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Deutsch2019 SEC men's basketball tournament
| 2019 SEC men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Site | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN |
| Champions | Auburn (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Bruce Pearl (1st title) |
| MVP | Bryce Brown (Auburn) |
| Attendance | 114,832 |
| Television | SEC Network, ESPN |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 LSU | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Tennessee | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 6 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Kentucky | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 30 | – | 7 | .811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Auburn† | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 30 | – | 10 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, from March 13–17, 2019.[1] Auburn defeated Tennessee, 84–64, in the championship game to earn an automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
Seeds[edit]
| Seed | School | Conference record | Tiebreaker(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU‡† | 16–2 | |||
| 2 | Kentucky† | 15–3 | 1–1 vs. Tennessee, 2–0 vs. Auburn | ||
| 3 | Tennessee† | 15–3 | 1–1 vs. Kentucky, 0–1 vs. Auburn | ||
| 4 | South Carolina† | 11–7 | 1–0 vs. Auburn | ||
| 5 | Auburn# | 11–7 | 0–1 vs. South Carolina | ||
| 6 | Mississippi State# | 10–8 | 1–1 vs. Ole Miss, 1–1 vs. South Carolina | ||
| 7 | Ole Miss# | 10–8 | 1–1 vs. Mississippi State, 0–1 vs. South Carolina | ||
| 8 | Florida# | 9–9 | |||
| 9 | Arkansas# | 8–10 | 1–0 vs. Alabama | ||
| 10 | Alabama# | 8–10 | 0–1 vs. Arkansas | ||
| 11 | Texas A&M | 6–12 | |||
| 12 | Missouri | 5–13 | |||
| 13 | Georgia | 2–16 | |||
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 0–18 | |||
| ‡ – SEC regular season champion, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. | |||||
Schedule[edit]
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 13 | |||||
| 1 | 6:00 pm | 12 Missouri vs. 13 Georgia | 71–61 | SEC Network | 10,849 |
| 2 | 8:30 pm | 11 Texas A&M vs. 14 Vanderbilt | 69–52 | ||
| Second round – Thursday, March 14 | |||||
| 3 | Noon | 8 Florida vs. 9 Arkansas | 66–50 | SEC Network | 12,720 |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | 5 Auburn vs. 12 Missouri | 81–71 | ||
| 5 | 6:00 pm | 7 Ole Miss vs. 10 Alabama | 62–57 | 14,813 | |
| 6 | 8:30 pm | 6 Mississippi State vs. 11 Texas A&M | 80–54 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 15 | |||||
| 7 | Noon | 1 LSU vs. 8 Florida | 73–76 | ESPN | 16,490 |
| 8 | 2:30 pm | 4 South Carolina vs. 5 Auburn | 64–73 | ||
| 9 | 6:00 pm | 2 Kentucky vs. 10 Alabama | 73–55 | SEC Network | 19,575 |
| 10 | 8:30 pm | 3 Tennessee vs. 6 Mississippi State | 83–76 | ||
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 16 | |||||
| 11 | Noon | 8 Florida vs. 5 Auburn | 62–65 | ESPN | 20,933 |
| 12 | 2:30 pm | 2 Kentucky vs. 3 Tennessee | 78–82 | ||
| Championship – Sunday, March 17 | |||||
| 13 | Noon | 5 Auburn vs. 3 Tennessee | 84–64 | ESPN | 19,452 |
| *Game times in CT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed | |||||
Bracket[edit]
| First round Wednesday, March 13 SECN | Second round Thursday, March 14 SECN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 ESPN/SECN | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 17 ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Florida | 66 | 8 | Florida | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Arkansas | 50 | 8 | Florida | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Auburn | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | South Carolina | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Auburn | 81 | 5 | Auburn | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Missouri | 71 | 12 | Missouri | 71 | 5 | Auburn | 84 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Georgia | 61 | 3 | Tennessee | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kentucky | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ole Miss | 57 | 10 | Alabama | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Alabama | 62 | 2 | Kentucky | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tennessee | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tennessee | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mississippi State | 80 | 6 | Mississippi State | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Texas A&M | 69 | 11 | Texas A&M | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Game summaries[edit]
