Two days after Auburn basketball launched a website for Johni Broome’s National Player of the Year campaign, the Tigers’ leading scorer proved again that it’s his award to lose.

Sitting one double-double away from a 50-year Auburn record, Broome’s 31 points and 14 rebounds puts him at 17 on the year. Also posting an Auburn career high in points, Broome shot perfect from the floor the entire second half.

“My teammates got me looks. My coaches got me in the right spots…. nothing crazy, just trying to get back to my normal self,” Broome said postgame.

Broome came out the gate dominating with 12 points and six rebounds at halftime. However, Auburn shot just 30% from the floor in the first half.

The Tigers bounced back shooting 59% in the second half as Broome scored 19 more points and added four assists to his stellar stat line.

“I think we just got back into the flow of things. A big part of that was [Johni Broome],” Miles Kelly said postgame. “Getting the ball into him and him just taking over the game, honestly.”

In the Tigers’ two victories this week they have hit a combined 10 made 3-pointers. Broome and Chad Baker-Mazara hit the Tigers’ only shots from beyond the arc in the second half.

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl acknowledged the poor shooting week his team had but did not shy away from shining the light on his best player.

“That’s why he’s player of the year. Unbelievable poise. He plays at a great pace offensively and the fact that he’s patient, calculating and the fact that he attacked the rim like he did in this game so much,” Pearl said. “I mean, that was the biggest difference at the end of the day. We had 4 and they didn’t. And 4 played pretty good tonight.”

“We shot it so well on the road,” Pearl added. “I’m not really sure why that’s the case, but I’m going to look at it.”

Despite the shooting slump, Broome put the team on his back helping Auburn secure the season sweep against Georgia.

Now sitting at 13-1 in SEC play, Auburn has two more regular season home games. With the clock ticking on his college career, Broome’s only goal now is chasing immortality.

“This whole season, one our mottos have been to make history,” Broome said. “And that’s individually, or as a team. If God’s willing, I’ll be able to break it.”

Jerry Humphrey III covers Auburn sports for AL.com. You can follow him on X at @Jerryhump3 or email him at [email protected].