{"id":190786,"date":"2026-03-13T22:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/190786\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T22:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:17:07","slug":"sec-basketball-tournament-live-updates-scores-bracket-florida-rolls-to-semis-follow-tennessee-vs-vandy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/190786\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC basketball tournament live updates, scores, bracket: Florida rolls to semis; follow Tennessee vs. Vandy"},"content":{"rendered":"

With just days left until Selection Sunday<\/a> and March Madness<\/a>, it\u2019s crunch time in conference tournaments around the country.<\/p>\n

In the SEC, it\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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

SEC men\u2019s basketball tournament<\/p>\n

When: March 11-15
Where: Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tennessee
TV: ESPN, SEC Network
SEC tournament bracket, scores<\/a><\/p>\n

SEC schedule, results (all times ET)<\/p>\n

Friday, March 13 \u2014 Quarterfinals<\/p>\n

Game 9 | Florida 71, Kentucky 63<\/a>
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<\/p>\n

Saturday, March 14 \u2014 Semifinals<\/p>\n

Game 13 | No. 1 Florida vs. G10 winner | 1 p.m. | ESPN
Game 14 | G11 winner vs. G12 winner | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN<\/p>\n

Live17 updatesFri, March 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Fri, March 13, 2026 at 3:03 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Nate Ament is pushing Tennessee back into this game. He finally hit his first shot after missing his first eight attempts, and his aggressiveness the past few minutes has changed the tone of the game. Even when he wasn\u2019t making his shots, he was getting to the foul line.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 13, 2026 at 2:49 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Duke Miles is getting his legs stretched after checking out of the game. That is the only way the Vols have stopped him so far: He made his first nine shots and is 10 of 11 for 28 points, matching his season high.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Ja’Kobi Gillespie hit back-to-back 3-pointers \u2014 the second from deep \u2014 to stake the Vols\u2019 to a 45-38 lead. Duke Miles answered right back with a 3-pointer of his own then drove for a layup.<\/p>\n

Miles has made all nine of his shots.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 13, 2026 at 2:28 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

After a tremendous all-around 27-point game in Tennessee\u2019s victory over Auburn, Nate Ament has missed his first five shots against Vanderbilt.<\/p>\n

The Vols\u2019 rebounding has made up for their shooting struggles: They have 12 offensive boards, leading to second-chance opportunities.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 13, 2026 at 2:23 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

The game has been delayed because of a clock malfunction that has required the entire system to be rebooted.<\/p>\n

Everyone looks thrilled.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 13, 2026 at 1:58 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a typical grind-it-out game by Tennessee, but Duke Miles has kept Vanderbilt afloat with 13 points while making all six of his shots.<\/p>\n

Ja’Kobi Gillespie has led the Vols with nine points.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Tennessee picked up a basket that should have been waved off for a goaltending violation, according to replays.<\/p>\n

It has been a tight game so far midway through the first half.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 13, 2026 at 12:33 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Florida survives, but the defending champs hardly looked like a team ready to roll to its second straight national title.<\/p>\n

The Gators went nearly nine minutes in the second half without a basket and committed 16 turnovers for the game. They also missed 17 of their 20 3-point attempts.<\/p>\n

Florida point guard Xaivian Lee made a 3-pointer with 50 seconds left after Kentucky drew within five points then came up with a steal to put the game away.<\/p>\n

The Gators will play in the SEC tournament semifinals on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 13, 2026 at 12:23 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Florida went 8:50 without a made field goal in the second half, allowing Kentucky to stay within striking distance. Collin Chandler followed by making three free throws after being fouled on a 3-point attempt. Boogie Fland then committed an offensive foul and Kentucky made two more FTs.<\/p>\n

Suddenly, it\u2019s a six-point game.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 13, 2026 at 12:13 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

After an illegal screen call on Kentucky negated one of the few 3-pointers the Wildcats have made, Otega Oweh jawed at the officials long enough to draw a technical.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 13, 2026 at 12:07 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

A dunk by Otega Oweh off a Trent Noah steal has brought Kentucky within 10 with 6:14 left. If the Wildcats are going to make a serious run, it likely needs to come now.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Florida fans held the breath for a moment when Alex Condon grabbed his right ankle after Collin Chandler landed on him. Condon was able, however, to get up, shoot his free throws and stay in the game.<\/p>\n

Of concern for Kentucky: Chandler now has four fouls.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 13, 2026 at 11:46 AM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Kentucky hasn\u2019t been able to do much to cut into the defending national champs\u2019 lead. Alex Condon has 20 points and has controlled much of the game. The Wildcats haven\u2019t been helped by missing 11 of their 13 3-point attempts.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 13, 2026 at 11:08 AM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Florida controlled much of the first half, but Kentucky is still in the game thanks to 12 points from Mouhamed Dioubate.<\/p>\n

Alex Condon leads the Gators with 12 points.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 13, 2026 at 10:48 AM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Kentucky pushed back to tie the game at 20 only to have the Gators run off 13 straight points Boogie Fland punctuating a 33-20 lead with a 3-pointer.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 13, 2026 at 10:19 AM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Florida\u2019s big men are having their way inside against Kentucky in the opening minutes of their quarterfinal game. Alex Condon has seven points as the Wildcats took a 16-6 lead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With just days left until Selection Sunday and March Madness, it\u2019s crunch time in conference tournaments around the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":190431,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[4899,28,30,29,62,86572,3011],"class_list":["post-190786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-espn","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-sec","tag-sec-mens-basketball-tournament","tag-sec-network"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}