2015 SEC men's basketball tournament

2015 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams14
SiteBridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsKentucky (29th title)
Winning coachJohn Calipari (3rd title)
MVPWillie Cauley-Stein (Kentucky)
Attendance106,521
TelevisionESPN and SEC Network
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2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kentucky † 18 – 0   1.000 38 – 1   .974
No. 21 Arkansas 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750
LSU 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
Georgia 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Texas A&M 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Ole Miss 11 – 7   .611 21 – 13   .618
Vanderbilt 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Alabama 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Florida 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
Tennessee 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
South Carolina 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515
Mississippi State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Auburn 4 – 14   .222 15 – 20   .429
Missouri 3 – 15   .167 9 – 23   .281
† 2015 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee from March 11–15, 2015. The tournament consisted of five rounds and included all 14 SEC teams. Seeds 5 through 10 will receive a first-round bye, and the top four seeds will receive a "double bye" through the first round and second round. All games of the tournament were televised by the networks of ESPN, with the first three rounds on the SEC Network.[1][2]

Seeds

Seed School Conference
record 		Overall
record 		Tiebreaker
1 Kentucky‡† 18–0 34–0
2 Arkansas† 13–5 26–8
3 Georgia† 11–7 21–11 3–1 vs. LSU, Texas A&M, and Ole Miss
4 LSU† 11–7 22–10 3–2 vs. Georgia, Texas A&M, and Ole Miss
5 Texas A&M# 11–7 20–11 2–2 vs. Georgia, LSU, and Ole Miss
6 Ole Miss# 11–7 20–12 1–4 vs. Georgia, LSU, and Texas A&M
7 Vanderbilt# 9–9 19–13
8 Florida# 8–10 16–17 1–0 vs. Alabama
9 Alabama# 8–10 18–14 0–1 vs. Florida
10 Tennessee# 7–11 16–16
11 South Carolina 6–12 17–16 1–0 vs. Mississippi State
12 Mississippi State 6–12 13–19 0–1 vs. South Carolina
13 Auburn 4–14 15–20
14 Missouri 3–15 9–23
‡ – 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# Final score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 11
1 6:00 p.m. #12 Mississippi State vs. #13 Auburn 68–74 SEC Network 10,039[3]
2 8:30 p.m. #11 South Carolina vs. #14 Missouri 63–54
Second round – Thursday, March 12
3 Noon #8 Florida vs. #9 Alabama 69–61 SEC Network 10,563[4]
4 2:30 p.m. #5 Texas A&M vs. #13 Auburn 59–66
5 6:00 p.m. #7 Vanderbilt vs. #10 Tennessee 61–67 15,032[5]
6 8:30 p.m. #6 Ole Miss vs. #11 South Carolina 58–60
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13
7 Noon #1 Kentucky vs. #8 Florida 64–49 SEC Network 18,205[6]
8 2:30 p.m. #4 LSU vs. #13 Auburn 70–73OT
9 6:00 p.m. #2 Arkansas vs. #10 Tennessee 80–72 13,135[7]
10 8:30 p.m. #3 Georgia vs. #11 South Carolina 74–62
Semifinals – Saturday, March 14
11 Noon #1 Kentucky vs. #13 Auburn 91–67 ESPN 19,232[8]
12 2:30 p.m. #2 Arkansas vs. #3 Georgia 60–49
Championship – Sunday, March 15
13 Noon #1 Kentucky vs. #2 Arkansas 78–63 ESPN 20,315[9]
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

[10]

First round
Wednesday, March 11
SEC Network		Second round
Thursday, March 12
SEC Network		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
SEC Network		Semifinals
Saturday, March 14
ESPN		Championship
Sunday, March 15
ESPN
1#1 Kentucky64
8Florida698Florida49
9Alabama611#1 Kentucky91
13Auburn67
4LSU70
5Texas A&M5913Auburn73OT
12Mississippi State6813Auburn661#1 Kentucky78
13Auburn742#21 Arkansas63
2#21 Arkansas80
7Vanderbilt6110Tennessee72
10Tennessee672#21 Arkansas60
3Georgia49
3Georgia74
6Ole Miss5811South Carolina62
11South Carolina6311South Carolina60
14Missouri54

Game statistics

First round

SEC Network
March 11
6 p.m. CT
Mississippi State 68, Auburn 74
Scoring by half: 36–34, 32–40
Pts: C. Sword, 21
Rebs: C. Sword, 7
Asts: C. Sword, 4		 Pts: K. Ross-Miller, 21
Rebs: K. Ross-Miller, 7
Asts: T. Lang, 3
Bridgestone Arena
Attendance: 10,039
Referees: Tony Greene, Joe Lindsay, Mike Nance
SEC Network
March 11
8:30 p.m. CT
South Carolina 63, Missouri 54
Scoring by half: 30–24, 33–30
Pts: S. Thornwell, 18
Rebs: T. Johnson, 7
Asts: S. Thornwell, 6		 Pts: M. Gill-Caesar, 10
Rebs: J. Williams III, 11
Asts: K. Shamburger, 4
Bridgestone Arena
Attendance: 10,039
Referees: Anthony Jordan, Doug Shows, Ron Groover

