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High-seeded Alabama is shifting on to the SEC males’s basketball match finals after defeating Missouri 72-61 on Saturday in Nashville’s Bridgestone Enviornment. The No. 2 Texas A&M Aggies are becoming a member of them after an 87-75 win over the No. 6 Vanderbilt Commodores. The ultimate will happen Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
If it’s essential be caught up to the mark, here is a have a look at the unique match bracket, the results thus far and recaps of the semifinal video games.
SEC Bracket
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SEC Match Outcomes
First Spherical
No. 13 Ole Miss 67, No. 12 South Carolina 61
No. 14 LSU 72, No. 11 Georgia 67
Second Spherical
No. 9 Mississippi State 69, No. 8 Florida 68 (OT)
No. 5 Tennessee 70, No. 13 Ole Miss 55
No. 10 Arkansas 76, No. 7 Auburn 73
No. 6 Vanderbilt 77, No. 14 LSU 68
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Alabama 72, No. 9 Mississippi State 49
No. 4 Missouri 79, No. 5 Tennessee 71
No. 2 Texas A&M 67, No. 10 Arkansas 61
No. 6 Vanderbilt 80, No. 3 Kentucky 73
Semifinals
No. 1 Alabama 72, No. 4 Missouri 61
No. 2 Texas A&M 87, No. 6 Vanderbilt 75
Finals
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 2 Texas A&M (1 p.m. ET, Sunday)
Alabama 72, Missouri 61
Brandon Miller posted 20 factors on 8-of-11 taking pictures and 12 rebounds, and Noah Clowney added 19 factors to steer the Crimson Tide to a 72-61 win over Missouri.
This was a good back-and-forth battle for many of the sport, which featured each groups struggling offensively.
Alabama bought it going halfway by the second half although due to back-to-back three-pointers from Miller and Noah Gurley. Charles Bediako made a layup to cap an 8-0 run for a 52-42 edge with 8:40 left.
A pivotal sequence occurred earlier than the under-four timeout that saved Missouri from creeping nearer.
A D’Moi Hodge three-pointer with 4:45 left minimize the Missouri result in 57-51, however Clowney made a layup in response. A Kobe Brown two-pointer slashed the lead down to 6 once more, however Clowney responded as soon as extra with a 3.
Alabama by no means needed to sweat from there en path to a championship sport look.
Bediako scored 10 factors for the Crimson Tide. Jahvon Quinerly had only one level on 0-of-9 taking pictures however dished seven assists.
Hodge led the Tigers with 21 factors on 7-of-11 taking pictures. DeAndre Gholston added 17 factors.
Poor taking pictures (33.8 %) and rebounding (44-28 differential in Alabama’s favor) in the end failed the Tigers regardless of them committing 12 fewer turnovers (17-5) than the Crimson Tide.
Texas A&M 87, Vanderbilt 75
Texas A&M shot 69 % within the first half en path to a 49-25 halftime lead and a cushty 87-75 win towards Vanderbilt to advance to the SEC match remaining for the primary time since 2016.
Aggies guard Wade Taylor IV’s 25 factors led all scorers. Tyrece Radford added 16 factors for an Aggies workforce that hit 59.6 % of its area targets and went 10-of-19 from three-point vary.
4 Vanderbilt gamers scored 15 or extra factors, led by Tyrin Lawrence with 18.
Vanderbilt’s offense struggled mightily within the first half due to 12 turnovers. The Aggies took full benefit and dished 16 assists earlier than intermission. Additionally they shot 7-of-12 from three-point vary.
The second half was a much better story, as Vanderbilt’s offense got here to life due to Wright, who scored 15 factors after halftime. Nonetheless, the Aggies maintained a double-digit lead all through the second half en path to the wire-to-wire win.
The Aggies now search for their second-ever SEC match title after defeating Kentucky seven years in the past.
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