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SEC basketball tournament updates, scores, results: Kentucky, Tennessee advance

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With just days left until Selection Sunday and March Madness, it’s crunch time in conference tournaments around the country.

In the SEC, it’s all about Florida and whether the Gators can run it back with another national title. The Gators struggled to start the season and then even fell out of the national rankings completely by early January. But now, this team feels like a completely different story. The Gators ended the season on an 11-game win streak and their first regular-season SEC title since 2014.

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Which other teams could contend in Nashville? Follow along below for scores, highlights, bracketology and more (scroll for live updates).

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SEC men’s basketball tournament

When: March 11-15
Where: Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tennessee
TV: ESPN, SEC Network
SEC tournament bracket, scores

SEC schedule, results (all times ET)

Thursday, March 12 — Second Round

Game 5 | Kentucky 78, Missouri 72
Game 6 | Tennessee 72, Auburn 62
Game 7 | Ole Miss 76, Georgia 72
Game 8 | Oklahoma 83, Texas A&M 63

Friday, March 13 — Quarterfinals

Game 9 | No. 9 Kentucky vs. No. 1 Florida | 1 p.m. | ESPN
Game 10 | No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
Game 11 | No. 15 Ole Miss vs. No. 2 Alabama | 7 p.m. | SEC Network
Game 12 | No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Arkansas | 9:30 p.m. | SEC Network

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  • Yahoo Sports Staff

  • Yahoo Sports Staff

    Here’s where we stand after tonight’s action.

    Four quarterfinal matchups on deck tomorrow:

    No. 9 Kentucky vs. No. 1 Florida | 1 p.m. | ESPN
    No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
    No. 15 Ole Miss vs. No. 2 Alabama | 7 p.m. | SEC Network
    No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Arkansas | 9:30 p.m. | SEC Network

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  • Yahoo Sports Staff

    The Sooners are trying to surge into the NCAA tournament. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi had them as a “first four out” team going into tonight. Another win tomorrow could do wonders for their résumé.

  • Yahoo Sports Staff

    Nijel Pack’s 20 points leads the way in OU’s dominant victory (though Pack left the game late with an injury and didn’t return). The SEC No. 11 seed Sooners advance to the quarterfinals, where they’ll face No. 3 Arkansas tomorrow.

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  • Yahoo Sports Staff

    And now Oklahoma’s leading scorer is down on the court after a rough collision with Texas A&M’s Marcus Hill. Pack returns to the bench with a towel on his nose.

  • Yahoo Sports Staff

    Nijel Pack has 20 points and he’s helped the Sooners build the lead back above 20 points.

    Oklahoma 75, Texas A&M 54 | 5:58 to play

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  • Yahoo Sports Staff

    Texas A&M has been much better offensively in the second half but it looks like the Oklahoma lead is just too big to cut into.

    OU leads 70-54 with 7:22 to play

  • Yahoo Sports Staff

    After the Aggies went on their run early in the 2nd half, the Sooners stopped the bleeding.

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    Oklahoma leads 61-44 at the 11:50 mark.

  • Yahoo Sports Staff

    The Aggies have hit their first five shots of the second half and are on an 8-0 run. Can they make this a game?

    Oklahoma leads 54-40 at the 16:19 mark.

  • Yahoo Sports Staff

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    We’re back for the final 20 minutes of SEC tournament action in Nashville tonight.

  • Yahoo Sports Staff

    Oklahoma: shooting 59.4%

    Texas A&M: 29.4%

    That’s the story of the game so far.

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    Here’s the full box score

  • Yahoo Sports Staff

    Nijel Pack has 15 points, Xzayvier Brown has 12 and the Sooners are dominating through 20 minutes.

  • Yahoo Sports Staff

    This has been a complete disaster of a first half for Texas A&M.

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    Oklahoma leads 38-18 at the under-4 timeout.

  • Yahoo Sports Staff

    Sooners lead 32-14 at the 8:12 mark of the first half.

