While Auburn got the job in his absense, Johni Broome continues to prove his relevance on the Plains and across college basketball

On the same day Auburn's Johni Broome suffered an ankle injury at South Carolina that sidelined him for two weeks, Duke's Cooper Flagg scored a career-high 42 points in a victory at Notre Dame. That's when the NPOY race flipped.

In his first start since injuring his ankle, Auburn basketball's Johni Broome struggled to get going in the first half, but exploded for a 26-point, 16-rebound double-double. Here's a look at how it happened.

Playing in his first game since suffering an ankle injury against South Carolina, Johni Broome led the Tigers with 16 points, 14 rebounds, four blocks and two steals off the bench against Tennessee.