As Florida has suffocated and victims of victims of Johi Broome in the last four to end Auburn Great’s university career

San Antonio – “All day! All day!”

Those were the words that the Auburn Big Man Johri Broome star shouted in the ear of the counterparty of the Florida Alex Condon while running along the floor together, after the first possession of the national semifinal all-sec on Saturday at the ARMODOME. In that first possession, Broome supported Condon Down, burying him in the paint, as Broome likes to do the opponents. He turned and hit a short film. He told Condon all about it. He also likes to do it.

And his words resonated for half of the Baskett-Auburn which brings 46-38, Broome with 12 points and four rebounds, Condon (one point, two turnover) and the other big names of Florida in search of answers. But a nightmare of the middle for Broome later, and his Auburn career was over.

When the Auburn locker room finally opened, Long after the loss of 79-73 has become definitive, The AuBurn Bruce Pearl and Denver Jones coach jumped on a golf trolley to take them to their press conference.

Broome followed a few seconds later, a hooded sweatshirt pulled himself firmly on his face. He sat next to Pearl on the back of the cart and lowered his head. His shoulders trembled while sobbing. Pearl rubbed Broome’s back while the trolley took off the atrium.

Florida will play For the National Championship on Monday Because he had the best player on the pitch: Walter Clayton Jr., 34 points marker. In addition, because he closed one of the two best players in male university basketball this season. Broome had three points after the interval, nobody in the last 15 minutes and 12 seconds.

The Auburn John Broome striker scored 15 points on Saturday against Florida, but scored only three points after the interval. (Robert Deutsch / Image images)

“I don’t know what to think right now,” said Broome, barely on a whisper, in the Auburn changing room after making his way during his last press conference as a university basketball player. Nobody hated the way he ended more, nobody took him stronger in that room of Broome.

He stopped for a few seconds.

“I do not know.”

Florida had more to say about it after the second victory of the Gators in two attempts against the tigers this season. In the first, a game of 90-81 plus free flow to Auburn, Broome had 18 points but shot only 8-to-19, Condon did most of the job in making things difficult for him.

This is most of the work, but not everything. And this is one of the reasons why Florida is also here: the depth of the Gators frontcourt. They could launch Rueben Chinyelu, Micah Handlog and even Thomas Haugh’s power from time to time to Broome.

They did it on Saturday, and they were physical with him and more effective in the second half not letting him go to his left hand on the right shoulder.

“We were a little shocked in the first half; we did not arrive at the points we needed, but I think we did a good job in the execution of what the coaches wanted us to do towards the end of the game,” Condon said, who ended up dirtying and ending with that single point but had some great defensive moments, including a key charge on Broome. “Keeping it without score in the last 15 minutes is good news for us.

“We have just tried to push him to (shoot) on his left shoulder. He is a very unilateral player, I think, but he is really good at ending up with his left hand. If we push him to help and make him contrast or make him go to the center, we will have guys who can get deflements or contest a little the shot.”

Florida Todd Golden coach was determined not to double Broome, for fear that the Auburn guards receive a clean aspect at 3 points. He accredited his depth and better execution for the dramatic change. Pearl wondered aloud if the tigers worked quite hard in the second half to bring the ball to Broome – his guards are prone to throw medium shots soon and noticed – and they noticed that the Gators fought hard to deny Broome his favorite places on the floor.

“I intend to give the credit in Florida defensively for intensified,” Pearl said. “I just think that passing, capturing and fighting for your property, getting your points, don’t let them push out, I think that’s why we haven’t performed.”

Both parts left with complaints for the physicality of the game. Broome, who ignited his elbow in the Otto of Auburn on the state of Michigan, wrapped him heavily. He begged the officials several times in the first half, indicating the elbow as if he indicated that the Gators were giving him further bumps.

When asked about this, Broome said: “Yes. Ehm, part of the basketball, part of the basketball is. Some were only the game plan, I guess? I was able to play it, however. Nothing too serious.”

In the winning changing rooms, Condon has faced a late exacerbation between Broome and some Gators who have been quickly suffocated by officials.

“Yes, it was very physical,” said Condon. “I think he made some dirty games along the stretch, which is why I in the end I became Chippy. But I still have a lot of respect for Johni; he is a very talented player. I got some elbow to the teeth. My teeth were stuck for some time, so I didn’t appreciate the fact that the stretch.”

In the end, nobody was seriously injured. The teams tightened their hand. Broome had a hug and some words from the greatest Auburn basketball player before Broome has stormed this sport this season: Charles Barkley, who “thanked me for what I did for Auburn,” Broome said.

And even if Florida has obtained the last word and gets another game, Broome has been able to resist and find a whispered perspective before leaving the wing.

“It was a special year,” he said. “Probably the best year of my life. You know, I wanted to win a national championship. It hurts.”

(Photo above: Sam Hodde / Getty Images)