  • Yahoo Sports Staff

    The Sooners are flying early on, hitting 10 of 14 shots en route to a 25-11 lead the 11:00 mark.

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    Nijel Pack has 11 points and has hit all 4 of his shots so far.

  • Yahoo Sports Staff

    Xzayvier Brown and Nijel Pack each have 5 quick points and the Sooners are on an 8-0 run to grab a 14-6 lead in the opening minutes.

  • Yahoo Sports Staff

    The action has begun in Nashville for our final SEC tournament game of the night.

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  • Yahoo Sports Staff

    The last SEC tournament tame of the night featured No. 6 seed Texas A&M vs. 11 seed Oklahoma.

    The Sooners likely need a win tonight and possibly another one or two after that to fight their way into the NCAA tournament field.

  • Jack Baer

    Jack Baer

    Ole Miss once again pulls off a close upset of Georgia, this time in the SEC tournament to set up a clash with No. 2 seed Alabama in the quarterfinals. AJ Storr posted a team-high 19 points off the bench for Ole Miss, while Georgia shot 35.4% as a team.

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    The Rebels never trailed and led by as much as 23, then narrowly avoided disaster.

  • Jack Baer

    Jack Baer

    Tyler Perry gets the game-deciding rebound after Georgia intentionally misses the second free throw. Looks like Ole Miss is going to pull this out.



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Sissy arrived at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee in 2000, where caretakers began monitoring and managing her osteoarthritis. Sanctuary leaders said a recent progression of the disease caused what they described as “clear signs” of pain and swelling in her right wrist.



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JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) – The Tennessee Highway Patrol held an open house Thursday at the THP Jackson District Office in West Madison County for those interested in becoming a state trooper.

Attendees had the opportunity to learn about the various operations of the THP and the roles the department offers.

Trooper Tiffanie Williams said the career comes with competitive benefits and a sense of community responsibility.

“What makes us a good career choice is, one, base your retirement plan is pretty good, your benefits are pretty good. Also, just giving back to the community — we kind of hold ourselves to a higher standard,” Williams said.

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For more information about the Tennessee Highway Patrol and how to get involved, click here.

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Tennessee State men’s hockey cancels 2026-27 inaugural season for second straight year

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Tennessee State men’s hockey cancels 2026-27 inaugural season for second straight year


Tennessee State men’s hockey has once again canceled its inaugural season.

The first ever ice hockey team at an historically Black, public university was expected to begin play in 2025-26, but the season was canceled due to a fundraising shortfall. Now, the team has canceled its 2026-27 season according to a source with knowledge of the situation who wished to remain anonymous because the news is not public.

The Tennessean reached out to Tennessee State president Dwayne Tucker, who decline to comment on the situation.

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The Tennessee State’s men’s hockey website does not have a schedule, roster, or any team events listed on its website. The site’s most recent update was July 10 of last year, an announcement about the 2025-26 season cancellation. Requests for additional information about the hockey team have gone unanswered.

This delay in the start of the men’s hockey team comes three years after the team’s inception was announced at Bridgestone Arena ahead of the 2023 NHL Draft. The Nashville Predators and NHL were instrumental in bringing a team to Tennessee State, and a representative with the Predators confirmed that support is ongoing.

While the 2025-26 cancellation followed unrest about the school’s financial situation, it’s unclear if this year’s cancellation is for the same reason or if its related to the school’s recent turmoil in the athletic department.

In May, six coaches gave a vote of no confidence for Tennessee State’s athletic director Mikki Allen. A letter to Dwayne Tucker on May 29 expressed concern about the “current direction, leadership, communication, and operational management of the athletic department” under Allen.

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Men’s hockey coach Duante Abercrombie was not among the six coaches mentioned in the letter.

Alex Daugherty is the Predators beat writer for The Tennessean. He never uses artificial intelligence when developing or drafting stories. Contact Alex at jdaugherty@gannett.com. Follow Alex on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @alexdaugherty1. Also check out our Predators exclusive Instagram page @tennessean_preds.





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