Auburn beat Ohio State 91-53 on Saturday, dominating for 40 minutes and suffocating any signs of offense from the Buckeyes. Pearl credited assistant coach Steven Pearl for his defensive gameplan, especially given the circumstances he was working through.

We saw what they did to Texas and Rutgers and as a result, we had a great preparation.”Per usual, Auburn benefitted from a dominant performance by star forward Johni Broome, who finished with his seventh double-double of the season.

Johni Broome had 21 points and a career-high 20 rebounds to lead No. 2 Auburn to a 91-53 win over Ohio State on Saturday. Broome, a senior forward, added six assists in the first 20-point, 20-rebound performance of his career.