# 2014 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 2014 SEC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference (SEC) held from March 12–16, 2014 in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome. The tournament winner, Florida, received the SEC's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA men's basketball tournament. However, like most major NCAA Division I conference tournaments, the SEC Tournament does not determine the official conference champion, since the SEC has awarded its men's basketball championship to the team or teams with the best regular season record since the 1950–51 season. Florida, the #1 seed, beat #2 seed Kentucky in the championship game 61–60, with Florida stopping Kentucky from making a last second game-winning shot.

## Seeds

| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Florida‡ | 18–0 | 32–2 | |
| 2 | Kentucky† | 12–6 | 24–10 | 1–0 vs. Georgia |
| 3 | Georgia† | 12–6 | 18–13 | 0–1 vs. Kentucky |
| 4 | Tennessee† | 11–7 | 21–12 | |
| 5 | Arkansas# | 10–8 | 21–11 | |
| 6 | Ole Miss# | 9–9 | 19–14 | 2–0 vs. LSU and Missouri |
| 7 | LSU# | 9–9 | 19–13 | 1–1 vs. Ole Miss and Missouri |
| 8 | Missouri# | 9–9 | 22–11 | 0–2 vs. Ole Miss and LSU |
| 9 | Texas A&M# | 8–10 | 17–15 | |
| 10 | Alabama# | 7–11 | 13–19 | 1–0 vs. Vanderbilt |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | 7–11 | 15–16 | 0–1 vs. Alabama |
| 12 | Auburn | 6–12 | 14–16 | |
| 13 | South Carolina | 5–13 | 14–20 | |
| 14 | Mississippi State | 3–15 | 14–19 | |
| ‡ – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – 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$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 12 |||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | #12 Auburn vs. #13 South Carolina | SEC TV | 7,132 |
| 2 | 9:30 pm | #11 Vanderbilt vs. #14 Mississippi State | SEC TV | 7,132 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 13 |||||
| 3 | 1:00 pm | #8 Missouri vs. #9 Texas A&M | SEC TV | 9,308 |
| 4 | 4:23 pm | #5 Arkansas vs. #13 South Carolina | SEC TV | 9,308 |
| 5 | 7:10 pm | #7 LSU vs. #10 Alabama | SEC TV | |
| 6 | 9:25 pm | #6 Ole Miss vs. #14 Mississippi State | SEC TV | |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 14 |||||
| 7 | 1:00 pm | #1 Florida vs. #8 Missouri | ESPNU | 15,273 |
| 8 | 3:30 pm | #4 Tennessee vs. #13 South Carolina | ESPNU | 15,273 |
| 9 | 7:00 pm | #2 Kentucky vs. #7 LSU | SEC TV | 19,056 |
| 10 | 9:45 pm | #3 Georgia vs. #6 Ole Miss | SEC TV | 19,056 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 15 |||||
| 11 | 1:00 pm | #1 Florida vs. #4 Tennessee | ABC | 20,330 |
| 12 | 3:30 pm | #2 Kentucky vs. #3 Georgia | ABC | 20,330 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 16 |||||
| 13 | 3:15 pm | #1 Florida vs. #2 Kentucky | ESPN | 21,021 |
| *Game times in ET. # – Rankings denote tournament seed |||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 12 | First round Wednesday, March 12 | First round Wednesday, March 12 | Second round Thursday, March 13 | Second round Thursday, March 13 | Second round Thursday, March 13 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 15 | Semifinals Saturday, March 15 | Semifinals Saturday, March 15 | Championship Sunday, March 16 | Championship Sunday, March 16 | Championship Sunday, March 16 |
| | | | | | | 8 | Missouri | 49 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Missouri | 91** | 1 | #1 Florida | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Texas A&M | 83 | | | | | | 1 | #1 Florida | 56 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Tennessee | 49 | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | South Carolina | 44 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | South Carolina | 71 | 4 | Tennessee | 59 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Auburn | 56 | 5 | Arkansas | 69 | | | | | | | | 1 | #1 Florida | 61 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | Kentucky | 60 |
| | | | | | | 7 | LSU | 67 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | LSU | 68 | 2 | Kentucky | 85 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Alabama | 56 | | | | | | 2 | Kentucky | 70 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Georgia | 58 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Ole Miss | 73 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Mississippi State | 66 | 3 | Georgia | 75 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | 68 | 6 | Ole Miss | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Mississippi State | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* denote overtime period

## Game statistics
### First round

* SEC TV
* March 12 7:00 pm EDT
* Recap
South Carolina Gamecocks 74, Auburn Tigers 56 :
| Scoring by half: 38–26, 36–30 |||
| Pts: D. Notice, 23 Rebs: M. Kacinas, 10 Asts: M. Kacinas, 3 | Pts: C. Denson, 14 Rebs: K. Harrell, 5 Asts: K. Harrell. 2 |
* Georgia Dome Attendance: 7,132 Referees: Tony Greene, Joe Lindsay, Antinio Petty
* SEC TV
* March 12 9:35 pm EDT
* Recap
Mississippi State Bulldogs 82, Vanderbilt Commodores 68 :
| Scoring by half: 36–31, 46–37 |||
| Pts: C. Sword, 20 Rebs: I. Ready, 6 Asts: C. Sword, 6 | Pts: D. Jones, 16 Rebs: J. Siakam, 5 Asts: Tied, 3 |
* Georgia Dome Attendance: 7,132 Referees: Doug Shows, Anthony Jordan, John Hampton

