Kentucky will welcome the #1 team in the country on Saturday when the Auburn Tigers come to town. This isn't just a team that's the best in the country right now, but one that has arguably the best player in all of college basketball in big man Johni Broome.

Johni Broome scored 24 points, Chad Baker-Mazara added 22 and No. 1 Auburn defeated Mississippi 106-76 on Wednesday night. After several weeks of cold shooting in home games, Auburn (26-2, 14-1 Southeastern Conference) made 11 of 21 attempts from 3-point range.

Auburn basketball's Johni Broome scored his 2,500th career point. Here's what he said about reaching the milestone.

Auburn Tigers’ forward/center and one of two main protagonists for the Naismith College Player of the Year Johni Broome joined ESPN this morning to discuss his career and the Tigers' upcoming game against the No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats. Here is what Broome said in his interview.

Beating a team by 30 points like the Auburn Tigers did Wednesday when it beat Ole Miss, 106-76, is the result of great group effort, but also some stand out performances as well. Johni Broome was the leading scorer for the Tigers with 24 points and added nine rebounds with four assists.

Johni Broome is having a season to remember for the Auburn Tigers. The 22-year-old has averaged 18.6 points per game while leading the SEC in rebounds per game

Johni Broome scored 24 points in a milestone outing, Auburn set a season high in points, and the No. 1 Tigers hammered the visiting Mississippi Rebels 106-76 Wednesday night.

Johni Broome scores 24 points and Chad Baker-Mzara adds 22 to lead the Tigers past the Rebels, 106-76.

The No. 1 Auburn Tigers took one more step to sewing up the SEC championship with a convincing 106-76 win over the Ole Miss Rebels.