But those two losses to Texas A&M and Vanderbilt could provide a hint on who might challenge the Wildcats this week.
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With an 18-13 record, the Tigers aren’t even on the bubble.
Although Moody dominates the Ole Miss offense and is coming off a 43-point game against Tennessee last Saturday, both Armstrong and Alabama coach Avery Johnson cited the 6-foot-9 Saiz as a key to the game. No. 9 Arkansas at 12 p.m. CT, No. 7 Florida vs.
In addition, the Tennessee-Auburn victor will have to recover from a Wednesday night game to face Vanderbilt on Thursday afternoon, giving the Commodores an advantage they probably shouldn’t need.
The Razorbacks and Gators will play the opening game of the second round and meet for the second time this season after Florida won an 87-83 affair in Gainesville on February 3. The team played just four games without an injured player (Ole Miss, Kansas, Tennessee and LSU) this season. Instead, they finished the regular season losing five of their last seven. UGA is 5-2 against teams on its side, including a sweep against its second opponent (should it get past the Mississippi State Bulldogs), the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Kentucky guard Tyler Ulis, a Lima native, is averaging 16.6 points and 7.4 assists per game entering the Southeastern Conference tournament.
Conley was a member of the 1965-66 “Rupp’s Runts” squad that went 27-2 and lost to Texas Western in the NCAA championship game. Ole Miss has defeated UGA and MSU already this year, and it took SC to overtime despite being shorthanded due to injury. Put up 5.1 assists per game.
This year’s Kentucky team has been known to have lapses, and maybe they won’t show up sharp for their first game.
Along with Kentucky, the Aggies are the co-owners of the SEC regular season conference title.
Having hit a 3-pointer in every game this season, Murray owns the United Kingdom freshman record for most 3-point field goals in a single season with 99, surpassing Knight’s previous record of 87.
The Alabama Crimson Tide might harbor hopes of winning the tournament, since that’s the only way they can make the Big Dance, but the draw didn’t help them.
There is a lot on the line during the 2016 SEC Tournament, especially with only four schools slated to get invites from the NCAA Selection Committee.
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Ulis, Murray and the Wildcats will play the victor of the Alabama-Ole Miss game on Friday at 7 p.m. ET in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals in Nashville, Tenn.
