AUSTIN, Texas – Johni Broome had 20 points and 12 rebounds as No. 2 Auburn withstood a late Texas surge to claim an 87-82 victory on Tuesday night, giving coach Bruce Pearl the school record for career wins.

Auburn (14-1, 2-0 SEC) led by 21 in the second half and harassed the Longhorns with its size and length for long stretches, only to watch as Texas fought back behind Arthur Kaluma and Jordan Pope to within three points arrived last minute.

Denver Jones and Tahaad Pettiford made four free throws in the final 17 seconds to seal the win.

Pearl earned win No. 214 in his 11th season at Auburn, edging Joel Eaves, who coached the Tigers from 1949 to 1963.

Kaluma had 34 points for Texas (11-4, 0-2) on 12 of 16 shooting. Pope scored 17 of his 19 goals in the second half. Kaluma’s 3-pointer with 50 seconds left and Pope’s two free throws brought Texas to 83-80.

Takeaways

Auburn: The Tigers are in prime position to earn the No. 1 seed next week after top-ranked Tennessee defeated Florida 73-43 on Tuesday night.

Texas: The Longhorns dominated the game 48-16 while suffering a 20-point loss in their last game against Texas A&M. Texas was much tougher around the basket this time, matching Auburn’s 28 points in the game.

Key moment

Broome put Auburn ahead by 10 with 1:23 left on a jumper that beat the buzzer, but was then assessed a technical foul. Pope made two free throws and a jumper from Tre Johnson had Texas threatening again.

Key statistics

Texas had just one assist and no three points in the first half.

Next

Both teams play on Saturday. Auburn plays at South Carolina and Texas hosts No. 1 Tennessee.

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