### Second round

* SEC TV
* March 13 1:00 pm EDT
* Recap
Texas A&M Aggies 83, Missouri Tigers 91 :
| Scoring by half: 34–26, 57–57 |||
| Pts: A. Caruso, 28 Rebs: A. Caruso, 8 Asts: A. Caruso, 7 | Pts: J. Brown, 26 Rebs: J. Williams, 15 Asts: J. Williams, 4 |
* Georgia Dome Attendance: 9,308 Referees: Antonio Petty, Mike Nance, Tony Henderson
* SEC TV
* March 13 4:25 pm EDT
* Recap
South Carolina Gamecocks 71, Arkansas Razorbacks 69 :
| Scoring by half: 35–32, 36–37 |||
| Pts: S. Thornwell, 17 Rebs: M. Kacinas, 10 Asts: D. Notice, 3 | Pts: C. Clarke, 13 Rebs: C. Clarke, 5 Asts: R. Madden, 4 |
* Georgia Dome Attendance: 9,308 Referees: Pat Adams, Ron Groover, James Barker
* SEC TV
* March 13 7:11 pm EDT
* Recap
Alabama Crimson Tide 56, LSU Tigers 68 :
| Scoring by half: 24–35, 32–33 |||
| Pts: Tied, 11 Rebs: L. Randolph, 6 Asts: T. Releford, 3 | Pts: S. Coleman, 15 Rebs: J. Mickey, 11 Asts: A. Hickey, 8 |
* Georgia Dome Attendance: 9,308 Referees: Anthony Jordan, John Hampton, Pat Evans
* SEC TV
* March 13 9:35 pm EDT
* Recap
Mississippi State Bulldogs 66, Ole Miss Rebels 78 :
| Scoring by half: 44–35, 22–43 |||
| Pts: Tied, 16 Rebs: G. Ware, 10 Asts: Tied, 3 | Pts: Tied, 21 Rebs: D. Cox, 6 Asts: J. Summers, 6 |
* Georgia Dome Attendance: 9,308 Referees: Joe Lindsay, Lee Cassell, Brian Shey

### Quarterfinals

* ESPNU
* March 14 1:00 pm EDT
* Recap
Missouri Tigers 49, Florida Gators 72 :
| Scoring by half: 29–29, 20–43 |||
| Pts: J. Brown, 18 Rebs: J. Brown, 5 Asts: Tied, 2 | Pts: Tied, 15 Rebs: D. Finney-Smith, 9 Asts: K. Hill, 5 |
* Georgia Dome Attendance: 15,273 Referees: Tony Greene, Antinio Petty, Lee Cassell
* ESPNU
* March 14 3:25 pm EDT
* Recap
South Carolina Gamecocks 44, Tennessee Volunteers 59 :
| Scoring by half: 18–28, 26–31 |||
| Pts: B. Williams, 9 Rebs: M. Carrera, 8 Asts: D. Notice, 5 | Pts: J. Stokes, 22 Rebs: J. Stokes, 15 Asts: J. McRae, 3 |
* Georgia Dome Attendance: 15,273 Referees: Mike Nance, Anthony Jordan, Tony Henderson
* SEC TV
* March 14 7:00 pm EDT
* Recap
LSU Tigers 67, Kentucky Wildcats 85 :
| Scoring by half: 32–42, 35–43 |||
| Pts: J. O'Bryant, 18 Rebs: J. Mickey, 13 Asts: Tied, 4 | Pts: J. Young, 21 Rebs: J. Randle, 16 Asts: An. Harrison, 8 |
* Georgia Dome Attendance: 19,056 Referees: Doug Shows, Joe Lindsay, Glenn Tuitt
* SEC TV
* March 14 9:25 pm EDT
* Recap
Ole Miss Rebels 73, Georgia Bulldogs 75 :
| Scoring by half: 38–36, 35–39 |||
| Pts: J. Summers, 26 Rebs: M. Newby, 10 Asts: Tied, 3 | Pts: C. Mann, 16 Rebs: M. Thornton, 11 Asts: J. Frazier, 3 |
* Georgia Dome Attendance: 19,056 Referees: Pat Adams, Ron Groover, Pat Evans

### Semifinals

* ABC
* March 15 1:00 pm EDT
* Recap
Tennessee Volunteers 49, Florida Gators 56 :
| Scoring by half: 35–28, 14–28 |||
| Pts: J. McRae, 15 Rebs: J. Maymon, 9 Asts: A. Barton, 3 | Pts: P. Young, 16 Rebs: P. Young, 8 Asts: C. Prather, 5 |
* Georgia Dome Attendance: 20,330 Referees: Doug Shows, Pat Adams, Joe Lindsay
* ABC
* March 15 3:40 pm EDT
* Recap
Georgia Bulldogs 58, Kentucky Wildcats 70 :
| Scoring by half: 32–36, 26–34 |||
| Pts: K. Gaines, 13 Rebs: M. Thornton, 6 Asts: B. Morris, 2 | Pts: Aa. Harrison, 22 Rebs: J. Randle, 11 Asts: An. Harrison, 9 |
* Georgia Dome Attendance: 20,330 Referees: Tony Greene, Mike Nance, Lee Cassell

### Championship game

* ESPN
* March 16 3:15 pm EDT
* Recap
Florida Gators 61, Kentucky Wildcats 60 :
| Scoring by half: 40–30, 21–30 |||
| Pts: Tied, 14 Rebs: W. Yeguete, 7 Asts: S. Wilbekin, 6 | Pts: Aa. Harrison, 16 Rebs: W. Cauley-Stein, 11 Asts: Tied, 2 |
* Georgia Dome Attendance: 21,021 Referees: Tony Greene, Doug Shows, Ron Groover