Broome has 23 points and 19 rebounds as No. 4 Auburn tops No. 12 UNC 85-72 to reach Maui title game

AP
Nov 27, 2024

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) Johni Broome had 23 points and a career-best 19 rebounds to lead No. 4 Auburn to an 85-72 victory over No. 12 North Carolina in a Maui Invitational semifinal Tuesday night.

Miles Kelly added 15 points and Chad Baker-Mazara scored 14 for the Tigers (6-0), who never trailed and led by as many as 19. They will play Memphis for the tournament championship on Wednesday.

Broome scored 18 points in the first half and finished 9 of 18 from the field. He also had five assists and three blocks.

Chaney Johnson had 11 points and eight rebounds for Auburn. Denver Jones and Tahaad Pettiford scored 10 apiece.

Seth Trimble led the Tar Heels (4-2) with 17 points. RJ Davis, the reigning ACC player of the year, was held to a season-low 12 on 5-of-11 shooting.

North Carolina pulled to 33-30 on Jalen Washington's dunk in transition, but Auburn closed the first half on a 7-2 spurt to take a 40-32 lead at the break.

Auburn: Broome posted his fourth consecutive double-double and the 64th of his career.

North Carolina: The Tar Heels rallied to a 92-90 win over Dayton in the quarterfinal round - the second-largest comeback in program history - but were unable to duplicate the feat against the Tigers, who erased an 18-point deficit of their own Monday against No. 5 Iowa State.

Auburn opened the second half on a 12-2 run spurred by Kelly's 3-pointer and capped by Baker-Mazara's 3 that stretched the lead to 52-34.

Auburn held a 15-6 advantage in points off turnovers and held the Tar Heels to a season scoring low.

Auburn tries to become the third SEC team to win the Maui Invitational. North Carolina will play Michigan State for third place Wednesday night.

