2022 SEC men's basketball tournament

2022 SEC men's basketball tournament
2022 SEC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2021–22
Teams	14
Site	Amalie Arena; Tampa, Florida
Champions	Tennessee (5th title)
Winning coach	Rick Barnes (1st title)
MVP	Kennedy Chandler (Tennessee)
Attendance	100,076
Television	SEC Network, ESPN
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2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Auburn	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
No. 16 Kentucky	14	–	4	.778	26	–	8	.765
No. 15 Tennessee †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
No. 8 Arkansas	13	–	5	.722	28	–	9	.757
LSU	9	–	9	.500	22	–	12	.647
Alabama	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
South Carolina	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
Texas A&M	9	–	9	.500	27	–	13	.675
Florida	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Mississippi State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
Vanderbilt	7	–	11	.389	19	–	17	.528
Missouri	5	–	13	.278	12	–	21	.364
Ole Miss	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Georgia	1	–	17	.056	6	–	26	.188

† 2022 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2022 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season, held on March 9–13, 2022 at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.^[1] The winner, the Tennessee Volunteers, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.^[2]

Seeds

All 14 SEC teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye, automatically advancing them into the quarterfinals.

Seed	School	Conference Record	Tiebreaker
1	Auburn	15–3
2	Tennessee	14–4	1–1 vs. Kentucky, 1–0 vs. Auburn
3	Kentucky	14–4	1–1 vs. Tennessee, 0–1 vs. Auburn
4	Arkansas	13–5
5	LSU	9–9	4–2 vs. Alabama/South Carolina/Texas A&M/Florida
6	Alabama	9–9	3–2 vs. LSU/South Carolina/Texas A&M/Florida
7	South Carolina	9–9	2–2 vs. LSU/Alabama/Texas A&M/Florida
8	Texas A&M	9–9	2–3 vs. LSU/Alabama/South Carolina/Florida
9	Florida	9–9	1–3 vs. LSU/Alabama/South Carolina/Texas A&M
10	Mississippi State	8–10
11	Vanderbilt	7–11
12	Missouri	5–13
13	Ole Miss	4–14
14	Georgia	1–17

Schedule

Game	Time (ET)	Matchup^#	Score	Television	Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 9
1	6:00 pm	No. 12 Missouri vs. No. 13 Ole Miss	72–60	SECN	7,121
2	8:00 pm	No. 11 Vanderbilt vs No. 14 Georgia	86–51	SECN	7,121
Second round – Thursday, March 10
3	12:00 pm	No. 8 Texas A&M vs. No. 9 Florida	83–80 (OT)	SECN	10,295
4	2:00 pm	No. 5 LSU vs. No. 12 Missouri	76–68		10,295
5	6:00 pm	No. 7 South Carolina vs. No. 10 Mississippi State	51–73		12,121
6	8:00 pm	No. 6 Alabama vs. No. 11 Vanderbilt	76–82		12,121
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11
7	12:00 pm	No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 8 Texas A&M	62–67	ESPN	16,094
8	2:00 pm	No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 5 LSU	79–67	ESPN	16,094
9	6:00 pm	No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 10 Mississippi State	72–59	SECN	17,132
10	8:00 pm	No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 11 Vanderbilt	77–71	SECN	17,132
Semifinals – Saturday, March 12
11	1:00 pm	No. 8 Texas A&M vs. No. 4 Arkansas	82–64	ESPN	20,670
12	3:00 pm	No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 3 Kentucky	69–62	ESPN	20,670
Championship – Sunday, March 13
13	1:00 pm	No. 8 Texas A&M vs. No. 2 Tennessee	50–65	ESPN	16,643

Bracket


First round Wednesday, March 9 SEC Network			Second round Thursday, March 10 SEC Network			Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 ESPN/SEC Network			Semifinals Saturday, March 12 ESPN			Championship Sunday, March 13 ESPN



						1	Auburn	62

			8	Texas A&M	83*	8	Texas A&M	67

			9	Florida	80				8	Texas A&M	82

									4	Arkansas	64

						4	Arkansas	79

			5	LSU	76	5	LSU	67

12	Missouri	72	12	Missouri	68							8	Texas A&M	50

13	Ole Miss	60										2	Tennessee	65

						2	Tennessee	72

			7	South Carolina	51	10	Mississippi State	59

			10	Mississippi State	73				2	Tennessee	69

									3	Kentucky	62

						3	Kentucky	77

			6	Alabama	76	11	Vanderbilt	71

11	Vanderbilt	86	11	Vanderbilt	82

14	Georgia	51

* – Denotes overtime period

Game summaries

First round

SECN

March 9
6:00 p.m.

No. 12 Missouri 72, No. 13 Ole Miss 60
Scoring by half: 32–32, 40–28
Pts: K. Brown (16) Rebs: T. Brazile (8) Asts: K. Brown (4)		Pts: M. Murrell (16) Rebs: J. Brakefield (5) Asts: Tied (4)

Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 7,121
Referees: Tony Greene, Terry Wymer, Owen Shortt

SECN

March 9
8:00 p.m.

No. 11 Vanderbilt 86, No. 14 Georgia 51
Scoring by half: 35–14, 51–37
Pts: S. Pippen Jr. (14) Rebs: J. Wright (7) Asts: T. Thomas (3)		Pts: B. Bridges (15) Rebs: B. Bridges (11) Asts: A. Cook (5)

Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 7,121
Referees: Doug Shows, Mike Nance, Byron Jarrett

Second round

SECN

March 10
12:00 p.m.

