Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl said star forward Jaylin Williams has a knee injury after he appeared to injure himself while attempting a dunk in No. 13 Auburn’s 70-59 loss Saturday against No. 22 Kentucky.

“Yeah, he’s hurt,” Pearl said on Auburn’s post-game radio show. “He’s hurt. We don’t know what it’s going to be.”

Pearl said Williams will have an MRI tomorrow. During the radio show, Pearl mentioned Williams’ miniscus, but was not certain if that’s what was injured.

“We were in range when he got hurt,” Pearl said. “We think he’s gotta have something. We think it’s something. Not just a bang.”

Williams went up for a powerful dunk with a little more than 10 minutes remaining in the second half. With Kentucky defenders in the area, it was a physical play to begin with.

But as he came toward the ground, he tangled with a Kentucky defender and fell strangely on his right knee, which appeared to bend awkwardly as Williams’ foot hit the ground.

Williams’ improvement this season has been such a dramatic part of Auburn’s success. He is an integral leader on this team and the winningest player in program history.

Williams had three points on 1-5 shooting when he came out of the game. He is averaging a career-best 13.4 points per game so far this season.

Auburn is now 20-6 overall and 9-4 in the SEC.

Matt Cohen covers Auburn sports for AL.com. You can follow him on X at @Matt_Cohen_ or email him at [email protected]