaney Johnson makes two point dunk | 15-9 |
| 14:22 | | Arden Conyers misses two point layup | ||
| 14:20 | | Johni Broome defensive rebound | ||
| 14:20 | | Zachary Davis personal foul | ||
| 14:07 | | Johni Broome misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:05 | | Chaney Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 13:59 | | +2 | Johni Broome makes two point jump shot (Chaney Johnson assists) | 17-9 |
| 13:43 | | +2 | Morris Ugusuk makes two point layup | 17-11 |
| 13:26 | | Miles Kelly offensive foul (Jordan Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 13:26 | | Miles Kelly turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 13:07 | | Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:05 | | Johni Broome defensive rebound | ||
| 12:56 | | +3 | Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Chad Baker-Mazara assists) | 20-11 |
| 12:40 | | Nick Pringle misses two point layup | ||
| 12:38 | | Nick Pringle offensive rebound | ||
| 12:35 | | Nick Pringle misses two point layup | ||
| 12:33 | | Nick Pringle offensive rebound | ||
| 12:33 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup | 20-13 |
| 12:33 | | Johni Broome shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul) | ||
| 12:33 | | +1 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-14 |
| 12:19 | | Tahaad Pettiford turnover (lost ball) (Nick Pringle steals) | ||
| 12:10 | | Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:08 | | Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound | ||
| 12:08 | | Chaney Johnson personal foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul) | ||
| 12:00 | | +2 | Nick Pringle makes two point layup | 20-16 |
| 11:39 | | Johni Broome misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Nick Pringle defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Nick Pringle makes two point layup (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk assists) | 20-18 |
| 11:05 | | Denver Jones shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul) | ||
| 11:05 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:05 | | +1 | Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-19 |
| 10:54 | | Denver Jones turnover (lost ball) (Morris Ugusuk steals) | ||
| 10:50 | | Morris Ugusuk turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 10:31 | | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul (Jahki Howard draws the foul) | ||
| 10:31 | | Jahki Howard misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:31 | | +1 | Jahki Howard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-19 |
| 10:27 | | Denver Jones blocks Jacobi Wright's two point layup | ||
| 10:25 | | Denver Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Chaney Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | +2 | Chaney Johnson makes two point layup | 23-19 |
| 9:59 | | Arden Conyers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | Dylan Cardwell blocks Zachary Davis's two point layup | ||
| 9:49 | | Nick Pringle offensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Nick Pringle misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | Jacobi Wright shooting foul (Tahaad Pettiford draws the foul) | ||
| 9:39 | | +1 | Tahaad Pettiford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-19 |
| 9:39 | | +1 | Tahaad Pettiford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-19 |
| 9:28 | | +2 | Arden Conyers makes two point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists) | 25-21 |
| 9:11 | | Chaney Johnson offensive foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul) | ||
| 9:11 | | Chaney Johnson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:51 | | Dylan Cardwell shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul) | ||
| 8:51 | | +1 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-22 |
| 8:51 | | +1 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-23 |
| 8:35 | | Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Chaney Johnson flagrant 1 (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul) | ||
| 8:33 | | +1 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 25-24 |
| 8:33 | | Collin Murray-Boyles misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:26 | | Arden Conyers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Nick Pringle offensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | Arden Conyers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Gamecocks offensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | Nick Pringle misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:09 | | Jacobi Wright offensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | +3 | Arden Conyers makes three point jump shot (Morris Ugusuk assists) | 25-27 |
| 7:40 | | Nick Pringle personal foul (Johni Broome draws the foul) | ||
| 7:40 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:33 | | Johni Broome misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Nick Pringle defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Jacobi Wright turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 6:47 | | Denver Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Chad Baker-Mazara personal foul (Arden Conyers draws the foul) | ||
| 6:29 | | +1 | Arden Conyers makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-28 |
| 6:29 | | +1 | Arden Conyers makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-29 |
| 6:23 | | Arden Conyers personal foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul) | ||
| 6:16 | | +2 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point layup | 27-29 |
| 5:57 | | Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup | ||
| 5:55 | | Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | Collin Murray-Boyles personal foul (Johni Broome draws the foul) | ||
| 5:55 | | Johni Broome misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:55 | | Zachary Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup | 27-31 |
| 5:28 | | Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:26 | | Arden Conyers defensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | Morris Ugusuk misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | Chad Baker-Mazara blocks Collin Murray-Boyles's two point layup | ||
| 4:57 | | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup | 27-33 |
| 4:06 | | Johni Broome misses two point layup | ||
| 4:04 | | Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Johni Broome blocks Arden Conyers's two point jump shot | ||
| 3:43 | | Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | Chad Baker-Mazara misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | Nick Pringle personal foul (Dylan Cardwell draws the foul) | ||
| 3:18 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:18 | | Dylan Cardwell misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:18 | | Arden Conyers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup (Jacobi Wright assists) | 27-35 |
| 2:21 | | +2 | Johni Broome makes two point jump shot | 29-35 |
| 2:01 | | +3 | Morris Ugusuk makes three point jump shot | 29-38 |
| 1:40 | | Johni Broome misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Tahaad Pettiford offensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | +3 | Tahaad Pettiford makes three point jump shot (Dylan Cardwell assists) | 32-38 |
| 1:04 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point jump shot | 32-40 |
| 0:45 | | Tahaad Pettiford misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:43 | | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | Gamecocks 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:36 | | Jacobi Wright turnover (bad pass) (Johni Broome steals) | ||
| 0:12 | | +2 | Tahaad Pettiford makes two point layup | 34-40 |
| 0:01 | | Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 0:01 | | Tigers 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |