In his first start since injuring his ankle, Auburn basketball's Johni Broome struggled to get going in the first half, but ...

Johni Broome scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half and had 16 rebounds to help top-ranked Auburn beat LSU 87-74 on Wednesday night for its 12th straight victory.

It was a far-from-perfect effort from No. 1 Auburn basketball, but its defense saved it for a full 40 minutes against a ferocious effort from LSU. Here's a look at how Auburn got another win.

The biggest wrinkle in it all, though, was that Auburn would be without All-American big man Johni Broome. After Tuesday's game against the Bulldogs, Broome is still Auburn's leading scorer ...

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Johni Broome tallied his ninth 20-point game this season. Chaney Johnson, Chad Baker-Mazara, Denver Jones and Tahaad Pettiford each worked their way to double-digit scoring lines in their usual ...