2015 SEC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 2015 SEC Division I Men's 2015_SEC_Men's_Basketball_Tournament_logo.png 175px 14 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee Kentucky 29th John Calipari 3rd Willie Cauley-Stein Kentucky 106,521 ESPN and SEC Network The 2015 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee from March 11–15, 2015. The tournament consisted of five rounds and included all 14 SEC teams. Seeds 5 through 10 will receive a first-round bye, and the top four seeds will receive a "double bye" through the first round and second round. All games of the tournament were televised by the networks of ESPN, with the first three rounds on the SEC Network.Nashville To Host SEC Basketball Tournaments http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/tabid/473/article/247151/Nashville-To-Host-SEC-Basketball-Tournaments.aspx SEC May 13, 2014 October 15, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140514180452/http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/tabid/473/article/247151/Nashville-To-Host-SEC-Basketball-Tournaments.aspx May 14, 2014Future SEC Men's Basketball Tournament Early Rounds to Air Exclusively on SEC Network http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2014/03/future-sec-mens-basketball-tournament-early-rounds-to-air-exclusively-on-sec-network/ ESPN MediaZone May 13, 2014 Gracie Blackburn March 14, 2014 Seeds Seed School Conferencerecord Overallrecord Tiebreaker1Kentucky‡†18–034–02Arkansas†13–526–83Georgia†11–721–113–1 vs. LSU, Texas A&M, and Ole Miss4LSU†11–722–103–2 vs. Georgia, Texas A&M, and Ole Miss5Texas A&M#11–720–112–2 vs. Georgia, LSU, and Ole Miss6Ole Miss#11–720–121–4 vs. Georgia, LSU, and Texas A&M7Vanderbilt#9–919–138Florida#8–1016–171–0 vs. Alabama9 Alabama#8–1018–140–1 vs. Florida10Tennessee#7–1116–1611South Carolina6–1217–161–0 vs. Mississippi State12Mississippi State 6–12 13–190–1 vs. South Carolina13Auburn4–1415–20 14Missouri 3–15 9–23 ‡ – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.† – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament.# – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.Overall records include all games played in the SEC Tournament. Schedule GameTime*Matchup#Final scoreTelevisionAttendance First round – Wednesday, March 11 1 6:00 p.m. #12 Mississippi State vs. #13 Auburn 68–74 SEC Network 10,039SCAR–MIZZ boxscore 2 8:30 p.m. #11 South Carolina vs. #14 Missouri 63–54 Second round – Thursday, March 12 3 Noon #8 Florida vs. #9 Alabama 69–61 SEC Network 10,563TA&M–AUB boxscore 4 2:30 p.m. #5 Texas A&M vs. #13 Auburn 59–66 5 6:00 p.m. #7 Vanderbilt vs. #10 Tennessee 61–67 15,032MISS–SCAR boxscore 6 8:30 p.m. #6 Ole Miss vs. #11 South Carolina 58–60 Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13 7 Noon #1 Kentucky vs. #8 Florida 64–49 SEC Network 18,205AUB–LSU boxscore 8 2:30 p.m. #4 LSU vs. #13 Auburn 70–73OT 9 6:00 p.m. #2 Arkansas vs. #10 Tennessee 80–72 13,135SCAR–UGA boxscore 10 8:30 p.m. #3 Georgia vs. #11 South Carolina 74–62 Semifinals – Saturday, March 14 11 Noon #1 Kentucky vs. #13 Auburn 91–67 ESPN 19,232UGA–ARK Boxscore 12 2:30 p.m. #2 Arkansas vs. #3 Georgia 60–49 Championship – Sunday, March 15 13 Noon #1 Kentucky vs. #2 Arkansas 78–63 ESPN 20,315UK–ARK Boxscore *Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed Bracket https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2014/1009/2015%20SEC%20Basketball%20Tournament%20Bracket.pdf 2015 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament ESPN.com Southeastern Conference 2015 April 29, 2022 First roundWednesday, March 11SEC Network Second roundThursday, March 12SEC Network QuarterfinalsFriday, March 13SEC Network SemifinalsSaturday, March 14ESPN ChampionshipSunday, March 15ESPN 12 Mississippi State 68 13 Auburn 74 11 South Carolina 63 14 Missouri 54 