AUBURN | No. 1 Auburn showed it’s pretty good even without its All-American.

With Johni Broome sidelined with an ankle injury, the Tigers beat No. 15 Mississippi State 88-66 on Tuesday night at Neville Arena.

Auburn improves to 16-1 overall and 4-0 in the SEC.

Chad Baker-Mazara led the way with 18 of his 20 points in the first half and four total steals. Chaney Johnson, who started for the first time this season, also showed a strong game with 17 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots.

Miles Kelly had his fifth career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, Denver Jones added 13 points and three assists, Tahaad Pettiford 12 points and three assists and Dylan Cardwell nine points, five rebounds and two blocked shots.

AU shot an outstanding 55.0 percent from the floor, including 10 of 24 three-pointers, had 10 blocked shots and scored 20 points off 14 MSU turnovers. The Bulldogs shot just 34.9 percent and fell 18 points shy of their season average.

AU was outrebounded for the third time in four conference games, with MSU holding a 42-30 lead. MSU scored 24 second-chance points on 20 offensive boards.

Auburn led 46-27 at halftime and held MSU to one field goal with 9:26 left in the final. AU led by as many as 26 points in the second half.

Auburn plays No. 23 Georgia on SEC Network Saturday at noon.