2018 SEC Men 's Basketball tournament - wikipedia 2018 SEC Men 's Basketball tournament 2018 SEC Men 's Basketball Tournament Classification Division I Season 2017 -- 18 Teams 14 Site Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Champions Kentucky ( 31st title ) Winning coach John Calipari ( 6th title ) MVP Shai Gilgeous - Alexander ( Kentucky ) Attendance 103,733 Television SEC Network, ESPN SEC Men 's Basketball Tournaments ← 2017 2019 → 2017 -- 18 Southeastern Conference men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT 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 The 2018 Southeastern Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament was a postseason men 's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at Scottrade 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. Contents 1 Seeds 2 Schedule 3 Bracket 4 Game summaries 4.1 First round 4.2 Second round 4.3 Quarterfinals 4.4 Semifinals 4.5 Championship 5 References Seeds Seed School Conference record Overall record Tiebreaker Auburn 13 -- 5 25 -- 6 1 -- 0 vs. Tennessee Tennessee 13 -- 5 23 -- 7 0 -- 1 vs. Auburn Florida 11 -- 7 20 -- 11 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 6 : 00 pm No. 12 Georgia vs. No. 13 Vanderbilt 78 -- 62 SEC Network 8,190 8 : 30 pm No. 11 South Carolina vs. No. 14 Ole Miss 85 -- 84 Second round -- Thursday, March 8 Noon No. 8 Texas A&M vs. No. 9 Alabama 70 -- 71 SEC Network 15,129 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 : 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 Auburn 63 9 Alabama 81 8 Texas A&M 70 9 Alabama 71 9 Alabama 63 Kentucky 86 Kentucky 62 12 Georgia 49 5 Missouri 60 12 Georgia 62 12 Georgia 78 13 Vanderbilt 62 Kentucky 77 Tennessee 72 Tennessee 62 7 Mississippi State 59 7 Mississippi State 80 10 LSU 77 Tennessee 84 6 Arkansas 66 Florida 72 6 Arkansas 80 6 Arkansas 69 11 South Carolina 64 11 South Carolina 85 14 Ole Miss 84 Game summaries First round SECN March 7 7 : 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 References Jump up ^ 2018 SEC Men 's Tourney Bracket Southeastern Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 -- 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2017 2018 Broadcasters 2018 NCAA Division I men 's basketball tournaments Conference ACC America East American Atlantic 10 Atlantic Sun 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 CIT Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_SEC_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament&oldid=831338420 '' Categories : 2017 -- 18 Southeastern Conference men 's basketball season SEC Men 's Basketball Tournament 2018 in sports in Missouri Basketball in St. Louis Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 20 March 2018, at 02 : 08. 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Answer: Kentucky