SEC Tournament 2017: Bracket updates, schedule, and live scores

The 2017 SEC men’s basketball tournament ended without much of a surprise — the Kentucky Wildcats are the champions yet again.

The Wildcats earned their 30th SEC tournament championship with a 82-65 victory over Arkansas. This is Kentucky’s third title in a row.

Last year’s tournament final between the Wildcats and Texas A&M Aggies was a riotous, back-and-forth affair, but this year’s championship bracket felt much more like a foregone conclusion.

John Calipari’s roster is studded with blue chip talent from top to bottom, highlighted by the standout performance of Malik Monk, a true freshman guard who’s averaging over 21 points per game this season. Monk is flanked by fellow freshman De’Aaron Fox, who suffered a minor injury last month but doesn’t appear slowed by it now. Sophomore guard Isaiah Briscoe has done a masterful job, as well.

All 14 SEC teams are seeded into a standard bracket, with the top four seeds receiving byes into the quarterfinal round. The bottom four seeds will battle on opening day for the right to advance to the second round on Thursday. The finals are at noon ET on Sunday.

You can view the full SEC Tournament bracket here:

Wednesday, March 8 (first round)

Game 1: No. 12 Mississippi State 79, No. 13 LSU 52
Game 2: No. 14 Missouri 86, No. 11 Auburn 83 (OT)

Thursday, March 9 (second round)

Game 3: No. 8 Georgia 59, No. 9 Tennessee 57
Game 4: No. 5 Alabama 75, No. 12 Mississippi State 55
Game 5: No. 7 Vanderbilt 66, No. 10 Texas A&M 41
Game 6: No. 6 Ole Miss 86, No. 14 Missouri 74

Friday, March 10 (quarterfinals)

Game 7: No. 1 Kentucky 71, No. 8 Georgia 60
Game 8: No. 5 Alabama 64, No. 4 South Carolina 53
Game 9: No. 7 Vanderbilt 72, No. 2 Florida 62
Game 10: No. 3 Arkansas 73, No. 6 Ole Miss 72

Saturday, March 11 (semifinals)

Game 11: No. 1 Kentucky 79, No. 5 Alabama 74
Game 12: No. 3 Arkansas 76, No. 7 Vanderbilt 62

Sunday, March 12 (finals)

Game 13: No. 1 Kentucky 82, No. 3 Arkansas 65