'You can't be anything but impressed': Bruce Pearl reacts to No. 1 Auburn's dominant win without Johni Broome

AUBURN -- "A statement. You can't be anything but impressed." That's how Bruce Pearl started his postgame press conference following No. 1 Auburn's 88-66 win over No. 15 Mississippi State on Tuesday night. He's right. Without All-American Johni Broome, the Tigers dismantled a good Bulldogs' team, leading by 19 points at halftime and pulling away in the end for a 22-point win. It marks Auburn's eighth Quad I win of the season -- the most in college basketball. Read everything Pearl said postgame inside.