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1st Half
AUB
Tigers
40
UNC
Tar Heels
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Johni Broome vs. Jalen Washington (Tigers gains possession)
19:39	+2	Johni Broome makes two point layup	2-0
19:22		Jalen Washington turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Cardwell steals)
19:05		Jalen Washington blocks Johni Broome's two point layup
19:03		Johni Broome offensive rebound
19:00	+2	Johni Broome makes two point layup	4-0
18:43	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup	4-2
18:36	+2	Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point jump shot	6-2
18:33		Dylan Cardwell personal foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul)
18:21		Jalen Washington misses two point jump shot
18:19		Johni Broome defensive rebound
18:11	+3	Johni Broome makes three point jump shot (Denver Jones assists)	9-2
17:46		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
17:44		Tar Heels offensive rebound
17:44		Miles Kelly personal foul (Jalen Washington draws the foul)
17:32	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	9-4
17:15	+3	Chad Baker-Mazara makes three point jump shot	12-4
16:58		Dylan Cardwell blocks Elliot Cadeau's two point jump shot
16:56		Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound
16:52		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
16:50		RJ Davis defensive rebound
16:45		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
16:43		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
16:24		Johni Broome misses two point jump shot
16:22		Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
16:20		Denver Jones personal foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul)
16:20		Official timeout
16:18		Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass) (Chad Baker-Mazara steals)
16:13	+2	Johni Broome makes two point layup (Tahaad Pettiford assists)	14-4
16:10		Chad Baker-Mazara shooting foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul)
16:10	+1	Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-5
16:10	+1	Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-6
15:53	+2	Johni Broome makes two point jump shot	16-6
15:37		Jalen Washington misses two point layup
15:35		Johni Broome defensive rebound
15:21	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Johni Broome assists)	19-6
15:11		Jalen Washington turnover (bad pass)
14:52		Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot
14:50		Johni Broome offensive rebound
14:48		Johni Broome misses two point layup
14:46		Chaney Johnson offensive rebound
14:45	+2	Chaney Johnson makes two point layup	21-6
14:31	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point dunk	21-8
14:18		Johni Broome misses three point jump shot
14:16		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
14:04		Miles Kelly personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
13:56		Elliot Cadeau misses two point jump shot
13:54		Elliot Cadeau offensive rebound
13:50	+2	Elliot Cadeau makes two point layup	21-10
13:29		Denver Jones misses three point jump shot
13:27		Drake Powell defensive rebound
13:09		Ian Jackson misses two point jump shot
13:07		Tahaad Pettiford defensive rebound
13:04	+2	Dylan Cardwell makes two point dunk (Tahaad Pettiford assists)	23-10
12:40		Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot
12:38		Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound
12:28		Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot
12:26		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
12:10		Elliot Cadeau misses two point jump shot
12:08		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
12:01	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup	23-12
11:49		Dylan Cardwell misses two point layup
11:47		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
11:45		Tahaad Pettiford personal foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul)
11:45		TV timeout
11:29	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point layup	23-14
11:05		Chaney Johnson misses two point jump shot
11:03		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
10:56	+3	Seth Trimble makes three point jump shot (Drake Powell assists)	23-17
10:28		JP Pegues misses three point jump shot
10:26		RJ Davis defensive rebound
10:15		Dylan Cardwell shooting foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul)
10:15	+1	Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-18
10:15	+1	Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-19
9:59		Denver Jones misses two point jump shot
9:57		RJ Davis defensive rebound
9:38		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
9:32	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point layup	23-21
9:17	+2	Johni Broome makes two point jump shot (Chaney Johnson assists)	25-21
8:58		Ven-Allen Lubin turnover (lost ball) (Chris Moore steals)
8:47	+2	Tahaad Pettiford makes two point jump shot	27-21
8:23		RJ Davis misses two point layup
8:21		Johni Broome defensive rebound
8:01		JP Pegues misses three point jump shot
7:59		Johni Broome offensive rebound
7:55	+3	Johni Broome makes three point jump shot	30-21
7:24		Johni Broome blocks Ven-Allen Lubin's two point jump shot
7:22		Tahaad Pettiford defensive rebound
7:16		Tahaad Pettiford misses two point layup
7:14		RJ Davis defensive rebound
7:10	+3	Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot (Drake Powell assists)	30-24
6:44		Ian Jackson personal foul (Chris Moore draws the foul)
6:44		TV timeout
6:38		Tahaad Pettiford misses two point layup
6:36		Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
6:32		Seth Trimble misses two point layup
6:30		Johni Broome defensive rebound
6:19		Elliot Cadeau personal foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
6:15	+3	Tahaad Pettiford makes three point jump shot (Johni Broome assists)	33-24
5:57	+2	Elliot Cadeau makes two point layup	33-26
5:32		Johni Broome turnover (bad pass) (Drake Powell steals)
5:24	+2	Elliot Cadeau makes two point jump shot	33-28
5:00		Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot
4:58		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
4:53	+2	Jalen Washington makes two point dunk (Seth Trimble assists)	33-30
4:27		Seth Trimble shooting foul (Denver Jones draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Denver Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-30
4:27	+1	Denver Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-30
4:07		Chaney Johnson shooting foul (Jalen Washington draws the foul)
4:07		Jalen Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:07		Jalen Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:07		Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound
3:52		Chad Baker-Mazara misses three point jump shot
3:50		RJ Davis defensive rebound
3:42		Jalen Washington misses two point jump shot
3:40		Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound
3:10		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
3:10		TV timeout
2:49		Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot
2:47		JP Pegues defensive rebound
2:28		Chaney Johnson misses two point jump shot
2:26		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
2:23		Jump ball. Ven-Allen Lubin vs. Chad Baker-Mazara (Tar Heels gains possession)
2:20		Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass) (Denver Jones steals)
2:18		Jae'Lyn Withers shooting foul (Denver Jones draws the foul)
2:18	+1	Denver Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-30
2:18		Denver Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:18		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
1:58	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point layup	36-32
1:32		Johni Broome misses two point layup
1:30		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
1:25		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
1:23		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
1:19		Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point layup
1:17		Johni Broome defensive rebound
0:58	+2	Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point jump shot	38-32
0:45		Chaney Johnson blocks Jae'Lyn Withers's two point layup
0:43		Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound
0:39		Denver Jones misses three point jump shot
0:37		Johni Broome offensive rebound
0:19		Ven-Allen Lubin blocks Denver Jones's two point layup
0:17		Johni Broome offensive rebound
0:17	+2	Johni Broome makes two point layup	40-32
0:00		End of period

Broome has 23 points and 19 rebounds as No. 4 Auburn tops No. 12 UNC 85-72 to reach Maui title game

1st Half AUBTigers40UNCTar Heels32

1st Half
AUB
Tigers
40
UNC
Tar Heels
32