Tahaad Pettiford assisted on Dylan Cardwell’s go-ahead dunk and converted two free throws with 4.4 seconds remaining as No. 2 Auburn overcame an injury to leading scorer Johni Broom and rallied to beat South Carolina 66-63.

The last time Auburn had cause for concern was in December when Johni Broome exited the Tigers’ 100-59 win over Georgia State due to a shoulder injury. He returned the next game to score 23 points and secure 11 rebounds in Auburn’s 87-69 win over Purdue in Birmingham on Dec. 21.

It was not easy, but Auburn found a way to earn another key win within SEC play. South Carolina was held scoreless over the final 5:18 of game time in its game with No. 2 Auburn on Saturday, which allowed the visiting Tigers to erase a then-one-point