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The SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament tipped off Wednesday and runs through Sunday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks, the No. 1 overall seed and the No. 3 team in the country, have been the team to beat in the past decade as they have won nine of the last 11 SEC Tournaments since 2015.
The Gamecocks are looking for their fourth consecutive championship, but they will have to get through Texas on Sunday in order to achieve that. The teams faced each other twice this season and split the results.
The top four seeds all got byes to the quarterfinals. South Carolina, LSU and Texas all cruised to the semifinals. Vanderbilt, meanwhile, likely lost its chance at earning a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Vandy was upset by Ole Miss on Friday in the quarterfinals. The Commodores made a late comeback, but they trailed by 32 points at halftime.
In the semifinals on Saturday, Ole Miss fought hard, but ultimately the Rebels’ run came to an end against an inspired Texas squad, and South Carolina beat LSU for the 19th time in a row, despite LSU leading at halftime.
‘We are so close’: LSU loses to South Carolina for 19th consecutive time despite halftime lead in SEC semis
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Earlier in the tournament, Tennessee crashed out of the conference tournament on Thursday night, falling to Ole Miss. The Vols have now lost seven games in a row and are scuffling as they head into the NCAA Tournament, but it seems like Kim Caldwell’s job will be safe. CBS Sports bracketologist Connor Groel projected Tennessee as a No. 7 seed in the Big Dance entering this week, but they could slip to an 8 or 9 seed after their latest defeat.
Women’s basketball SEC Tournament bracket
Women’s basketball SEC Tournament schedule
All times Eastern. All SEC Tournament games are available streaming on fubo (Try for free).
Wednesday, March 4 — First Round
- Game 1: No. 9 Kentucky 94, No. 16 Arkansas 64
- Game 2: No. 12 Florida 86, No. 13 Mississippi State 68
- Game 3: No. 15 Auburn 50, No. 10 Texas A&M 49
- Game 4: No. 11 Alabama 65, No. 14 Missouri 48
Thursday, March 5 — Second Round
- Game 5: No. 9 Kentucky 76, No. 8 Georgia 61
- Game 6: No. 5 Oklahoma 82, No. 12 Florida 64
- Game 7: No. 7 Ole Miss 73, No. 15 Auburn 57
- Game 8: No. 11 Alabama 76, No. 6 Tennessee 64
Friday, March 6 — Quarterfinals
- Game 9: No. 1 South Carolina 87, No. 9 Kentucky 64
- Game 10: No. 4 LSU 112, No. 5 Oklahoma 78
- Game 11: No. 7 Ole Miss 89, No. 2 Vanderbilt 78
- Game 12: No. 3 Texas 83, No. 11 Alabama 60
Saturday, March 7 – Semifinals
- Game 13: No. 1 South Carolina 83, No. 4 LSU 77
- Game 14: No. 3 Texas 85, No. 7 Ole Miss 68
Sunday, March 8 — Championship
Title game: No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 3 Texas — 3 p.m. (ESPN)
SEC Tournament odds
Odds as of March 6 via DraftKings
- Texas: +100
- South Carolina: +140
- LSU: +400
