2021 SEC men's basketball tournament


2021 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams13
SiteBridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsAlabama (7th title)
Winning coachNate Oats (1st title)
MVPJahvon Quinerly (Alabama)
Attendance14,782
TelevisionSEC Network, ESPN
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2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Alabama† 16 – 2   .889 26 – 7   .788
No. 10 Arkansas 13 – 4   .765 25 – 7   .781
LSU 11 – 6   .647 19 – 10   .655
Tennessee 10 – 7   .588 18 – 9   .667
Florida 9 – 7   .563 15 – 10   .600
Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556 16 – 12   .571
Missouri 8 – 8   .500 16 – 10   .615
Kentucky 8 – 9   .471 9 – 16   .360
Mississippi State 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545
Georgia 7 – 11   .389 14 – 12   .538
Auburn* 7 – 11   .389 13 – 14   .481
South Carolina 4 – 12   .250 6 – 15   .286
Texas A&M 2 – 8   .200 8 – 10   .444
Vanderbilt 3 – 13   .188 9 – 16   .360
† 2021 SEC tournament winner
* Ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed postseason ban.

The 2021 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, which took place March 10–14, 2021.[1]

Seeds

On November 22, 2020, Auburn announced a self-imposed, one year postseason ban due to former assistant coach Chuck Person's involvement in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal.[2] As a result, the #11 seed in the tournament was awarded a first-round bye, leaving the #12 seed–#13 seed game as the only game to be played on March 10. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records.[citation needed] The top 11 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye, automatically advancing them into the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conference
1 Alabama 16–2
2 Arkansas 13–4
3 LSU 11–6
4 Tennessee 10–7
5 Florida 9–7
6 Ole Miss 10–8
7 Missouri 8–8
8 Kentucky 8–9
9 Mississippi State 8–10
10 Georgia 7–11
11 South Carolina 4–12
12 Vanderbilt 3–13
13 Texas A&M 2–8

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 10
1 1 6:00 pm No. 12 Vanderbilt vs. No. 13 Texas A&M 79–68 SECN 1,149
Second round – Thursday, March 11
2 2 11:00 am No. 8 Kentucky vs. No. 9 Mississippi State 73–74 SECN 1,733
3 1:30 pm No. 5 Florida vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt 69–63
3 4 6:00 pm No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 10 Georgia 73–70 1,809
5 8:30 pm No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 South Carolina 76–59
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 12
4 6 11:00 am No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 9 Mississippi State 85–48 ESPN 2,186
7 1:30 pm No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 5 Florida 78–66
5 8 6:00 pm No. 2 Arkansas vs. No. 7 Missouri 70–64 SECN 2,155
9 8:30 pm No. 3 LSU vs. No. 6 Ole Miss 76–73
Semifinals – Saturday, March 13
6 10 12:00 pm No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Tennessee 73–68 ESPN 3,164
11 2:45 pm No. 2 Arkansas vs. No. 3 LSU 71–78
Championship – Sunday, March 14
7 12 12:00 pm No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 3 LSU 80–79 ESPN 2,586

*Game times in Central Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 10
SEC Network		Second round
Thursday, March 11
SEC Network		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 12
ESPN/SEC Network		Semifinals
Saturday, March 13
ESPN		Championship
Sunday, March 14
ESPN
1Alabama85
8Kentucky739Mississippi State48
9Mississippi State741Alabama73
4Tennessee68
4Tennessee78
5Florida695Florida66
12Vanderbilt7912Vanderbilt631Alabama80
13Texas A&M683LSU79
2Arkansas70
7Missouri737Missouri64
10Georgia702Arkansas71
3 LSU 78
3LSU76
6Ole Miss766Ole Miss73
11South Carolina59

Game summaries

First round

March 10
6:00 p.m.
No. 12 Vanderbilt 79, No. 13 Texas A&M 68
Scoring by half: 37–27, 42–41
Pts: Pippen Jr. (22)
Rebs: Brown/Evans/Harvey/Milora-Brown (5)
Asts: Pippen Jr. (6)		 Pts: Miller (22)
Rebs: Miller (10)
Asts: Gordon (5)
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,149
Referees: Tony Greene, Don Daily, Terry Wymer

