2024_SEC_men's_basketball_tournament

2024 SEC men's basketball tournament

American college basketball postseason tournament

The 2024 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, from March 13 through 17, 2024. Auburn defeated Florida, 86–67, in the championship game to earn an automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.^[1]

Quick Facts tournament, Classification ...

2024 SEC men's basketball tournament

Classification	Division I
Season	2023–24
Teams	14
Site	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee
Champions	Auburn (3rd title)
Winning coach	Bruce Pearl (2nd title)
MVP	Johni Broome (Auburn)
Attendance	112,300
Television	SEC Network, ESPN
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More information Conf, Overall ...

2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Tennessee	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
No. 20 Kentucky	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
No. 3т Alabama	13	–	5	.722	25	–	12	.676
No. 18 Auburn †	13	–	5	.722	27	–	8	.771
No. 24 South Carolina	13	–	5	.722	26	–	8	.765
Florida	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
Texas A&M	9	–	9	.500	21	–	15	.583
LSU	9	–	9	.500	17	–	16	.515
Mississippi State	8	–	10	.444	21	–	14	.600
Ole Miss	7	–	11	.389	20	–	12	.625
Georgia	6	–	12	.333	20	–	17	.541
Arkansas	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Vanderbilt	4	–	14	.222	9	–	23	.281
Missouri	0	–	18	.000	8	–	24	.250

† 2024 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

More information Seed, School ...

Seed	School	Conference record	Tiebreaker
1	Tennessee	14–4
2	Kentucky	13–5	2–1 vs. Alabama, Auburn, South Carolina
3	Alabama	13–5	2–2 vs. Auburn, Kentucky, South Carolina, 1–1 vs. Florida
4	Auburn	13–5	2–2 vs. Alabama, Kentucky, South Carolina, 0–1 vs. Florida
5	South Carolina	13–5	1–2 vs. Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky
6	Florida	11–7
7	Texas A&M	9–9	1–1 vs. LSU, 1–1 vs. Tennessee
8	LSU	9–9	1–1 vs. Texas A&M, 0–1 vs. Tennessee
9	Mississippi State	8–10
10	Ole Miss	7–11
11	Georgia	6–12	1–1 vs. Arkansas, 1–1 vs. South Carolina
12	Arkansas	6–12	1–1 vs. Georgia, 0–1 vs. South Carolina
13	Vanderbilt	4–14
14	Missouri	0–18

Schedule

More information Game, Time* ...

Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Score	Television	Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 13
1	6:00 pm	No. 12 Arkansas vs. No. 13 Vanderbilt	90–85^OT	SEC Network	16,539
2	8:30 pm	No. 11 Georgia vs. No. 14 Missouri	64–59	SEC Network	16,539
Second round – Thursday, March 14
3	12:00 pm	No. 8 LSU vs. No. 9 Mississippi State	70–60	SEC Network	11,638
4	2:30 pm	No. 5 South Carolina vs. No. 12 Arkansas	80–66		11,638
5	6:00 pm	No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Ole Miss	80–71		13,771
6	8:30 pm	No. 6 Florida vs. No. 11 Georgia	85–80		13,771
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 15
7	12:00 pm	No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 9 Mississippi State	73–56	ESPN	17,137
8	2:30 pm	No. 4 Auburn vs. No. 5 South Carolina	86−55	ESPN	17,137
9	6:00 pm	No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 7 Texas A&M	97–87	SEC Network	18,244
10	8:30 pm	No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 6 Florida	102–88	SEC Network	18,244
Semifinals – Saturday, March 16
11	12:00 pm	No. 9 Mississippi State vs. No. 4 Auburn	73–66	ESPN	16,499
12	2:30 pm	No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 6 Florida	95–90	ESPN	16,499
Championship – Sunday, March 17
13	12:00 pm	No. 4 Auburn vs. No. 6 Florida	86–67	ESPN	18,532
*Game times in CT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket


First round Wednesday, March 13 SEC Network			Second round Thursday, March 14 SEC Network			Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 ESPN/SEC Network			Semifinals Saturday, March 16 ESPN			Championship Sunday, March 17 ESPN



						1	Tennessee	56

			8	LSU	60	9	Mississippi State	73

			9	Mississippi State	70				9	Mississippi State	66

									4	Auburn	73

						4	Auburn	86

			5	South Carolina	80	5	South Carolina	55

12	Arkansas	90	12	Arkansas	66							4	Auburn	86

13	Vanderbilt	85^OT										6	Florida	67

						2	Kentucky	87

			7	Texas A&M	80	7	Texas A&M	97

			10	Ole Miss	71				7	Texas A&M	90

									6	Florida	95

						3	Alabama	88

			6	Florida	85	6	Florida	102

11	Georgia	64	11	Georgia	80

14	Missouri	59

Game summaries

First round

SECN

March 13
6:00 p.m.

Report

No. 12 Arkansas 90, No. 13 Vanderbilt 85 (OT)
Scoring by half: 27–41, 51–37 Overtime: 12–7
Pts: K. Battle, 24 Rebs: T. Brazile, 12 Asts: 3 tied, 3		Pts: E. Manjon, 29 Rebs: V. Lubin, 10 Asts: E. Manjon, 6

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 16,539
Referees: Terry Oglesby, Owen Shortt, Anthony Jordan

SECN

March 13
8:30 p.m.

