SEC Tournament bracket: Television channel, start times for each game in Tampa

Jon Hale, Louisville Courier Journal
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LEXINGTON - Kentucky basketball will open SEC Tournament play Friday at approximately 8 p.m. in Tampa, Florida.

The Wildcats are the No. 3 seed in the tournament. With a double bye, Kentucky will face the team that advances to Friday from the group of No. 14 seed Georgia, No. 11 seed Vanderbilt and No. 6 seed Alabama.

Kentucky has won the SEC Tournament 31 times in program history, more than the rest of the league combined (29).

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Jan 22, 2022; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Auburn Tigers guard Allen Flanigan (22) pressures Kentucky Wildcats guard TyTy Washington Jr. (3) during the first half at Auburn Arena. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 22, 2022; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Auburn Tigers guard Allen Flanigan (22) pressures Kentucky Wildcats guard TyTy Washington Jr. (3) during the first half at Auburn Arena. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports

SEC Tournament schedule

Wednesday, March 9

Game 1 (6 p.m.): No. 12 Missouri vs. No. 13 Ole Miss

Game 2 (8:00 p.m.): No. 11 Vanderbilt vs. No. 14 Georgia

Thursday, March 10

Game 3 (Noon): No. 8 Texas A&M vs. No. 9 Florida

Game 4 (2:00 p.m.): No. 5 LSU vs. No. 12 Missouri

Game 5 (6 p.m.): No. 7 South Carolina vs. No. 10 Mississippi State

Game 6 (8:00 p.m.): No. 6 Alabama vs. No. 11 Vanderbilt

Friday, March 11

Game 7 (Noon): No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 8 Texas A&M

Game 8 (2:00 p.m.): No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 5 LSU

Game 9 (6:00 p.m.): No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 10 Mississippi State

Game 10 (8:00 p.m.): No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 11 Vanderbilt

Saturday, March 12

Game 11 (1:00 p.m.): No. 8 Texas A&M vs. No. 4 Arkansas

Game 12 (3:00 p.m.): No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 3 Kentucky

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Sunday, March 13

Game 13 (1 p.m.): No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 8 Texas A&M

SEC Tournament television channel

Games on Wednesday, Thursday and the night session Friday will be televised on the SEC Network. That's DirecTV 611-1; Dish 596-599 and hopper 404.1-404.3; U-Verse 608/1608 and 609/1609; FiOs 332/832 and Spectrum Cable 518 in Louisville and Lexington.

The afternoon session on Friday, as well as the Saturday and Sunday games will be televised on ESPN. That's DirecTV 206, Dish 140, U-Verse 602/1602, FiOs 70/570 and Spectrum Cable 31/506 in Louisville, 28/506 in Lexington.

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SEC Tournament streaming

Eligible subscribers can stream all the games via WatchESPN.

Email Jon Hale at jahale@courier-journal.com; Follow him on Twitter at @JonHale_CJ.

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