Broome’s double-double gave Auburn the lead for the Maui title.

Lahaina, Hawaii — Johnny Broom Scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead No. 4 Auburn to the Maui Invitational championship in Wednesday’s 90-76 win over Memphis.

Auburn (7-0) opened the game with a 9-0 run capped by Broome’s 3-pointer from the right wing just 22 seconds into the game.

Broome had 15 points and 11 rebounds by halftime and finished 8 of 15 shooting from the field with six assists and four blocks.

Dylan Cardwell Shot 8 of 8 from the field and finished with 18 points. Chad Baker-Mazara Added 14 points and Denver Jones Chipped in 11 points for Auburn.

PJ Hagerty Led Memphis (6-1) with 27 points on 11-of-20 shooting, and The day is dark Added 15 points.

Auburn, which led 47-31 at halftime, jumped out to a 22-point lead with four minutes to play.

Takeaways

Memphis: Senior Guard Tyrese HunterAn All-AAC preseason first-team selection, scored 23 points in Tuesday’s semifinal win over Michigan State. But he was held to 11 points on Wednesday. Hunter didn’t score his first points against Auburn until the 16:32 mark of the second half.

Auburn: Only two SEC teams have won the Maui Invitational in the tournament’s 40-year history. Auburn joins Vanderbilt (1986) and Kentucky (1993) as tournament champions.

The key moment

Auburn converted 3-pointers by Broome and. JP Peggs On back-to-back possessions, both were set up by Cardwell’s offensive rebounds. After Broome hit a 3 from the right wing, Auburn forced a turnover before Pegues hit a 3 from the left wing to give the Tigers a 39-19 lead with 4:33 left in the first half.

Key stat

Auburn dished out 23 assists and committed just nine turnovers.

Next

The two teams return to the court on Wednesday when Memphis hosts Louisiana Tech, and Auburn visits No. 11 Duke.