Takeaways: Auburn Cruises to 91-75 Victory Over USC

The Tigers took control and never looked back against the Trojans.

Auburn routed USC 91-75 after a back and forth start to the contest. The Tigers ended up shooting pretty efficiently from the floor, going on a number of runs throughout the game to stretch and maintain their lead.

Here are takeaways from the win.

Cardwell's solid performance

Cardwell finished the game with a career-high 11 points to go along with five rebounds, two assists, and two blocks.

Broome's inefficient shooting day was offset by Cardwell's game. It's just another reflection of the Tigers' extremely deep rotation.

If one starter isn't having a good game, a bench player will step up and contribute.

Holloway and Donaldson

Aden Holloway and Tre Donaldson combined for 22 points, 11 assists, and one turnover. Those are excellent numbers coming from two of the youngest players in Auburn's rotation.

Once again, positives like these that Auburn continues to see are ones they can use looking into the future. If the SEC schedule features solid guard play like this, it makes the Tigers a difficult team to beat.

Converting turnovers into points

Auburn converted 14 USC turnovers into 17 points. The Tigers' defense has continued to cash in on opponent mistakes early in the season.

Boogie Ellis, the leading scorer of the game, had five of those turnovers. Five-star guard Isaiah Collier had three turnovers.

If Auburn's defense can continue to turn defense into offense, it will make them a very tough out in SEC play. Make a mistake, receive an immediate punishment.

This isn't about Bronny

Shoutout Yahoo Sports for giving Auburn Twitter something to talk about before the game.

Per usual, students were lined out the door to watch Auburn play today. However, Yahoo decided to post a video of the students waiting in line with a caption saying "hey look, everyone's here to watch Bronny James play!"

This isn't about LeBron James' son. This is hardly about USC.

This is about Auburn basketball. National media may never pay enough attention to understand that.

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