SEC Basketball Weekly Recap

Courtesy of University Communication Services
Courtesy of University Communication Services

A look back at the first week in the SEC.

By David Collier

David is a junior broadcast journalism major in the Meek School of Journalism and New Media at Ole Miss.

dlcollie@go.olemiss.edu

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It was a fun first week of conference play in the Southeastern Conference. After two games of action for each school, five unbeaten teams remain.

Florida proved why they were at the top of the conference to start the season, while Ole Miss and Texas A&M showed they are teams to be reckoned with this year.

On the flip side, defending national champion Kentucky has a lot of work to do with a young squad, and it looks as though it could be a long season for teams like South Carolina and Georgia.

Midweek Results

MISSOURI 84, Alabama 68

FLORIDA 77, Georgia 44

MISSISSIPPI STATE 56, South Carolina 54

Ole Miss 92, TENNESSEE 74

LSU 63, Auburn 68

TEXAS A&M 69, Arkansas 51

Kentucky 60, VANDERBILT 58

Weekend Results

ALABAMA 68, Tennessee 65

Mississippi State 72, GEORGIA 61

Auburn 74, SOUTH CAROLINA 71

Florida 74, LSU 52

Texas A&M 83, KENTUCKY 71

ARKANSAS 56, Vanderbilt 33

OLE MISS 64, Missouri 49

***HOME TEAM IN ALL CAPS***

The Week Ahead

The second week of the conference schedule should be another fun one to watch. The two best games of the week involve the Florida Gators. Bill Donovan’s club will face Texas A&M on the road on Thursday night before hosting Missouri.

Here’s the complete schedule for the week:

TUESDAY, JANUARY 15

* Tennessee at Kentucky, 6 p.m., ESPN

* Ole Miss at Vanderbilt, 8 p.m., ESPNU

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16

* Auburn at Arkansas, 7 p.m., SEC Network

* Georgia at Missouri, 7 p.m., SEC Network

* South Carolina at LSU, 7 p.m., ESPN3

* Alabama at Mississippi State, 8 p.m., CSS

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17

* Florida at Texas A&M, 6 p.m., ESPN2

SATURDAY, JANUARY 19

* Arkansas at Ole Miss 12:30 p.m., SEC Network

* Vanderbilt at South Carolina, 12:30 p.m., SEC Network

* Missouri at Florida, 1 p.m., ESPN

* Mississippi State at Tennessee, 3 p.m., SEC Network

* Texas A&M at Alabama, 5 p.m. FSN

* LSU at Georgia, 7 p.m., CSS

* Kentucky at Auburn, 8 p.m., ESPNU

***All Times Central***

SEC Standings

Team SEC Pct. Overall Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak
Ole Miss 2 – 0 1.000 13 – 2 .867 9-0 3-1 1-1 W5
Florida 2 – 0 1.000 12 – 2 .857 7-0 3-2 1-0 W4
Texas A&M 2 – 0 1.000 12 – 3 .800 9-1 2-0 1-2 W4
Auburn 2 – 0 1.000 8 – 7 .533 6-3 2-1 0-3 W3
Mississippi St. 2 – 0 1.000 7 – 7 .500 6-1 1-3 0-3 W2
Missouri 1 – 1 .500 12 – 3 .800 9-0 0-3 3-1 L1
Arkansas 1 – 1 .500 10 – 5 .667 10-1 0-2 0-2 W1
Kentucky 1 – 1 .500 10 – 5 .667 8-2 0-2 1-1 L1
Alabama 1 – 1 .500 9 – 6 .600 6-3 1-3 2-0 W1
LSU 0 – 2 .000 9 – 4 .692 8-1 1-3 0-0 L2
South Carolina 0 – 2 .000 10 – 5 .667 7-3 0-2 3-0 L2
Tennessee 0 – 2 .000 8 – 6 .571 6-2 0-3 2-1 L4
Vanderbilt 0 – 2 .000 6 – 8 .429 4-1 1-3 1-3 L2
Georgia 0 – 2 .000 6 – 9 .400 6-4 0-3 0-2 L2