Auburn’s Broome sprains ankle, will undergo MRI

• Jeff Borzello, ESPN

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Broome, the front-runner for National Gamer of the Year, left Saturday’s 66-63 win at South Carolina after suffering a left ankle injury.Broome went to the locker space with just under

14 minutes left in the game and didn’t return. He stepped on a colleague’s foot after objecting to a shot on the defensive end, and he instantly seemed in severe discomfort on the floor. He could not put any weight on his left foot while being assisted to the locker room.Editor’s Picks Coach Bruce Pearl stated after the game on SEC Network that Broome has a” considerable sprain”and he

‘ll go through an MRI when they go back to Auburn tonight to assess any extra damage.It’s the 2nd injury for Broome this season after he left a December game versus Georgia State after simply 2 minutes with a shoulder injury. Pearl stated after the game that Broome’s shoulder”came out and came right back in,” and the star huge guy wound up not missing out on any games.Broome has been the most dominant player in college basketball and entered the weekend as the preferred to win National Player of the Year. He was balancing 18.7 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.4 helps and 2.7 blocks and has actually tallied substantial efficiencies in big games– including 21 points and 20 rebounds against Ohio State, 23 points and 19 rebounds against North Carolina, and 21 points and 16 rebounds versus Memphis. He has 10 double-doubles this season.No. 2 Auburn (15-1, 3-0 SEC )has won 8 straight games after leaving versus South Carolina on Saturday. The Tigers routed by as lots of as 9 points late in the first half, but they came back to get the win after South Carolina big man Nick Pringle missed out on 2 totally free tosses with 9 seconds left.After top-ranked Tennessee’s 30-point loss at Florida earlier in the week, the Tigers are likely to move to No. 1 in the AP poll on Monday.