2019 SEC men's basketball tournament

2019 SEC men's basketball tournament
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
SEC men's basketball tournaments

2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
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. 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

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

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

	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

First round

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

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

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

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

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

See also

• 2019 SEC women's basketball tournament