The SEC Tournament is off and running as 14 teams battle for the conference crown in Nashville this weekend.
The four lowest-ranked teams from the conference kicked off the tournament on Wednesday night in Bridgestone Arena while the top four-ranked teams wait until Friday with a double-bye in the tournament format.
12-seed Arkansas and 13-seed Vanderbilt kicked off the tournament with a high-scoring game in overtime as the Razorbacks advanced to the second round thanks to a 90-85 win over the Commodores in overtime.
11-seed Georgia then knocked off 14-seed Missouri in the second game by a score of 64-59 as the Bulldogs used a huge late-game comeback to find the win. Missouri took the lead on the first possession of the second half and kept it until the 1:29 mark in the second half. Georgia closed the game on a 12-0 run to find the win and officially handed Missouri their 18th loss against conference opponents this season.
The Tennessee Volunteers enter the tournament as the top seed after capturing an SEC regular season championship during the final week of the season.
Here’s a look at the SEC Tournament bracket for this week’s SEC Tournament in Nashville, TN:
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Wednesday, March 13 – First Round
Game 1: 12-seed Arkansas def. 13-seed Vanderbilt 90-85 (OT)
Game 2: 11-seed Georgia def. 14-seed Missouri 64-59
ELIMINATED: VANDERBILT, MISSOURI
Thursday, March 14 – Second Round (SEC Network)
Game 3: 8-seed LSU vs 9-seed Mississippi State – 1 p.m. ET
Game 4: 5-seed South Carolina vs 12-seed Arkansas – 25 minutes after Game 3
Game 5: 7-seed Texas A&M vs 10-seed Ole Miss – 7 p.m. ET
Game 6: 6-seed Florida vs 11-seed Georgia – 25 minutes after Game 5
Friday, March 15 – Quarterfinals
Game 7: 1-seed Tennessee vs Game 3 winner – 1 p.m. ET on ESPN
Game 8: 4-seed Auburn vs Game 4 winner – 25 minutes after G7 on ESPN
Game 9: 2-seed Kentucky vs Game 5 winner – 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network
Game 10: 3-seed Alabama vs Game 6 winner – 25 minutes after G9 on SEC Network
Saturday, March 16 – Semifinals
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs Game 8 winner – 1 p.m. ET on ESPN
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs Game 10 winner – 25 minutes after G11 on ESPN
Sunday, March 17 – SEC Tournament Championship
Game 13: Game 11 winner vs Game 12 winner – 1 p.m. ET on ESPN
Stay tuned to Rocky Top Insider for updated games and results from the SEC Tournament this weekend in Nashville.
