2018 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2018 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at Scottrade Center, now known as Enterprise Center, in St. Louis, Missouri, from March 7 through March 11, 2018. Kentucky defeated Tennessee, 77–72, in the championship game to earn an automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.

2018 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201718
Teams14
SiteScottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
ChampionsKentucky (32nd title)
Winning coachJohn Calipari (6th title)
MVPShai Gilgeous-Alexander (Kentucky)
Attendance103,733
TelevisionSEC Network, ESPN
2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 19 Auburn135 .722  268  .765
No. 13 Tennessee135 .722  269  .743
No. 23 Florida117 .611  2113  .618
No. 18 Kentucky108 .556  2611  .703
Missouri108 .556  2013  .606
Arkansas108 .556  2312  .657
Mississippi State99 .500  2512  .676
Texas A&M99 .500  2213  .629
Alabama810 .444  2016  .556
LSU810 .444  1815  .545
Georgia711 .389  1815  .545
South Carolina711 .389  1716  .515
Vanderbilt612 .333  1220  .375
Ole Miss513 .278  1220  .375
2018 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

Seed School Conference
record
Overall
record
Tiebreaker
1 Auburn‡† 13–5 25–6 1–0 vs. Tennessee
2 Tennessee‡† 13–5 23–7 0–1 vs. Auburn
3 Florida 11–7 20–11
4 Kentucky 10–8 21–10 2–1 vs. Arkansas and Missouri
5 Missouri# 10–8 20–11 2–2 vs. Arkansas and Kentucky
6 Arkansas# 10–8 21–10 1–2 vs. Kentucky and Missouri
7 Mississippi State# 9–9 21–10 1–0 vs. Texas A&M
8 Texas A&M# 9–9 20–11 0–1 vs. Mississippi State
9 Alabama# 8–10 17–14 2–0 vs. LSU
10 LSU# 8–10 17–13 0–2 vs. Alabama
11 South Carolina 7–11 16–15 2–0 vs. Georgia
12 Georgia 7–11 16–14 0–2 vs. South Carolina
13 Vanderbilt 6–12 12–19
14 Ole Miss 5–13 12–19
‡ – SEC regular season co-champions, and tournament No. 1 and No. 2 seeds.
† – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament.
# – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the SEC Tournament.

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 7
1 6:00 pm No. 12 Georgia vs. No. 13 Vanderbilt 78–62 SEC Network 8,190
2 8:30 pm No. 11 South Carolina vs. No. 14 Ole Miss 85–84
Second round – Thursday, March 8
3 Noon No. 8 Texas A&M vs. No. 9 Alabama 70–71 SEC Network 15,129
4 2:30 pm No. 5 Missouri vs. No. 12 Georgia 60–62
5 6:00 pm No. 7 Mississippi State vs. No. 10 LSU 80–77 11,752
6 8:30 pm No. 6 Arkansas vs. No. 11 South Carolina 69–64
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 9
7 Noon No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 9 Alabama 63–81 ESPN 16,364
8 2:30 pm No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 12 Georgia 62–49
9 6:00 pm No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 7 Mississippi State 62–59 SEC Network 14,596
10 8:30 pm No. 3 Florida vs. No. 6 Arkansas 72–80
Semifinals – Saturday, March 10
11 Noon No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 9 Alabama 86–63 ESPN 18,729
12 2:30 pm No. 2 Tennessee vs No. 6 Arkansas 84–66
Championship – Sunday, March 11
13 Noon No. 4 Kentucky vs No. 2 Tennessee 77–72 ESPN 18,973
*Game times in CT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed

Source: [1]

Bracket

  First round
Wednesday, March 7
SECN
Second round
Thursday, March 8
SECN
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 9
ESPN/SECN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 10
ESPN
Championship
Sunday, March 11
ESPN
                                               
1 Auburn 63  
    9 Alabama 81  
8 Texas A&M 70
9 Alabama 71  
  9 Alabama 63  
  4 Kentucky 86  
4 Kentucky 62
    12 Georgia 49  
5 Missouri 60
    12 Georgia 62  
12 Georgia 78
13 Vanderbilt 62  
4 Kentucky 77
2 Tennessee 72
2 Tennessee 62  
    7 Mississippi State 59  
7 Mississippi State 80
10 LSU 77  
  2 Tennessee 84
  6 Arkansas 66  
3 Florida 72
    6 Arkansas 80  
6 Arkansas 69
    11 South Carolina 64  
11 South Carolina 85
14 Ole Miss 84  

Game summaries

First round

SECN
March 7
6:00 pm
No. 13 Vanderbilt 62, No. 12 Georgia 78
Scoring by half: 22–43, 40–35
Pts: R. LaChance 17
Rebs: S. Lee 7
Asts: Tied 3
Pts: Y. Maten 25
Rebs: D. Ogbeide 10
Asts: T. Hightower 6
Scottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 8,190
Referees: Joe Lindsay, Brian Shey, Chuck Jones
SECN
March 7
8:18 pm
No. 14 Ole Miss 84, No. 11 South Carolina 85
Scoring by half: 36–48, 38–47
Pts: B. Tyree 18
Rebs: B. Stevens 13
Asts: D. Burnett 4
Pts: 2 Tied 21
Rebs: C. Silva 11
Asts: H. Gravett 7
Scottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 8,190
Referees: Tony Greene, Tony Henderson, Todd Austin

