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
Classification	Division I
Season	2017–18
Teams	14
Site	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
Champions	Kentucky (32nd title)
Winning coach	John Calipari (6th title)
MVP	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Kentucky)
Attendance	103,733
Television	SEC Network, ESPN
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2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 Auburn	13	–	5		.722			26	–	8		.765
No. 13 Tennessee	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
No. 23 Florida	11	–	7		.611			21	–	13		.618
No. 18 Kentucky †	10	–	8		.556			26	–	11		.703
Missouri	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Arkansas	10	–	8		.556			23	–	12		.657
Mississippi State	9	–	9		.500			25	–	12		.676
Texas A&M	9	–	9		.500			22	–	13		.629
Alabama	8	–	10		.444			20	–	16		.556
LSU	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
Georgia	7	–	11		.389			18	–	15		.545
South Carolina	7	–	11		.389			17	–	16		.515
Vanderbilt	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
Ole Miss	5	–	13		.278			12	–	20		.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
						8	Texas A&M	70			9	Alabama	81
						9	Alabama	71								9	Alabama	63
																4	Kentucky	86
											4	Kentucky	62
						5	Missouri	60			12	Georgia	49
	12	Georgia	78			12	Georgia	62													4	Kentucky	77
	13	Vanderbilt	62																		2	Tennessee	72
											2	Tennessee	62
						7	Mississippi State	80			7	Mississippi State	59
						10	LSU	77								2	Tennessee	84
																6	Arkansas	66
											3	Florida	72
						6	Arkansas	69			6	Arkansas	80
	11	South Carolina	85			11	South Carolina	64
	14	Ole Miss	84

Game summaries

First round

SECN

March 7 6:00 pm

Recap

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

Recap

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

Recap

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