2025 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Updated matchups, results, schedule, TV

The SEC was the home to one of the more competitive regular seasons in college basketball’s illustrious history. Now, it’ll all come to a head, as teams ascend to Nashville for the 2025 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament.

There’s a ton of buzz around this year’s iteration, and plenty of contenders. However, only one will emerge with a trophy, elevating to cut down the nets on Selection Sunday, and use the momentum gained for a run in the subsequent NCAA Tournament.

Exciting games are set to take place throughout the week inside Bridgestone Arena. Here’s a look at the updated SEC Tournament bracket as games come to a close, and the action continues to thrill in the Music City. Check it out below.

Round 1 (March 12)

Game 1: No. 9 Arkansas 72, No. 16 South Carolina 68

It seemed like John Calipari’s Arkansas team was going to be able to be on cruise control in the first game of the SEC Tournament. The Razorbacks jumped out to a 17-point lead at halftime, and the Lamont Paris’ 12-19 South Carolina squad pictured their season coming to an end. They wouldn’t go gently into that good night.

The Gamecocks would outscore Arkansas by 13 in the second half, but their comeback attempt fell short. In the end, the Razorbacks advanced via a four-point victory, and they’ll face Ole Miss in the 2nd Round. Trevon Brazile led the way with 16 points for Arkansas in their win.

Game 2: No. 13 Texas 79, No. 12 Vanderbilt 72

With its NCAA Tournament life on the line, the Longhorns doubled up the Commodores 14-7 over the final 4 minutes of the first half to pull ahead 41-26 at halftime. From there, Texas withstood a second-half rally in which Vanderbilt rolled off a 12-5 run over a 3 1/2-minute stretch to pull within 75-67 with a minute left in regulation before sealing it at the free throw line.

Texas (18-14) was led by 19 points apiece from freshman guard Tre Johnson and senior guard Tramon Mark, while Vanderbilt (20-12) was led by 20 points from junior guard Jason Edwards. The Longhorns advance to play rival Texas A&M in the second round Thursday.

Game 3: No. 10 Mississippi State 91, No. 15 LSU 62

Mississippi State put together a dominant performance to fly past LSU 91-62 in the first round of the SEC tournament. The Tigers got as close as 11 points in the second half, but the Bulldogs held strong and stayed the course to advance to the second round.

Game 4: No. 14 Oklahoma 81, No. 11 Georgia 75

Oklahoma had the halftime lead against Georgia, but the Bulldogs rallied to jump out in front at one point in the second half. The Sooners responded well, though, and ultimately got the win to improve their NCAA tournament resume that much more.

SEC Round 2 (March 13)

Game 5: No. 8 Ole Miss 83, No. 9 Arkansas 80

Ole Miss won this quarterfinal against Arkansas in the SEC Tournament after a game-winning three from Sean Pedulla. The Rebels and Razorbacks went back and forth in the game and throughout second half with runs throughout as ten players combined to score in double figures for the two teams. In the end, though, Pedulla hit a three-pointer with just a second left to advance into the tournament’s semifinals against the top seed in Auburn.

Game 6: No. 13 Texas 94, No. 5 Texas A&M 89 (2OT)

Texas led Texas A&M 33-27 at halftime, though the Aggies would quickly tie the game early in the second half. Both teams traded blows down the stretch, and neither team would find a way to win in regulation. It took two overtime periods to decide the second-round matchup, but Texas emerge victorious. The game was a must-win for the Longhorns, who entered Thursday as the last team in the NCAA Tournament, per ESPN’s Joe Lunardi.

Game 7: No. 7 Missouri 85, No. 10 Mississippi State 73

The game was tied at 69 points with four minutes left in the second half. Missouri would go on a 12-2 run during the next three and a half minutes of regulation to secure its place in the quarterfinal on Friday. Their largest lead of the night came in the final minute when they led 81-71. Missouri advance through to take on the Florida Gators.

Game 8: No. 6 Kentucky 85, No. 14 Oklahoma 84

Kentucky led to Sooners 40-38 at halftime despite losing Lamont Butler with injury. Without a point guard, the two teams traded blows down the stretch until Kentucky mounted an 11-0 run to lead 77-65 with 4:30 left in the game. The Wildcats would hold onto the lead for the rest of the matchup, punching their ticket to the quarterfinals against Alabama on Friday. Otega Oweh scored 27 points to lead Kentucky against his former team, including the game-winning bucket with less than a second left in the game.

SEC Quarterfinals (March 14)

Game 9: No. 1 Auburn 62, No. 8 Ole Miss 57

Ole Miss would not go away in making it close in the second half against the top seed in Auburn. Still, the Tigers built a two to three-possession margin for much of the game behind a double-double for Johni Broome of 23 points and 15 rebounds and then a defensive effort that held the Rebels to 57 points, their fewest points this season, at below 40% shooting from the field and below 20% from three. That will now send Auburn into the semifinals on Saturday.

Game 10: No. 4 Tennessee 83, No. 13 Texas 72

Tennessee’s Chaz Lanier scored 19 of his game-high 23 points in the first half Friday as the No. 8-ranked Volunteers (25-6) blasted upset-minded Texas, ending the Longhorns’ surprise run through the SEC Tournament as a double-digit seed.

Zakai Zeigler added 19 points and six assists as four Tennessee players scored at least 12 points in the game. The Vols advance to play No. 1 seed Auburn in Saturday’s first tournament semifinal at 1 pm ET. Texas (19-15) was led with 14 points apiece from Kadin Shedrick and Jordan Pope.

Game 11: No. 2 Florida 95, Missouri 80

Missouri tried to make things interesting in the second half of Friday’s quarterfinal against Florida. However, the Tigers couldn’t get over the hump, and the Gators managed to extend their lead to seal the 95-79 victory and advance to the SEC tournament semifinal.

Game 12: No. 3 Alabama 99, Kentucky 70

After taking a single-digit lead into the locker room, Alabama put its foot on the gas in the second half and never looked back, defeating Kentucky 99-67 Friday night. Labaron Philon led the way for the Crimson Tide with 21 points, three rebounds and four assists while Jarin Stevenson added 16 points.

SEC Semifinals (March 15)

Game 13: No. 4 Tennessee 70 def. No. 1 Auburn 65

After a back-and-forth first half, Tennessee appeared to take control of the top-seeded Tigers early in the second half. Leading by as many as 12 points, the Tigers came all the way back to have an opportunity to tie the game with less than a minute left in regulation. The Volunteers would hold on, defeating Auburn 70-65 to advance to the SEC Tournament championship.

Game 14: No. 2 Florida 104, No. 3 Alabama 82

At halftime, it was a two-point game between Florida and Alabama. But the Gators got scorching hot in the second half to top 100 points en route to the resounding victory to advance to the SEC tournament title game against Tennessee.

SEC Tournament Championship (March 16)

Game 15: No. 2 Florida 86, No. 4 Tennessee 77

Florida led a tight one at halftime, despite being up by nine. But the Gators maintained that lead throughout the second half and didn’t look back, earning a No. 1 seed and SEC title.

Walter Clayton Jr. led the way with 22 points, five rebounds and two assists. Will Richard added 17 points, two rebounds and three assists. Now, the Gators await their NCAA Tournament spot after claiming their first SEC title since 2014.