Denver Jones scored a game-high 21 points as No. 1 Auburn pulled away for an 80-68 win over Vanderbilt in the Southeastern Conference matchup on Tuesday night in Nashville, Tenn.Chaney Johnson racked up 20 points off the bench on 9-of-10 shooting, and Johni Broome scored 17 points, 15 in the second half, for Auburn (22-2, 10-1 SEC). Broome added seven rebounds and three blocks.Jason Edwards led the Commodores with 13 points. A.J. Hoggard and Devin McGlockton chipped in 10 each for Vanderbilt (17-7, 5-6). McGlockton also had 13 rebounds and two blocks.Shortly after Vanderbilt took its first lead of the game early in the second half, the Commodores led 49-48 on a jumper by Chris Manon. Johnson responded with nine straight points. He started with a 3-pointer, and three consecutive buckets in the paint put Auburn up by eight with 11:38 left in the game.Moments later, MJ Collins up-and-under reverse layup cut Auburn’s lead to 57-51.With the Tigers still ahead by six, Tahaad Pettiford was fouled as he hit a trey and converted the free throw for the first double-digit lead of the game at 63-53.Pettiford wrapped a pass around a defender to Broome for a two-hand dunk as Auburn went up 71-59 with 5:27 left.Auburn exploded out of the gate with a 15-0 run. Jones, who had just two points in Saturday’s 90-81 loss to Florida, hit 3-pointers on consecutive possessions in the burst.