Second round

SECN
March 11
11:00 a.m.
No. 9 Mississippi State 74, No. 8 Kentucky 73
Scoring by half: 44-30, 30-43
Pts: Molinar (21)
Rebs: T. Smith (11)
Asts: Stewart (10)		 Pts: Mintz (16)
Rebs: Sarr/Brooks Jr. (5)
Asts: Mintz (8)
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,733
Referees: Joe Lindsay, Patrick Evans, Chuck Jones
SECN
March 11
1:30 p.m.
No. 5 Florida 69, No. 12 Vanderbilt 63
Scoring by half: 34–22, 35–41
Pts: Mann (22)
Rebs: Castleton (8)
Asts: Mann (6)		 Pts: Pippen Jr. (23)
Rebs: Brown (7)
Asts: Pippen Jr. (4)
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,733
Referees: Doug Shows, Byron Jarrett, K.B. Burdett
SECN
March 11
6:00 p.m.
No. 7 Missouri 73, No. 10 Georgia 70
Scoring by half: 32–33, 41–37
Pts: Pinson (17)
Rebs: D. Smith (8)
Asts: Brown (4)		 Pts: Wheeler (14)
Rebs: Camara (10)
Asts: Wheeler (13)
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,809
Referees: Pat Adams, Bart Lenox, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
SECN
March 11
8:30 p.m.
No. 6 Ole Miss 76, No. 11 South Carolina 59
Scoring by half: 41–26, 35–33
Pts: Joiner (18)
Rebs: Buffen (9)
Asts: Shuler (5)		 Pts: McCreary (15)
Rebs: Leveque (6)
Asts: Moss (6)
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,809
Referees: Terry Oglesby, Steven Anderson, Owen Shortt

Quarterfinals

March 12
11:00 a.m.
No. 1 Alabama 85, No. 9 Mississippi State 48
Scoring by half: 47–19, 38–29
Pts: Quinerly (14)
Rebs: Jones/Ellis (7)
Asts: Jones (7)		 Pts: Mintz (18)
Rebs: Sarr/Brooks Jr. (11)
Asts: Mintz (2)
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 2,186
Referees: Don Daily, Tony Greene, K.B. Burdett
ESPN
March 12
1:30 p.m.
No. 4 Tennessee 78, No. 5 Florida 66
Scoring by half: 31–22, 47–44
Pts: Vescovi (14)
Rebs: Johnson/James (9)
Asts: Johnson/James (6)		 Pts: Mann (30)
Rebs: Castleton (7)
Asts: Castleton/Lewis (2)
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 2,186
Referees: Pat Adams, Patrick Evans, Terry Wymer
SECN
March 12
6:00 p.m.
No. 2 Arkansas 70, No. 7 Missouri 64
Scoring by half: 32–33, 38–31
Pts: Notae (27)
Rebs: Smith/Moody (8)
Asts: Davis/Notae (4)		 Pts: Pinson (14)
Rebs: Brown (11)
Asts: D. Smith (5)
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 2,155
Referees: Doug Shows, Terry Oglesby, Steven Anderson
SECN
March 12
8:30 p.m.
No. 3 LSU 76, No. 6 Ole Miss 73
Scoring by half: 29–27, 47–46
Pts: Watford (24)
Rebs: Days (12)
Asts: Smart (5)		 Pts: Joiner (26)
Rebs: White (13)
Asts: Shuler (3)
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 2,155
Referees: Joe Lindsay, Byron Jarrett, Bart Lenox

Semifinals

ESPN
March 13
12:00 p.m.
No. 1 Alabama 73, No. 4 Tennessee 68
Scoring by half: 31–40, 42–28
Pts: Jones (21)
Rebs: Jones (13)
Asts: Jones (4)		 Pts: Johnson (20)
Rebs: Johnson (9)
Asts: Vescovi (4)
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 3,164
Referees: Don Daily, Tony Greene, Chuck Jones
ESPN
March 13
2:30 p.m.
No. 2 Arkansas 71, No. 3 LSU 78
Scoring by half: 37-40, 34-38
Pts: Moody (21)
Rebs: Moody (8)
Asts: Davis (4)		 Pts: Thomas (28)
Rebs: Days/LeBlanc (9)
Asts: Smart (5)
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 3,164
Referees: Terry Oglesby, Patrick Evans, Bart Lenox

Final

ESPN
March 14
12:00 p.m.
No. 1 Alabama 80, No. 3 LSU 79
Scoring by half: 40-37, 40-42
Pts: Shackelford (21)
Rebs: Jones (11)
Asts: Jones (6)		 Pts: Watford (30)
Rebs: Days (12)
Asts: Smart (5)
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 3,400
Referees: Doug Shows, Pat Adams, Joe Lindsay

See also

References

  1. ^ "Championship - Men's Basketball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Auburn men's basketball program to forgo postseason for 2020-21 season". Auburn Athletics. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.