Johni Broome bundled 19 points with 14 rebounds and six assists as Auburn outdueled rival Alabama 94-85 on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in the first-ever Southeastern Conference matchup between the AP’s top two teams.Denver Jones added 16 points for the top-ranked Tigers (23-2, 11-1 SEC), who withstood a second-half rally by the No. 2 Crimson Tide (21-4, 10-2) to seize sole possession of first place in the conference.Miles Kelly tallied 15 points and eight rebounds and Chad Baker-Mazara also scored 15 before fouling out for Auburn. Chaney Johnson chipped in 14 points and Tahaad Pettiford had 13.Mark Sears netted 18 points and Grant Nelson paired 12 points with 12 boards to lead Alabama. Labaron Philon and former Auburn guard Aden Holloway each contributed 10 points as the Crimson Tide had their seven-game winning streak end.The Tigers controlled the first half and opened up a 59-45 lead with 13:43 remaining before Alabama stormed back.Sears’ 3-pointer punctuated a 10-point surge that closed the deficit to three, and the Crimson Tide soon pulled even at 65 on Nelson’s two-handed slam with 7:49 left. The home crowd erupted again when Chris Youngblood’s trey leveled the game at 68.Auburn steadied itself from there, using Baker-Mazara’s triple to trigger a flurry that boosted the lead back to seven with 5:35 to go.Despite appearing to re-aggravate a left ankle injury during the second half, Broome came up big for the Tigers down the stretch. He made a key block on Sears to keep Auburn ahead by six and later backed down Mouhamed Dioubate to put the Tigers up by 10 with 1:09 to play.