Second round

SECN
March 8
12:00 pm
No. 9 Alabama 71, No. 8 Texas A&M 70
Scoring by half: 35–36, 36-34
Pts: C. Sexton 27
Rebs: D. Ingram 9
Asts: C. Sexton 5
Pts: T. Starks 23
Rebs: T. Davis 10
Asts: T. Starks 4
Scottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 15,129
Referees: Doug Shows, Chuck Jones, Tony Henderson
SECN
March 8
2:30 pm
No. 12 Georgia 62, No. 5 Missouri 60
Scoring by half: 33–24, 29–36
Pts: Y. Maten 21
Rebs: Y. Maten 10
Asts: T. Crump 3
Pts: J. Porter 20
Rebs: J. Porter 8
Asts: K. Robertson 3
Scottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 15,129
Referees: Pat Adams, Bart Lenox, Todd Austin
SECN
March 8
6:00 pm
No. 10 LSU 77, No. 7 Mississippi State 80
Scoring by half: 29–45, 48–35
Pts: T. Waters 28
Rebs: B. Rachal 9
Asts: T. Waters 6
Pts: L. Peters 24
Rebs: A. Holman 12
Asts: L. Peters 6
Scottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 11,752
Referees: Tony Greene, Jason Baker, Wil Howard
SECN
March 8
8:00 pm
No. 11 South Carolina 64, No. 6 Arkansas 69
Scoring by half: 28–36, 36–33
Pts: C. Silva 15
Rebs: C. Silva 11
Asts: W. Myers 4
Pts: J. Barford 17
Rebs: D. Macon 4
Asts: A. Beard 5
Scottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 11,752
Referees: Anthony Jordan, Brian Shey, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal

Quarterfinals

ESPN
March 9
12:00 pm
No. 9 Alabama 81, No. 1 Auburn 63
Scoring by half: 31–41, 50–22
Pts: C. Sexton 31
Rebs: B. Key 10
Asts: D. Ingram 5
Pts: M. Heron 18
Rebs: D. Murray 8
Asts: J. Harper 4
Scottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 16,364
Referees: Anthony Jordan, Todd Austin, Bart Lenox
ESPN
March 9
2:30 pm
No. 12 Georgia 49, No. 4 Kentucky 62
Scoring by half: 23–30, 26-32
Pts: T. Crump 17
Rebs: D. Ogbeide 11
Asts: Tied 1
Pts: P. Washington 18
Rebs: P. Washington 7
Asts: S. Gilgeous-Alexander 9
Scottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 16,364
Referees: Tony Greene, Joe Lindsay, Wil Howard
SECN
March 9
6:00 pm
No. 7 Mississippi State 59, No. 2 Tennessee 62
Scoring by half: 24–31, 35–31
Pts: L. Peters 22
Rebs: A. Ado 8
Asts: Q. Weatherspoon 1
Pts: L. Turner 15
Rebs: G. Williams 11
Asts: Tied 3
Scottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 14,596
Referees: Brian Shey, Pat Adams, Rob Rorke
SECN
March 9
8:30 pm
No. 6 Arkansas 80, No. 3 Florida 72
Scoring by half: 30–29, 50–43
Pts: J. Barford 27
Rebs: D. Gafford 12
Asts: Tied 3
Pts: K. Stone 22
Rebs: E. Koulechov 6
Asts: C. Chiozza 6
Scottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 14,596
Referees: Doug Shows, Chuck Jones, Tony Henderson

Semifinals

ESPN
March 10
12:00 pm
No. 9 Alabama 63, No. 4 Kentucky 86
Scoring by half: 19–29, 44–57
Pts: C. Sexton 21
Rebs: D. Giddens 7
Asts: C. Sexton 3
Pts: W. Gabriel 23
Rebs: P. Washington 8
Asts: S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8
Scottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,729
Referees: Doug Shows, Tony Greene, Todd Austin
ESPN
March 10
2:00 pm
No. 6 Arkansas 66, No. 2 Tennessee 84
Scoring by half: 29–48, 37–36
Pts: D. Macon 19
Rebs: D. Hall 7
Asts: D. Hall
Pts: J. Bone 19
Rebs: Tied 7
Asts: Tied 4
Scottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,729
Referees: Anthony Jordan, Chuck Jones, Joe Lindsay

Championship

ESPN
March 11
12:00 pm
No. 4 Kentucky 77, No. 2 Tennessee 72
Scoring by half: 36–31, 41–41
Pts: S. Gilgeous-Alexander 29
Rebs: Tied 7
Asts: Tied 3
Pts: A. Schofield 22
Rebs: A. Schofield 10
Asts: Tied 4
Scottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,973
Referees: Joe Lindsay, Doug Shows, Anthony Jordan

References

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