Texas men’s basketball and Texas A&M basketball are set to clash at the SEC tournament this week in Nashville, Tenn.
All SEC teams get to participate in the single-elimination tournament that began Wednesday and ends Sunday at Bridgestone Arena. This is the last push of games before the NCAA Tournament begins and the official bracket is announced that same day.
Texas, the No. 13 seed, played on the tournament’s opening day against Vanderbilt, beating the Commodores after falling to them in the regular season. Texas A&M, the No. 5 seed, will now face it’s top rival Thursday for a chance to play Tennessee.
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The Aggies and Longhorns split their two matchups this season, with the home team winning each time. They have not met in a conference tournament since 2011, when No. 2 Texas beat No. 3 Texas A&M in a Big 12 semifinal. Texas stayed in the Big 12 for another decade-plus and A&M moved to the SEC in 2012.
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Now, they’re meeting in the SEC tournament in Texas’ first season in the league.
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Like in the women’s basketball tournament, seeds Nos. 9-16 play on the first day and the winners of those games will play Thursday against seeds 5-8, which each get a bye. The top four seeds get two byes and play in Friday’s quarterfinals.
Auburn and Florida each finished 27-4 this season, but the Tigers were a game better in conference play, finishing 15-3 to nab the top seed.
Here is what you need to know about the SEC basketball tournament:
Who plays Round 2 of the SEC tournament Thursday?
All tips are listed in Central Time.
No. 8 Ole Miss 83, No. 9 Arkansas 80
No. 7 Missouri vs No. 10 Mississippi State, 6 p.m.
No. 6 Kentucky vs No. 14 Oklahoma, 25 minutes after the 6 p.m. game ends
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How to watch the SEC tournament?
The first two rounds of games Wednesday and Thursday will be broadcast on SEC Network. Friday, the day of the quarterfinals, will have two games broadcasted on ESPN and two games on SEC Network. The semifinals and finals will be broadcasted on ESPN.
TV channel: SEC Network (Wednesday); ESPN and SEC Network (Thursday) and ESPN for (Friday, Saturday).
Where is the SEC tournament?
Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
When is the SEC tournament?
Dates: March 12-16
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Friday games
No. 1 Auburn vs No. 8 Ole Miss, noon
No. 4 Tennessee vs No. 13 Texas, 25 minutes after the noon game ends
No. 2 Florida vs Missouri/Mississippi State, 6 p.m.
No. 3 Alabama vs Kentucky/Oklahoma, 25 minutes after the 6 p.m. game ends
Wednesday results
No. 9 Arkansas 72, No. 16 South Carolina 68
No. 13 Texas 79, No. 12 Vanderbilt 72
No. 10 Mississippi State 91, No. 15 LSU 62
No. 14 Oklahoma, No. 11 Georgia, 81-75
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