What did Johni Broome have to say after Auburn's SEC Tournament win over South Carolina?
The No. 12 Auburn Tigers picked up a dominant 86-55 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.
What did Auburn forward Johni Broome have to say after the game?
Broome talked about limiting South Carolina's success at the rim.
"Yesterday's game they scored 50 points in the paint," Broome said. "We knew we can't win like that. Our front line takes pride in our defense. As you can see, on the defensive side, we held our own and stood our ground."
Broome talked about Auburn's success shooting the 3-point shot.
"Coach always tells us now is the time to go on a run, make shots," Broome said. "That's how you advance in the tournament, in the NCAA tournament, how you win games. I think everybody been taking pride in what he said because we went through a little shooting slump mid-season. I just credit all my teammates for being in the gym, like Chaney said, stepping up to the moment when the moment's getting big."
Broome talked about how Auburn's early success in the paint opened up opportunities from beyond the arc.
"Pregame, Coach said inside-out," Broome said. "That's what he always preach. Get inside. They play one on one the whole game. When you got guys, our front line, like us who score down there, kind of hard. They started digging. We have guys like Denver Jones, K.D., Aden, Tre, they all can make shots. Hard to stop us when we start hitting shots."
Auburn will take on the No. 9 seed Mississippi State Bulldogs, who upset the No. 1 seed Tennessee Volunteers, tomorrow at 1 p.m. CT. The television broadcast can be found on ESPN and the Auburn Sports Network broadcast can be streamed anywhere on the Auburn Athletics app.