First round[edit]
SECN |
March 13 6:00 pm |
| No. 13 Georgia 61, No. 12 Missouri 71 | ||
| Scoring by half: 34–32, 27–39 | ||
| Pts: J. Harris 26 Rebs: D. Ogbeide 8 Asts: W. Jackson II 5 | Pts: J. Geist 30 Rebs: K. Puryear 7 Asts: Tied 1 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 10,849 Referees: Mike Nance, Jason Baker, Wil Howard |
SECN |
March 13 8:42 pm |
| No. 14 Vanderbilt 52, No. 11 Texas A&M 69 | ||
| Scoring by half: 19–34, 33–35 | ||
| Pts: S. Lee 19 Rebs: Y. Wetzell 10 Asts: Tied 2 | Pts: S. Flagg 29 Rebs: C. Mekowulu 9 Asts: W. Mitchell 3 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 10,849 Referees: Pat Adams, Steven Anderson, Owen Shortt |
Second round[edit]
SECN |
March 14 Noon |
| No. 9 Arkansas 50, No. 8 Florida 66 | ||
| Scoring by half: 28–30, 22–36 | ||
| Pts: D. Gafford 15 Rebs: Tied 6 Asts: J. Harris 5 | Pts: K. Johnson 20 Rebs: K. Johnson 12 Asts: A. Nembhard 8 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 12,720 Referees: Todd Austin, Steven Anderson, Rob Rorke |
SECN |
March 14 2:28 pm |
| No. 12 Missouri 71, No. 5 Auburn 81 | ||
| Scoring by half: 30–32, 41–49 | ||
| Pts: J. Geist 25 Rebs: J. Tilmon 5 Asts: X. Pinson 5 | Pts: B. Brown 17 Rebs: H. Spencer 10 Asts: J. Harper 5 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 12,720 Referees: Pat Adams, Bart Lenox, Owen Shortt |
SECN |
March 14 6:05 pm |
| No. 10 Alabama 62, No. 7 Ole Miss 57 | ||
| Scoring by half: 24–38, 38–19 | ||
| Pts: T. Mack 21 Rebs: D. Hall 15 Asts: R. Norris 5 | Pts: D. Shuler 14 Rebs: D. Shuler 7 Asts: T. Davis 4 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 14,813 Referees: Doug Shows, Chuck Jones, K.B. Burdett |
SECN |
March 14 8:30 pm |
| No. 11 Texas A&M 54, No. 6 Mississippi State 80 | ||
| Scoring by half: 23–38, 31–42 | ||
| Pts: S. Flagg 21 Rebs: S. Flagg 10 Asts: Tied 2 | Pts: L. Peters 15 Rebs: R. Woodard 8 Asts: Q. Weatherspoon 9 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 14,813 Referees: Don Daily, Mike Nance, Gerald Williams |
Quarterfinals[edit]
ESPN |
March 15 Noon |
| No. 8 Florida 76, No. 1 LSU 73 | ||
| Scoring by half: 25−35, 51−38 | ||
| Pts: A. Nembhard 20 Rebs: K. Johnson 10 Asts: A. Nembhard 6 | Pts: N. Reid 26 Rebs: N. Reid 14 Asts: T. Waters 7 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 16,490 Referees: Doug Shows, Chuck Jones, K.B. Burdett |
ESPN |
March 15 2:30 pm |
| No. 5 Auburn 73, No. 4 South Carolina 64 | ||
| Scoring by half: 36–36, 37–28 | ||
| Pts: J. Harper 27 Rebs: J. Harper 6 Asts: J. Harper 6 | Pts: C. Silva 24 Rebs: C. Silva 9 Asts: T. Campbell 5 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 16,490 Referees: Don Daily, Mike Nance, Jason Baker |
SECN |
March 15 6:00 pm |
| No. 10 Alabama 55, No. 2 Kentucky 73 | ||
| Scoring by half: 29–39, 26–34 | ||
| Pts: A. Reese 15 Rebs: Tied 6 Asts: J. Petty 3 | Pts: T. Herro 20 Rebs: P. Washington 12 Asts: A. Hagans 6 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 19,575 Referees: Todd Austin, Steven Anderson, Owen Shortt |
SECN |
March 15 8:30 pm |
| No. 6 Mississippi State 76, No. 3 Tennessee 83 | ||
| Scoring by half: 28–34, 48–49 | ||
| Pts: A. Holman 20 Rebs: R. Perry 12 Asts: L. Peters 5 | Pts: A. Schofield 20 Rebs: K. Alexander 9 Asts: J. Bone 9 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 19,575 Referees: Bart Lenox, Wil Howard, Rob Rorke |
Semifinals[edit]
ESPN |
March 16 12:03 pm |
| No. 8 Florida 62, No. 5 Auburn 65 | ||
| Scoring by half: 34–30, 28–35 | ||
| Pts: Tied 16 Rebs: K. Hayes 12 Asts: A. Nembhard 5 | Pts: J. Harper 20 Rebs: C. Okeke 7 Asts: S. Doughty 4 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 20,933 Referees: Todd Austin, Chuck Jones, Bart Lenox |
ESPN |
March 16 2:21 pm |
| No. 2 Kentucky 78, No. 3 Tennessee 82 | ||
| Scoring by half: 34–36, 44–46 | ||
| Pts: P. Washington 16 Rebs: Tied 6 Asts: A. Hagans 12 | Pts: A. Schofield 21 Rebs: G. Williams 7 Asts: Tied 5 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 20,933 Referees: Doug Shows, Don Daily, Steven Anderson |
Championship[edit]
ESPN |
March 17 12:05 pm |
| No. 5 Auburn 84, No. 3 Tennessee 64 | ||
| Scoring by half: 32–23, 52–41 | ||
| Pts: B. Brown 19 Rebs: C. Okeke 13 Asts: J. Harper 6 | Pts: L. Turner 24 Rebs: G. Williams 8 Asts: Tied 2 | |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 19,452 Referees: Doug Shows, Don Daily, Chuck Jones |