SEC Tourney set; Cats No. 6 seed, to play final game of Thursday session

March 09, 2025

by Keith Taylor • Kentucky Today

Coach Mark Pope has led Kentucky to eight victories over teams ranked in the top 15 in his inaugural season. (Photo by Les Nicholson)

LEXINGTON (KT) – After a spirited 91-83 road victory over Missouri on Saturday, Kentucky began preparations for next week’s SEC Tournament in Nashville.

The Wildcats earned the No. 6 seed in the league tournament which comes with a bye into the second round, which starts Thursday. The tournament begins with four games on Wednesday.

Kentucky will play the winner of Oklahoma-Georgia in the last game Thursday at approximately 9:30 p.m. The Cats are in the same half of the bracket with Alabama and Florida, each who earned the double-bye. Kentucky would face Alabama for a third time on Friday, also at 9:30 p.m., if it gets past the Oklahoma-Georgia winner.

Wednesday and Thursday games will be on the SEC Network along with the last two quarterfinal games on Friday. The afternoon quarterfinal games are on ESPN as will be the semifinals Saturday and championship on Sunday.

With the win over Missouri on Saturday, Kentucky finished 10-8 in the SEC in coach Mark Pope’s first season.

SEC Tournament

Bridgestone Arena in Nashville
Listed with ET starts

WEDNESDAY
First Round
Game 1: No. 9 Arkansas vs. No. 16 South Carolina, 1 p.m., SEC Network
Game 2: No. 12 Vanderbilt vs. No. 13 Texas, 3:30 p.m.*, SEC Network
Game 3: No. 10 Mississippi State vs. No. 15 LSU, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Game 4: No. 11 Georgia vs. No. 14 Oklahoma, 9:30 p.m.*, SEC Network

THURSDAY
Second round
Game 5: No. 8 Ole Miss vs. Game 1 winner, 1 p.m., SEC Network
Game 6: No. 5 Texas A&M vs. Game 2 winner, 3:30 p.m.*, SEC Network
Game 7: No. 7 Missouri vs. Game 3 winner, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Game 8: No. 6 Kentucky vs. Game 4 winner, 9:30 p.m.*, SEC Network

FRIDAY
Quarterfinals
Game 9: No. 1 Auburn vs. Game 5 winner, 1 p.m., ESPN
Game 10: No. 4 Tennessee vs. Game 6 winner, 3:30 p.m.*, ESPN
Game 11: No. 2 Florida vs. Game 7 winner, 7 p.m.*, SEC Network
Game 12: No. 3 Alabama vs. Game 8 winner, 9:30 p.m.*, SEC Network

SATURDAY
Semifinals
Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 1 p.m., ESPN
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 3:30 p.m.*, ESPN

SUNDAY
Final
Championship game: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 1 p.m., ESPN

*-Approximate starting times