SEC tournament schedule takes shape. Gamecocks lock in their seed
You won’t have to wait long to see South Carolina in the SEC men’s basketball tournament.
The Gamecocks, who lost at Auburn on Saturday, are the No. 11 seed for St. Louis and will play No. 14 Ole Miss in Wednesday’s first round. Tip time is 9:30 p.m. in the Scottrade Center. The game will air on SEC Network.
In their only matchup this season, the Rebels beat Carolina on Dec. 31 in Oxford.
This is the first time since 2015 USC did not receive at least a first-round bye.
SEC Tournament seeds
1. Auburn (13-5)
2. Tennessee (13-5)
3. Florida (11-7)
4. Kentucky (10-8)
5. Missouri (10-8)
6. Arkansas (10-8)
7. Mississippi State (9-9)
8. Texas A&M (9-9)
9. Alabama (8-10)
10. LSU (8-10)
11. South Carolina (7-11)
12. Georgia (7-11)
13. Vanderbilt (6-12)
14. Ole Miss (5-13)
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Schedule
Wednesday’s first round
G1: No. 12 Georgia vs. No. 13 Vanderbilt, 7 p.m., SEC Network
G2: No. 11 South Carolina vs. No. 14 Ole Miss, 9:30 p.m., SEC Network
Thursday’s second round
G3: No. 8 Texas A&M vs. No. 9 Alabama, 1 p.m., SEC Network
G4: No. 5 Missouri vs. Game 1 winner, 3:30 p.m., SEC Network
G5: No. 10 LSU vs. No. 7 Mississippi State, 7 p.m., SEC Network
G6: No. 6 Arkansas vs. Game 2 winner, 9:30 p.m., SEC Network
Friday’s quarterfinals
G7: No. 1 Auburn vs. Game 3 winner, 1 p.m., ESPN
G8: No. 4 Kentucky vs. Game 4 winner, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
G9: No. 2 Tennessee vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m., SEC Network
G10: No. 3 Florida vs. Game 6 winner, 9:30 p.m., SEC Network
Saturday’s semifinals
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 1 p.m., ESPN
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Sunday’s championship
Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 1 p.m., ESPN
This story was originally published March 3, 2018 at 8:17 PM with the headline "SEC tournament schedule takes shape. Gamecocks lock in their seed."