# 2019 SEC men's basketball tournament

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 | SEC Network | 10,849 |
| 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 | SEC Network | 12,720 |
| 5 | 6:00 pm | 7 Ole Miss vs. 10 Alabama | 62–57 | SEC Network | 14,813 |
| 6 | 8:30 pm | 6 Mississippi State vs. 11 Texas A&M | 80–54 | SEC Network | 14,813 |
| 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 | ESPN | 16,490 |
| 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 | SEC Network | 19,575 |
| 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 | ESPN | 20,933 |
| 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 | First round Wednesday, March 13 SECN | First round Wednesday, March 13 SECN | Second round Thursday, March 14 SECN | Second round Thursday, March 14 SECN | Second round Thursday, March 14 SECN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 ESPN/SECN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 ESPN/SECN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 ESPN/SECN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 ESPN | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 ESPN | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 17 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 17 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 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 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