Broome, Johnson score 18 apiece to lead No. 5 Auburn to 79-56 win over Kent State
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Johni Broome had 18 points and 12 rebounds and Chaney Johnson also scored 18 points to lead No. 5 Auburn to a 79-56 victory over Kent State on Wednesday night.
The Tigers (3-0) raced to a fast start and then fought off a second-half rally on the heels of a 74-69 win at then-No. 4 Houston that vaulted them six spots in the AP poll.
Chad Baker-Mazara and Denver Jones had 12 points apiece for Auburn. Broome made 8 of 12 shots and Johnson 8 of 11.
VonCameron Davis led Kent State (2-1) with 19 points despite playing just 18 minutes after getting into early foul trouble. Jalen Sullinger added 16 points and made 3 of 5 3-pointers.
Auburn's Jahki Howard and Ja‘Heim Hudson missed their second game in a row after reportedly getting into an altercation on the flight to Houston, forcing the plane to be grounded shortly after takeoff.
Kent State: Fell to 5-8 against current Southeastern Conference members. Davis had three fouls in three first-half minutes but poured in 17 points after that.
Auburn: Scored the game's first 10 points and raced ahead 30-8 but couldn't sustain the dominant start. Had 23 assists on 28 baskets with four players each getting four.
The Golden Flashes clawed back from a 22-point first-half deficit, cutting it to 41-37 on Delrecco Gillespie’s layup with 15:37 left.
Then Broome scored six points and Tahaad Pettiford made a 3-pointer and just beat the shot clock with another jumper to fuel an 11-0 run that effectively ended the threat.
Auburn shot 49.1% from the floor (28 of 57). Kent State was just 20-of-61 shooting (32.8%).
Auburn hosts North Alabama Monday night when Kent State also hosts Niagara.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Cli'Ron Hornbeak vs. Dylan Cardwell (Tigers gains possession) | ||
| 19:47 | | Johni Broome misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:45 |  | Cian Medley defensive rebound | ||
| 19:30 | | VonCameron Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:28 | | Marquis Barnett offensive rebound | ||
| 19:25 | | Marquis Barnett misses two point layup | ||
| 19:23 | | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | ||
| 19:00 | | VonCameron Davis shooting foul (Dylan Cardwell draws the foul) | ||
| 19:00 | | Dylan Cardwell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 19:00 | | +1 | Dylan Cardwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 18:44 | | Denver Jones blocks Marquis Barnett's two point layup | ||
| 18:42 | | Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound | ||
| 18:36 | | Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:34 | | Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound | ||
| 18:17 | | VonCameron Davis personal foul (Johni Broome draws the foul) | ||
| 18:10 | | Marquis Barnett shooting foul (Chad Baker-Mazara draws the foul) | ||
| 18:10 | | +1 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | | +1 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 0-3 |
| 18:10 | | +1 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 0-4 |
| 17:55 | | Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:53 | | Denver Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 17:45 | | Cian Medley personal foul (Dylan Cardwell draws the foul) | ||
| 17:36 | | +2 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point jump shot (Denver Jones assists) | 0-6 |
| 17:15 | | Jump ball. Marquis Barnett vs. Chad Baker-Mazara (Marquis Barnett gains possession) | ||
| 17:07 | | Anthony Morales misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:05 | | Johni Broome defensive rebound | ||
| 16:54 | | +2 | Denver Jones makes two point layup | 0-8 |
| 16:41 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak turnover (traveling) | ||
| 16:28 | | +2 | Johni Broome makes two point jump shot (Tahaad Pettiford assists) | 0-10 |
| 16:20 | | TV timeout | ||
| 16:20 | | Golden Flashes 30 second timeout | ||
| 16:10 | | +3 | Jalen Sullinger makes three point jump shot | 3-10 |
| 15:54 | | +3 | Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Chaney Johnson assists) | 3-13 |
| 15:25 | | Jalen Sullinger misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:23 | | Anthony Morales offensive rebound | ||
| 15:12 | | Cian Medley misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:10 | | Johni Broome defensive rebound | ||
| 15:04 | | Jump ball. Johni Broome vs. Anthony Morales (Tigers gains possession) | ||
| 15:01 | | +2 | Johni Broome makes two point jump shot (Chaney Johnson assists) | 3-15 |
| 14:45 | | Morgan Safford misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:43 | | Tigers defensive rebound | ||
| 14:27 | | JP Pegues misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:25 | | Johni Broome offensive rebound | ||
| 14:18 | | Johni Broome misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:16 | | Morgan Safford defensive rebound | ||
| 14:04 | | Magnus Entenmann misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:02 | | Chaney Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 13:55 | | +2 | Johni Broome makes two point layup (Miles Kelly assists) | 3-17 |
| 13:35 | | Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:33 | | Tahaad Pettiford defensive rebound | ||
| 13:22 | | +2 | Chaney Johnson makes two point dunk (Tahaad Pettiford assists) | 3-19 |
| 12:57 | | Magnus Entenmann misses two point layup | ||
| 12:55 | | Johni Broome defensive rebound | ||
| 12:47 | | +3 | Chaney Johnson makes three point jump shot (JP Pegues assists) | 3-22 |
| 12:31 | | +3 | Jalen Sullinger makes three point jump shot (Magnus Entenmann assists) | 6-22 |
| 12:00 | | Tahaad Pettiford turnover (Jamal Sumlin steals) | ||
| 12:00 | | Tahaad Pettiford personal foul (Jamal Sumlin draws the foul) | ||
| 12:00 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:49 | | VonCameron Davis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:47 | | Chris Moore defensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | JP Pegues misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:26 | | Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | +2 | VonCameron Davis makes two point layup | 8-22 |
| 10:50 | | VonCameron Davis personal foul (Chaney Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:44 | | Dylan Cardwell misses two point hook shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Jamal Sumlin misses two point layup | ||
| 10:28 | | Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | Denver Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Golden Flashes defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Mike Bekelja misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Chaney Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Chaney Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Jalen Sullinger defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Jalen Sullinger turnover (Denver Jones steals) | ||
| 9:06 | | +2 | Chaney Johnson makes two point dunk (Dylan Cardwell assists) | 8-24 |
| 8:54 | | Official timeout | ||
| 8:35 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak misses two point layup | ||
| 8:33 | | Johni Broome defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:25 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | Cian Medley misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Chaney Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak personal foul (Chaney Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:01 | | +2 | Chris Moore makes two point layup (Johni Broome assists) | 8-26 |
| 7:42 | | Cian Medley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Johni Broome defensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | +2 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point dunk (Johni Broome assists) | 8-28 |
| 7:35 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:35 | | Golden Flashes 30 second timeout | ||
| 7:32 | | Morgan Safford turnover (Chad Baker-Mazara steals) | ||
| 7:11 | | +2 | Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point layup | 8-30 |
| 6:46 | | Chad Baker-Mazara shooting foul (Morgan Safford draws the foul) | ||
| 6:46 | | Morgan Safford misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:46 | | +1 | Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-30 |
| 6:30 | | Denver Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Chris Moore offensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Chris Moore misses two point layup | ||
| 6:23 | | Chris Moore offensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | Chris Moore turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Morales steals) | ||
| 6:03 | | Chris Moore personal foul (Cian Medley draws the foul) | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Anthony Morales makes two point jump shot | 11-30 |
| 5:33 | | Denver Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | +2 | Morgan Safford makes two point jump shot (Cli'Ron Hornbeak assists) | 13-30 |
| 4:57 | | Tahaad Pettiford turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Morales steals) | ||
| 4:45 | | Cian Medley misses two point layup | ||
| 4:43 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak offensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak misses two point layup | ||
| 4:38 | | Cian Medley offensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | Miles Kelly shooting foul (Cian Medley draws the foul) | ||
| 4:38 | | +1 | Cian Medley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-30 |
| 4:38 | | +1 | Cian Medley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-30 |
| 4:22 | | Chaney Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Sullinger steals) | ||
| 4:22 | | Tahaad Pettiford personal foul | ||
| 4:07 | | Johni Broome personal foul (Jalen Sullinger draws the foul) | ||
| 3:56 | | Anthony Morales misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:54 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak offensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | +2 | Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes two point layup | 17-30 |
| 3:29 | | Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Tahaad Pettiford personal foul | ||
| 3:22 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:22 | | +1 | Jalen Sullinger makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-30 |
| 3:22 | | Jalen Sullinger misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:22 | | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Marquis Barnett defensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | Morgan Safford offensive foul (Chad Baker-Mazara draws the foul) | ||
| 2:43 | | Morgan Safford turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:33 | | Chaney Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | Marquis Barnett defensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | +2 | Jalen Sullinger makes two point jump shot | 20-30 |
| 1:59 | | +2 | Chaney Johnson makes two point jump shot (Dylan Cardwell assists) | 20-32 |
| 1:46 | | Marquis Barnett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Chaney Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | Jalen Sullinger personal foul (JP Pegues draws the foul) | ||
| 1:35 | | +1 | JP Pegues makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-33 |
| 1:35 | | +1 | JP Pegues makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-34 |
| 1:06 | | Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:04 | | Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | Denver Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:55 | | Golden Flashes defensive rebound | ||
| 0:39 | | Chaney Johnson blocks Cli'Ron Hornbeak's two point layup | ||
| 0:37 | | Morgan Safford offensive rebound | ||
| 0:26 | | +2 | Morgan Safford makes two point layup | 22-34 |
| 0:10 | | +2 | Chaney Johnson makes two point alley-oop dunk (JP Pegues assists) | 22-36 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |