The SEC Tournament went completely as expected on Friday. The top four seeds advanced rather easily, setting up an intriguing Saturday of hoops at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
SEC Tournament 2014 schedule and bracket: Top 4 seeds advance to semifinals
The SEC Tournament was all chalk in the quarterfinals, and most of the games weren’t particularly close. Will that be the case in the semifinal round?
Kevin C. Cox
No. 1 Florida beat up on No. 8 Missouri, 72-49, in the first game of the quarterfinal round. The Gators found themselves tied at the half but outscored the Tigers, 43-20, in the second half to pull away. Scottie Wilbekin and Michael Frazier II had 15 points apiece for the nation's top-ranked team. Florida will face No. 4 Tennessee, which earned a 15-point win over No. 13 South Carolina in the late-afternoon contest. Jarnell Stokes had 22 points and 15 rebounds for the Volunteers, whose defense held the Gamecocks without a double-figures scorer.
No. 2 Kentucky kicked off the evening session with an 85-67 pasting of No. 7 LSU. James Young led the way for the Wildcats with 21 points while freshman sensation Julius Randle added 17 points and 16 rebounds in a physical contest that saw 47 fouls called. Kentucky advances to the semifinals to take on No. 3 Georgia, which went down to the wire with No. 6 Mississippi in the only real exciting game of the day. Charles Mann scored 16 points for the Bulldogs to help them overcome a 26-point performance from the Rebels' Jarvis Summers, who missed a potential game-winner at the buzzer.
Saturday’s schedule of games:
No. 1 Florida vs. No. 4 Tennessee, 1 p.m. ET, ABC
No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 3 Georgia, 3:30 p.m., ABC
Here’s the entire SEC Tournament bracket, courtesy of the league’s official site:
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