Report

No. 11 Georgia 64, No. 14 Missouri 59
Scoring by half: 31–30, 33–29
Pts: B. Cain, 19 Rebs: R. Tchewa, 6 Asts: 3 tied, 3		Pts: N. Honor, 14 Rebs: C. Vanover, 10 Asts: S. East II, 5

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 16,539
Referees: Pat Adams, Todd Austin, Chuck Jones

Second round

SECN

March 14
12:00 p.m.

Report

No. 8 LSU 60, No. 9 Mississippi State 70
Scoring by half: 29–22, 31–48
Pts: T. Hannibal, 18 Rebs: J. Wright, 8 Asts: M. Williams III, 4		Pts: J. Hubbard, 24 Rebs: T. Smith III, 13 Asts: 2 tied, 2

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 11,638
Referees: Joe Lindsay, Bart Lenox, Todd Austin

SECN

March 14
2:30 p.m.

Report

No. 5 South Carolina 80, No. 12 Arkansas 66
Scoring by half: 38–35, 42–31
Pts: C. Murray-Boyles, 24 Rebs: B. Mack, 9 Asts: Z. Davis, 4		Pts: K. Battle, 20 Rebs: K. Battle, 7 Asts: J. Graham, 4

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 11,638
Referees: Don Daily, Olandis Poole, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal

SECN

March 14
6:00 p.m.

Report

No. 7 Texas A&M 80, No. 10 Ole Miss 71
Scoring by half: 35–31, 45–40
Pts: W. Taylor IV, 20 Rebs: A. Garcia, 14 Asts: W. Taylor IV, 4		Pts: J. Brakefield, 23 Rebs: 2 tied, 7 Asts: 2 tied, 5

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 13,711
Referees: K.B. Burdett Jr., Steven Anderson, Chuck Jones

SECN

March 14
8:30 p.m.

Report

No. 6 Florida 85, No. 11 Georgia 80
Scoring by half: 34–37, 51–43
Pts: W. Clayton Jr., 22 Rebs: T. Samuel, 15 Asts: Z. Pullin, 8		Pts: 2 tied, 14 Rebs: 4 tied, 4 Asts: 2 tied, 3

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 13,711
Referees: Doug Shows, Wil Howard, Byron Jarrett

Quarterfinals

ESPN

March 15
12:00 p.m.

Report

No. 1 Tennessee 56, No. 9 Mississippi State 73
Scoring by half: 19–38, 37–35
Pts: Z. Zeigler, 20 Rebs: J. Aidoo, 10 Asts: 2 tied, 4		Pts: 2 tied, 18 Rebs: C. Matthews, 8 Asts: 2 tied, 3

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 17,137
Referees: Pat Adams, K.B. Burdett Jr., Steven Anderson

ESPN

March 15
2:30 p.m.

Report

No. 4 Auburn 86, No. 5 South Carolina 55
Scoring by half: 46−26, 40−29
Pts: J. Broome, 18 Rebs: J. Broome, 10 Asts: T. Donaldson, 4		Pts: B. Mack, 14 Rebs: 3 tied, 8 Asts: Z. Davis, 3

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 17,137
Referees: Terry Oglesby, Bart Lenox, Byron Jarrett

SECN

March 15
6:00 p.m.

Report

No. 2 Kentucky 87, No. 7 Texas A&M 97
Scoring by half: 42–48, 45–49
Pts: R. Dillingham, 27 Rebs: T. Mitchell, 9 Asts: R. Dillingham, 7		Pts: W. Taylor IV, 32 Rebs: 3 tied, 7 Asts: T. Radford, 6

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 18,244
Referees: Doug Shows, Olandis Poole, Owen Shortt

SECN

March 15
8:30 p.m.

Report

No. 3 Alabama 88, No. 6 Florida 102
Scoring by half: 33–48, 55–54
Pts: M. Sears, 22 Rebs: N. Pringle, 10 Asts: A. Estrada, 6		Pts: W. Clayton Jr., 23 Rebs: T. Haugh, 9 Asts: W. Clayton Jr., 4

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 18,244
Referees: Don Daily, Joe Lindsay, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal

Semifinals

ESPN

March 16
12:00 p.m.

Report

No. 9 Mississippi State 66, No. 4 Auburn 73
Scoring by half: 31–31, 35–42
Pts: J. Hubbard, 20 Rebs: T. Smith III, 10 Asts: 2 tied, 3		Pts: C. Baker-Mazara, 14 Rebs: 3 tied, 4 Asts: A. Holloway, 6

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 16,499
Referees: Joe Lindsay, K.B. Burdett Jr., Byron Jarrett

ESPN

March 16
2:30 p.m.

Report

No. 7 Texas A&M 90, No. 6 Florida 95
Scoring by half: 50–42, 40–53
Pts: W. Taylor IV, 30 Rebs: S. Washington, 10 Asts: W. Taylor IV, 4		Pts: D. Aberdeen, 20 Rebs: A. Condon, 9 Asts: 2 tied, 5

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 16,499
Referees: Doug Shows, Bart Lenox, Steven Anderson

Championship

ESPN

March 17
12:00 p.m.

Report

No. 4 Auburn 86, No. 6 Florida 67
Scoring by half: 38–30, 48–37
Pts: J. Broome, 19 Rebs: J. Broome, 11 Asts: T. Donaldson, 4		Pts: Z. Pullin, 15 Rebs: 2 tied, 7 Asts: W. Clayton Jr., 3

Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 18,532
Referees: Terry Oglesby, Don Daily, Pat Adams

References

[1]
"Championship - Men's Basketball". www.secsports.com. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

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