8 Florida 69 9 Alabama 61 13 Auburn 66 5 Texas A&M 59 7 Vanderbilt 61 10 Tennessee 67 6 Ole Miss 58 11 South Carolina 60 8 Florida 49 1 #1 Kentucky 64 13 Auburn 73OT 4 LSU 70 2 #21 Arkansas 80 10 Tennessee 72 3 Georgia 74 11 South Carolina 62 1 #1 Kentucky 91 13 Auburn 67 2 #21 Arkansas 60 3 Georgia 49 1 #1 Kentucky 78 2 #21 Arkansas 63 Game statistics First round #ffdead March 11 6 p.m. CT Boxscore Mississippi State 68 Auburn 74 36–34 32–40 C. Sword, 21 C. Sword, 7 C. Sword, 4 K. Ross-Miller, 21 K. Ross-Miller, 7 T. Lang, 3 Bridgestone Arena 10,039 Tony Greene, Joe Lindsay, Mike Nance SEC Network #e3e3e3 March 11 8:30 p.m. CT Boxscore South Carolina 63 Missouri 54 30–24 33–30 S. Thornwell, 18 T. Johnson, 7 S. Thornwell, 6 M. Gill-Caesar, 10 J. Williams III, 11 K. Shamburger, 4 Bridgestone Arena 10,039 Anthony Jordan, Doug Shows, Ron Groover SEC Network Second round #ffdead March 12 Noon CT Boxscore Florida 69 Alabama 61 33–29 36–32 D. Finney-Smith, 23 D. Finney-Smith, 11 C. Chiozza, 4 Tied, 15 R. Norris, 7 L. Randolph, 4 Bridgestone Arena 10,563 Tim Gattis, Ron Groover, Mike Nance SEC Network #e3e3e3 March 12 2:30 p.m. CT Boxscore Texas A&M 59 Auburn 66 33–23 26–43 Tied, 11 K. Roberson, 12 Tied, 4 K. Harrell, 25 C. Bowers, 8 K. Ross-Miller, 4 Bridgestone Arena 10,563 Anthony Jordan, Kevin Fehr, Olandis Poole SEC Network #ffdead March 12 6 p.m. CT Boxscore Vanderbilt 61 Tennessee 67 32–38 35–23 D. Jones, 18 D. Jones, 15 W. Baldwin IV, 5 J. Richardson, 22 D. Reese, 7 K. Punter, 4 Bridgestone Arena 15,032 Antinio Petty, Tony Henderson, Glenn Tuitt SEC Network #e3e3e3 March 12 8:30 p.m. CT Boxscore Ole Miss 58 South Carolina 60 27–24 33–34 L. White, 17 Tied, 7 S. Moody, 3 M. Carrera Tied, 7 T. Johnson, 5 Bridgestone Arena 15,032 Pat Adams, Joe Lindsay, Lee Cassell SEC Network Quarterfinals #ffdead March 13 Noon CT Boxscore Kentucky 64 Florida 49 31–27 33–22 Tied, 13 K. Towns, 12 T. Ulis, 4 J. Horford, 15 D. Finney-Smith, 8 K. Hill, 4 Bridgestone Arena 18,205 Tony Greene, Joe Lindsay, Pat Adams SEC Network #e3e3e3 March 13 2:30 p.m. CT Boxscore LSU 70 Auburn 73 28–24 36–40 6–9 K. Hornsby, 24 J. Martin, 15 Tied, 3 K. Harrell, 29 C. Bowers, 10 K. Ross-Miller, 5 Bridgestone Arena 18,205 Antinio Petty, Lee Cassell, Tim Gattis SEC Network #ffdead March 13 6 p.m. CT Boxscore Arkansas | score1 = 80 Tennessee 72 45–25 35–47 B. Portis, 26 B. Portis, 11 A. Beard, 5 J. Richardson, 22 J. Richardson, 10 J. Richardson, 3 Bridgestone Arena 13,135 Doug Shows, Mike Nance, Patrick Evans SEC Network #e3e3e3 March 13 8:30 p.m. CT Boxscore Georgia | score1 = 74 South Carolina 62 33–26 41–36 M. Thornton, 15 Y. Maten, 10 C. Mann, 4 D. Notice, 20 M. Carrera, 8 S. Thornwell, 6 Bridgestone Arena 13,135 Anthony Jordan, Ron Groover, Tony Henderson SEC Network Semifinals #ffdead March 14 Noon CDT Boxscore Kentucky 91 Auburn 67 47–29 44–38 W. Cauley-Stein, 18 W. Cauley-Stein, 7 T. Ulis, 6 A. Mason, 23 D. Waddell, 5 Tied, 1 Bridgestone Arena 19,232 Mike Nance, Olandis Poole, Doug Shows. ESPN #e3e3e3 March 14 2:30 p.m. CDT Boxscore Arkansas 60 Georgia 49 25–17 35–32 M. Qualls, 15 B. Portis, 12 N. Babb, 3 Tied, 13 M. Thornton, 12 J.J. Frazier, 4 Bridgestone Arena 19,232 Lee Cassell, Tony Greene, Antinio Petty. ESPN Championship game #ffdead March 15 Noon CDT Boxscore Kentucky 78 Arkansas 63 41–25 37–38 W. Cauley-Stein/An. Harrison, 15 W. Cauley-Stein, 10 Aa. Harrison/T. Ulis, 6 M. Qualls, 18 R. Madden, 4 R. Madden, 2 Bridgestone Arena 20,315 Pat Adams, Tony Greene, Doug Shows. ESPN See also 2015 SEC women's basketball tournament References Category:2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season Category:SEC men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Nashville, Tennessee Category:2015 in sports in Tennessee Category:College basketball tournaments in Tennessee Category:2015 in Nashville, Tennessee