No. 2 Auburn loses Johni Broome but still clobbers Georgia State

Chaney Johnson took over for an injured Johni Broome and scored a career-high 26 points on Tuesday to lead the second-ranked Auburn Tigers to a dominant 100-59 win over the visiting Georgia State Panthers.Chad Baker-Mazara and Denver Jones contributed season highs of 19 and 17 points, respectively, for the Tigers (10-1), who cruised to their third straight win even with only two points from their leading scorer in Broome (19.7 ppg entering Tuesday), who exited the game less than 2 1/2 minutes into the contest.Broome, a two-time All-Southeastern Conference selection and nation’s leading rebounder (12.7 per game) grabbed his right shoulder after vying for a defensive rebound with Georgia State’s Nick McMullen. After Broome’s right shoulder collided with McMullen’s side, he immediately ran off the court and toward the locker room.The team officially declared him out shortly after halftime, and he was seen wearing a sling on the sidelines.Auburn led by as many as 15 in the first half thanks to Johnson. The senior guard replaced Broome and surpassed his 9.1 scoring average before halftime, scoring 13 on 6-for-8 shooting in 15 minutes.Johnson, who made 12 of 14 shots overall, scored double figures for just the second time in his last eight games and matched his scoring output from his last four games combined.Jones, who netted 11 of his points in the second half, connected on five of his seven 3-point shots for the game. The rest of the team shot 4-for-18 from the perimeter.