The Auburn Tigers needed a Johni Broome sized spark to get by the 6th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday night

Bruce Pearl is hopeful that Auburn forward Johni Broome will make his return for Saturday night's top-10 showdown against No. 6 Tennessee.

Bruce Pearl provided an injury update for star forward Johni Broome ahead of Auburn's upcoming matchup with Tennessee this weekend.

The Auburn Tigers avoided a trap game, beating the LSU Tigers 87-74 as Johni Broome took another step towards player of the year.

On the same day Auburn's Johni Broome suffered an ankle injury at South Carolina that sidelined him for two weeks, Duke's Cooper Flagg scored a career-high 42 points in a victory at Notre Dame. That's when the NPOY race flipped.

In his first start since injuring his ankle, Auburn basketball's Johni Broome struggled to get going in the first half, but exploded for a 26-point, 16-rebound double-double. Here's a look at how it happened.

No. 1 Auburn basketball is back on the road Wednesday, playing at LSU. Stay tuned here for the Montgomery Advertiser's live coverage of the evening's contest.

The No. 5 Gators enter Saturday’s visit to No. 8 Tennessee among 10 SEC teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25, while 13 of 16 schools in the league are in the top 50 of the

Bruce Pearl and top-ranked Auburn are 2-0 without star forward Johni Broome, who hopes to make his return on Saturday night.

Predictions, picks and odds as No. 7 Tennessee basketball faces Auburn. Plus, injury updates and the latest news

Auburn has endured a few close calls lately. But the unanimous No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25 poll has won 11 consecutive games heading into its Southeastern Conference contest against LSU on Wednesday night in Baton Rouge,

Will Auburn basketball forward Johni Broome play Saturday vs. No. 7 Tennessee? Here's the latest injury updates on the Tigers' star forward: