Earlier in the week, while discussing Auburn, I explained why I think the Tigers deserve their No. 1 ranking but acknowledged I also find it hard to believe they're actually the best team in the country without the injured Johni Broome.

It was one thing to be trailing South Carolina at the half, and another to lose Johni Broome early in the second half. But Auburn basketball overcame both to beat the Gamecocks. Here's how it did it.