Auburn basketball may have won its game over South Carolina on Saturday to move to 3-0 in SEC play, but it lost its lifeblood in the process. Forward Johni Broome suffered an ankle injury in Auburn's 66-63 win over South Carolina on Saturday.

Auburn standout Johni Broome will not require surgery on his sprained left ankle. The school announced the injury update on Sunday. Broome is the Tigers’ leading scorer.

An MRI revealed that Auburn men’s basketball’s All-American center, Johni Broome, suffered a non-surgical ankle sprain in Auburn’s 66-63 win over South Carolina on Saturday, according to a release from the university.