Johni Broome has officially been ruled out for Auburn against the Georgia Bulldogs. The No. 23 Georgia Bulldogs are set to take on No. 1 Auburn in Athens on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers are currently undefeated in conference play while Georgia dropped their second game earlier this week on the road against Tennessee.

Mazara and friends showed the Bulldogs, the SEC and the rest of the college basketball world there is more than one alpha male in this Jungle.

The Auburn forward is dealing with an ankle injury. Here is the latest updates ahead of Auburn’s game vs. Mississippi State.

Auburn center Johni Broome will not play against Georgia on Saturday, according to the SEC injury report. Broome was also unavailable in Auburn’s 88-66 win over Mississippi State on Tuesday. Broome suffered the injury in the second half of Auburn’s 66-63 win over South Carolina on Jan.

The combination of No. 1 Tennessee's loss at Florida and a 2-0 week for Auburn could mean the No. 2 Tigers will take over the top spot in the AP Top 25 poll Monday. But looming large over Saturday's dramatic 66-63 win vs.

Auburn basketball came into the week with two ranked matchups and its best player, Johni Broome, sidelined by injury. Still, it got two more wins over ranked opponents. Here's how.

Auburn was fine, though. Even though the Tigers had two games against ranked opponents — one at home, one on the road — and were without their best player (Johni Broome), they still completed a 2-0 week.