No. 2 Auburn will likely take the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press men's basketball poll after escaping with a win over South Carolina in Columbia on Saturday afternoon, 66–63. Nick Pringle missed two free throws with 9.

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.

The No. 2 Auburn Tigers were trailing at halftime in South Carolina and were forced to rally without Johni Broome

No. 2 Auburn will likely take the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press men's basketball poll after escaping with a win over South Carolina in Columbia on Saturday afternoon, 66–63. Nick Pringle missed two free throws with 9.

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.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — 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.

Auburn holds an advantage over South Carolina in every major stat category, with offense providing the greatest degree of separation. Auburn scores an average of 87.9 points per game, while the Gamecocks post 73.4 points. The teams rank No. 5 and No. 235 nationally in points per game respectively.

It was one thing to be trailing South Carolina at the half, and another to lose Johni Broome early in the second half. But Auburn basketball overcame both to beat the Gamecocks. Here's how it did it.

After a difficult start to SEC play, the South Carolina men’s basketball team nearly pulled off the unthinkable, pushing No. 2 Auburn to the brink before ultimately falling just short in a 66-63 heartbreaking loss at Colonial Life Arena on Saturday.

After trailing by six at halftime, No. 2 Auburn made a second-half comeback and escaped Columbia with a 66-63 road win over South Carolina.

The Gamecocks had the second ranked Tigers on the ropes late in the second half, but ultimately Auburn was able to pull it out with a 66-63 win. South Carolina forward Nick Pringle went to the line with just under ten seconds remaining in a 64-63 game with the opportunity to take the lead.