Photos: Auburn smashes South Carolina to advance to SEC Tournament semifinals

The No. 4-seed Auburn Tigers cruise to an SEC Tournament victory by taking down No. 5-seed South Carolina, 86-55.

Auburn had zero issues with South Carolina on Friday at the SEC Tournament. Turns out, they were the only top-seeded team to escape with a quarterfinal victory.

Auburn followed up its 40-point Valentine’s Day win over the Gamecocks by defeating them again on Friday by 31 points, 86-55. [autotag]Chaney Johnson[/autotag] and [autotag]KD Johnson[/autotag] reached double-figures off the bench while [autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag] recorded another double-double by scoring 18 points and rebounding 10.

Auburn advances to face Mississippi State on Saturday for a chance to play for the tournament championship on Sunday against either Texas A&M or Florida.

Here are the best images from Auburn’s quarterfinal win over South Carolina.