For Auburn’s players, the nonconference slate gave the team a confidence boost on both the front and back end. Obviously, beating the teams Auburn beat goes a long way, but Broome also mentioned the belief shown by Pearl to schedule those games.

Johni Broome's shoulder injury won't be a long-term issue, Bruce Pearl confirmed Thursday. Here's everything he said about Broome.

Ahead of Saturday's matchup with the Tigers, here’s what Purdue coach Matt Painter said about Auburn basketball.

Johni Broome’s shoulder injury earlier in the week did not slow down the Auburn big from another dominant performance.

Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl gave an update on Johni Broome, who exited the Tigers' win over Georgia State on Tuesday with an apparent shoulder injury.

And the way this college basketball season is unfolding has served as a nice reminder of such. Look at the top of the Top 25 And 1. No. 1 Tennessee is coached by Rick Barnes, who was fired by Texas in March 2015.

After leaving Auburn’s win over Georgia State after two minutes due to a shoulder injury, star big man Johni Broome made his presence known this afternoon. The 6-foot-10 forward led all scorers and rebounders with 23 and 11 respectively, shot 10-15 from the field and added two assists, one block and one steal in 29 minutes of action.

BIRMINGHAM – For seven and one-half minutes, Purdue was giving No. 2 Auburn a game here on Saturday afternoon. It wasn’t much a game after that as the No 16

Auburn star Johni Broome may not play Saturday due to a shoulder injury. The Boilermakers still face an elite challenge.

If Johni Broome is out against Purdue, it'd set Chaney Johnson up for the third start of his Auburn career — and coming off a 26-point performance against Georgia State.