The No. 2 Auburn Tigers fought off a pesky Texas Longhorn squad on Tuesday, 87-82. The win moves Auburn to 2-0 in SEC play and puts them in a prime position to earn the No. 1 spot in next week's rankings following No.

Johni Broome had 20 points and 12 rebounds as No. 2 Auburn withstood a late Texas rally for an 87-82 victory to give coach Bruce Pearl the school record for career wins.

The Tigers took down the Texas Longhorns 87-82, securing Pearl’s 214th win as Auburn’s coach and making him the program’s all-time wins leader. Pearl passed Joel Eaves on the wins list. Eaves coached at Auburn from 1949-1963.