Georgia State Panthers at Auburn Tigers

No. 2 Auburn top Georgia State 100-59 for 3rd straight win as center Johni Broome hurts shoulder

Broome, who entered the contest averaging 19.7 points and a Division I-leading 12.7 rebounds, left the game and went to the locker room with an arm injury just 2:17 into the game.

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said after the game that Broome's right shoulder “kind of slipped out and came back.” Pearl said Broome would be checked out on Wednesday.

Chad Baker-Mazara scored 19 points, and Denver Jones added 17 for Auburn (10-1).

Nick McMullen had 15 points and 16 rebounds to lead Georgia State (4-7).

Takeaways Georgia State: The Panthers hit some tough jumpers against a strong Auburn defense, and they hope that will be a sign of things to come in conference play.

Auburn: The Tigers were clearly impacted on both ends of the floor without Broome. Auburn plays just two games in the next 17 days, which could help the team deal with an injuries.

Key moment Auburn went on a 11-0 run early in the second half to put the game out of reach. Georgia State turned the ball over four times during that stretch.

Key stat The Tigers turned 20 takeaways into 30 points in the victory.

Up next Auburn faces No. 16 Purdue on Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama. Georgia State opens Sun Belt play at Troy on Saturday.

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