No. 8 Texas A&M 83, No. 9 Florida 80 (OT)
Scoring by half: 33–25, 37–45 Overtime: 13–10
Pts: H. Coleman III (22) Rebs: H. Coleman III (8) Asts: T. Radford (4)		Pts: K. Reeves (21) Rebs: N. Lane (9) Asts: P. Fleming Jr. (4)

Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 10,295
Referees: Joe Lindsay, Pat Adams, Steve Anderson

SECN

March 10
2:00 p.m.

No. 5 LSU 76, No. 12 Missouri 68
Scoring by half: 39–23, 37–45
Pts: T. Eason (19) Rebs: D. Days (7) Asts: B. Murray (9)		Pts: D. Gordon (19) Rebs: T. Brazile (8) Asts: K. Brown (5)

Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 10,295
Referees: Don Daily, Patrick Evans, Rob Rorke

SECN

March 10
6:00 p.m.

No. 7 South Carolina 51, No. 10 Mississippi State 73
Scoring by half: 34–36, 17–37
Pts: E. Stevenson (18) Rebs: W. Leveque (7) Asts: E. Stevenson (5)		Pts: T. Smith (20) Rebs: A. Garcia (14) Asts: S. Moore (5)

Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 12,121
Referees: Terry Oglesby, Chuck Jones, K.B. Burdett

SECN

March 10
8:00 p.m.

No. 6 Alabama 76, No. 11 Vanderbilt 82
Scoring by half: 38–28, 38–54
Pts: J. Shackelford (21) Rebs: Tied (7) Asts: J. Davison (8)		Pts: S. Pippen Jr. (26) Rebs: J. Wright (11) Asts: S. Pippen Jr. (7)

Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 12,121
Referees: Tony Greene, Bart Lenox, Owen Shortt

Quarterfinals

ESPN

March 11
12:00 p.m.

No. 1 Auburn 62, No. 8 Texas A&M 67
Scoring by half: 21–37, 41–30
Pts: J. Smith (17) Rebs: Tied (9) Asts: J. Smith (4)		Pts: T. Radford (19) Rebs: H. Coleman III (10) Asts: H. Coleman III (3)

Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 16,094
Referees: Don Daily, Terry Wymer, K.B. Burdett

ESPN

March 11
2:00 p.m.

No. 4 Arkansas 79, No. 5 LSU 67
Scoring by half: 29–26, 50–41
Pts: A. Toney (22) Rebs: J. Williams (11) Asts: J. Notae (3)		Pts: T. Eason (15) Rebs: D. Days (10) Asts: B. Murray (4)

Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 16,094
Referees: Joe Lindsay, Mike Nance, Patrick Evans

SECN

March 11
6:00 p.m.

No. 2 Tennessee 72, No. 10 Mississippi State 59
Scoring by half: 39–37, 33–22
Pts: J. James (16) Rebs: J. Fulkerson (6) Asts: Z. Zeigler (8)		Pts: S. Moore (15) Rebs: Tied (6) Asts: Tied (3)

Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 17,132
Referees: Terry Oglesby, Steven Anderson, Bart Lenox

SECN

March 11
8:00 p.m.

No. 3 Kentucky 77, No. 11 Vanderbilt 71
Scoring by half: 37–33, 40–38
Pts: T. Washington Jr. (25) Rebs: O. Tshiebwe (14) Asts: S. Wheeler (11)		Pts: J. Wright (27) Rebs: Tied (6) Asts: S. Pippen Jr. (7)

Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 17,132
Referees: Doug Shows, Byron Jarrett, Pat Adams

Semifinals

ESPN

March 12
1:00 p.m.

No. 8 Texas A&M 82, No. 4 Arkansas 64
Scoring by half: 36–24, 46–40
Pts: Q. Jackson (20) Rebs: Tied (5) Asts: Q. Jackson (6)		Pts: S. Umude (20) Rebs: J. Williams (9) Asts: J. Notae (5)

Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
Referees: Don Daily, Terry Wymer, Bart Lenox

ESPN

March 12
3:00 p.m.

No. 2 Tennessee 69, No. 3 Kentucky 62
Scoring by half: 33–22, 36–40
Pts: K. Chandler (19) Rebs: U. Plavsic (8) Asts: Tied (3)		Pts: K. Brooks Jr. (19) Rebs: O. Tshiebwe (11) Asts: T. Washington Jr. (4)

Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 20,670
Referees: Doug Shows, Chuck Jones, Pat Adams

Final

ESPN

March 13
1:00 p.m.

No. 8 Texas A&M 50, No. 2 Tennessee 65
Scoring by half: 20–29, 30–36
Pts: T. Radford (13) Rebs: H. Coleman III (7) Asts: Q. Jackson (3)		Pts: S. Vescovi (17) Rebs: J. Fulkerson (12) Asts: K. Chandler (7)

Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 16,643
Referees: Joe Lindsay, Tony Greene, Terry Oglesby

References

^ "Championship - Men's Basketball". www.secsports.com. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ "Tennessee tops Texas A&M to win 1st men's basketball SEC tournament title in 43 years". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

[1] "Championship - Men's Basketball". www.secsports.com. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

[2] "Tennessee tops Texas A&M to win 1st men's basketball SEC tournament title in 43 years". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

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v t e 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments
Conference	ACC America East American ASUN Atlantic 10 Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC MEAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac-12 Patriot SEC Southern Southland Summit Sun Belt SWAC WAC West Coast
Postseason	NCAA NIT CBI The Basketball Classic

Seeds

Schedule

Bracket

Game summaries

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

See also

References