Auburn defeats South Carolina in record blowout as Jaylin Williams, Johni Broome combine for 9 3-pointers
Auburn entered Wednesday’s game ranked two spots lower than No. 11 South Carolina. The No. 13 Tigers could not have made a stronger case for a rankings readjustment.
Bruce Pearl’s squad set records with its 101-61 home win over the Gamecocks. Forty points is the largest margin of victory for Auburn over an opponent ranked in the AP Top 25. It’s also the biggest blowout ever of an AP top-15 SEC team.
Auburn’s 40-point win over 11th-ranked South Carolina is the largest-ever win over an AP Top-15 SEC team & largest vs any Top-15 team since Villanova over Oklahoma in the 2016 Final Four.
Auburn scored 1.47 points PPP, the 5th-most in an SEC conference game in the last 15 years.
— Jared Berson (@JaredBerson) February 15, 2024
Auburn’s dynamic duo of Jaylin Williams and Johni Broome led the way. Williams led all players with 23 points, going 8-of-11 on field-goal attempts, including 5-of-7 from 3-point territory. Broome also made 8 field goals, going 4-of-5 from behind the arc, to score 21 points.
The Tigers shot 61% from the field (36-of-59), including 60% on 3-pointers (12-of-20). South Carolina shot just 35% on field-goal attempts (18-of-52), making 20% of its 3-point attempts (3-of-15).
Auburn outscored South Carolina in bench points 39-1. The Tigers also dominated in assists (22-5) and points off turnovers (25-8).
In the SEC standings, Auburn and South Carolina are now tied. The Tigers and Gamecocks are both 9-3 in conference play, a half game back of Alabama (9-2).
Auburn hosts No. 22 Kentucky on Saturday.
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