No. 1 Auburn battle Arkansas to prevent upset

Feb 20, 2025, 12:23 AM ET AUBURN, Ala.– Johni Broome had 16 points and 13 rebounds and No. 1 Auburn got rid of a rough offensive efficiency to beat Arkansas 67-60 on Wednesday night.After winning at Alabama on Saturday in a game between the leading groups in the survey, Auburn( 24-2, 12-1 Southeastern Conference) needed to combat to avoid its 2nd straight home loss. The Tigers fell down by one with 3:06 staying before closing the game on a 10-2 run.Chad Baker-Mazara added 15 points and Chaney Johnson had 14 for Auburn, which had an uncharacteristically off efficiency in 3-point shooting, ball security and rim defense. The Tigers shot 25-of-62 (40.3%)from the field, consisting of just 4-of-24 from 3-point range, but scored 16 second-chance points off of 13 offending rebounds.Editor’s Picks 1 Related Auburn coach Bruce Pearl credited his team for taking out the win despite a

” careless”

performance. “We understood it was going to be a struggle because Arkansas is so great defensively and such a terrific rim

safeguarding group, “Pearl stated. “And, you understand, our offense left a lot to be desired tonight. Our execution wasn’t excellent. I don’t believe our shot choice was great.”He added:” However our guys competed. They did not let the fact that we weren’t making shots and playing well offensively affect their defense. Holding Arkansas to 60 points is substantial.” Broome, extensively considered amongst the favorites for the Wood Award this season, posted his 36th career game with at least 15 points and 10 rebounds, the most by an SEC player in past 20 seasons, according to ESPN Research.Adou Thiero led Arkansas( 15-11, 4-9)with 16. Johnell Davis had 14. The Razorbacks likewise had a hard time from deep on Wednesday night, shooting just 3-for-19. The Associated Press contributed to this

report.