Johni Broome suffered a “significant sprain” of his left ankle in No. 2 Auburn's win over South Carolina on Saturday, and Tigers coach Bruce Pearl said his team's leading scorer will have an MRI to determine the extent of the injury.

It was not easy, but Auburn found a way to earn another key win within SEC play. South Carolina was held scoreless over the final 5:18 of game time in its game with No. 2 Auburn on Saturday, which allowed the visiting Tigers to erase a then-one-point

Auburn’s Johni Broome will not return in Saturday’s game against South Carolina. Broome went down with an ankle injury at the start of the second half. The Preseason All-American’s left foot came down on a teammates leg while grabbing a rebound in traffic. Broome was helped off the court and could not put any weight on his left ankle.