Second round

SEC Network
March 12
Noon CT
Florida 69, Alabama 61
Scoring by half: 33–29, 36–32
Pts: D. Finney-Smith, 23
Rebs: D. Finney-Smith, 11
Asts: C. Chiozza, 4		 Pts: Tied, 15
Rebs: R. Norris, 7
Asts: L. Randolph, 4
Bridgestone Arena
Attendance: 10,563
Referees: Tim Gattis, Ron Groover, Mike Nance
SEC Network
March 12
2:30 p.m. CT
Texas A&M 59, Auburn 66
Scoring by half: 33–23, 26–43
Pts: Tied, 11
Rebs: K. Roberson, 12
Asts: Tied, 4		 Pts: K. Harrell, 25
Rebs: C. Bowers, 8
Asts: K. Ross-Miller, 4
Bridgestone Arena
Attendance: 10,563
Referees: Anthony Jordan, Kevin Fehr, Olandis Poole
SEC Network
March 12
6 p.m. CT
Vanderbilt 61, Tennessee 67
Scoring by half: 32–38, 35–23
Pts: D. Jones, 18
Rebs: D. Jones, 15
Asts: W. Baldwin IV, 5		 Pts: J. Richardson, 22
Rebs: D. Reese, 7
Asts: K. Punter, 4
Bridgestone Arena
Attendance: 15,032
Referees: Antinio Petty, Tony Henderson, Glenn Tuitt
SEC Network
March 12
8:30 p.m. CT
Ole Miss 58, South Carolina 60
Scoring by half: 27–24, 33–34
Pts: L. White, 17
Rebs: Tied, 7
Asts: S. Moody, 3		 Pts: M. Carrera
Rebs: Tied, 7
Asts: T. Johnson, 5
Bridgestone Arena
Attendance: 15,032
Referees: Pat Adams, Joe Lindsay, Lee Cassell

Quarterfinals

SEC Network
March 13
Noon CT
Kentucky 64, Florida 49
Scoring by half: 31–27, 33–22
Pts: Tied, 13
Rebs: K. Towns, 12
Asts: T. Ulis, 4		 Pts: J. Horford, 15
Rebs: D. Finney-Smith, 8
Asts: K. Hill, 4
Bridgestone Arena
Attendance: 18,205
Referees: Tony Greene, Joe Lindsay, Pat Adams
SEC Network
March 13
2:30 p.m. CT
LSU 70, Auburn 73 (OT)
Scoring by half: 28–24, 36–40 Overtime: 6–9
Pts: K. Hornsby, 24
Rebs: J. Martin, 15
Asts: Tied, 3		 Pts: K. Harrell, 29
Rebs: C. Bowers, 10
Asts: K. Ross-Miller, 5
Bridgestone Arena
Attendance: 18,205
Referees: Antinio Petty, Lee Cassell, Tim Gattis
SEC Network
March 13
6 p.m. CT
Arkansas 80, Tennessee 72
Scoring by half: 45–25, 35–47
Pts: B. Portis, 26
Rebs: B. Portis, 11
Asts: A. Beard, 5		 Pts: J. Richardson, 22
Rebs: J. Richardson, 10
Asts: J. Richardson, 3
Bridgestone Arena
Attendance: 13,135
Referees: Doug Shows, Mike Nance, Patrick Evans
SEC Network
March 13
8:30 p.m. CT
Georgia 74, South Carolina 62
Scoring by half: 33–26, 41–36
Pts: M. Thornton, 15
Rebs: Y. Maten, 10
Asts: C. Mann, 4		 Pts: D. Notice, 20
Rebs: M. Carrera, 8
Asts: S. Thornwell, 6
Bridgestone Arena
Attendance: 13,135
Referees: Anthony Jordan, Ron Groover, Tony Henderson

Semifinals

ESPN
March 14
Noon CDT
Kentucky 91, Auburn 67
Scoring by half: 47–29, 44–38
Pts: W. Cauley-Stein, 18
Rebs: W. Cauley-Stein, 7
Asts: T. Ulis, 6		 Pts: A. Mason, 23
Rebs: D. Waddell, 5
Asts: Tied, 1
Bridgestone Arena
Attendance: 19,232
Referees: Mike Nance, Olandis Poole, Doug Shows.
ESPN
March 14
2:30 p.m. CDT
Arkansas 60, Georgia 49
Scoring by half: 25–17, 35–32
Pts: M. Qualls, 15
Rebs: B. Portis, 12
Asts: N. Babb, 3		 Pts: Tied, 13
Rebs: M. Thornton, 12
Asts: J.J. Frazier, 4
Bridgestone Arena
Attendance: 19,232
Referees: Lee Cassell, Tony Greene, Antinio Petty.

Championship game

ESPN
March 15
Noon CDT
Kentucky 78, Arkansas 63
Scoring by half: 41–25, 37–38
Pts: W. Cauley-Stein/An. Harrison, 15
Rebs: W. Cauley-Stein, 10
Asts: Aa. Harrison/T. Ulis, 6		 Pts: M. Qualls, 18
Rebs: R. Madden, 4
Asts: R. Madden, 2
Bridgestone Arena
Attendance: 20,315
Referees: Pat Adams, Tony Greene, Doug Shows.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nashville To Host SEC Basketball Tournaments" (Press release). SEC. October 15, 2013. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Blackburn, Gracie (March 14, 2014). "Future SEC Men's Basketball Tournament Early Rounds to Air Exclusively on SEC Network". ESPN MediaZone. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  3. ^ SCAR–MIZZ boxscore
  4. ^ TA&M–AUB boxscore
  5. ^ MISS–SCAR boxscore
  6. ^ AUB–LSU boxscore
  7. ^ SCAR–UGA boxscore
  8. ^ UGA–ARK Boxscore
  9. ^ UK–ARK Boxscore
  10. ^ "2015 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament" (PDF). ESPN.com. Southeastern Conference. 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2022.