Insulted, belittled and ridiculed for a lack of quality throughout the regular season, Southeastern Conference men's basketball did little to change critical opinion Sunday afternoon in the SEC Tournament final. ...more

March 15, 2009

Mississippi State might have ended LSU's hopes of winning the SEC Tournament, but the Tigers triumphed before their 67-57 semifinals loss. ...more

March 15, 2009

Despite being the SEC's absolute worst 3-point shooting team this season, the Tennessee Volunteers were sufficiently capable at some of the game's other requirements to enter the conference tournament as a No. 1 seed and advance to Saturday's semifinal against Auburn. ...more

March 15, 2009

Mississippi State (22-12) vs. Tennessee (21-11) 1 p.m.; CBS, Channel 10 ...more

March 15, 2009

Jarvis Varnado threw another block party Saturday, but he and his Mississippi State teammates aren't quite ready for dancing in the streets. ...more

March 15, 2009

The Auburn Tigers played Tennessee and Mississippi State twice each this season. The Tigers beat Tennessee 78-77 in Auburn during the regular season, and lost 94-85 in Saturday's SEC Tournament semifinal. They beat Mississippi State twice in the regular season, 91-76 at home and 76-58 on the road. ...more

March 14, 2009

Twelve teams, give or take Georgia and Arkansas, came to this SEC Tournament, determined to show that reports of their death had been greatly exaggerated. Four days in Tampa would straighten us out. ...more

March 14, 2009

Heading into Friday night's SEC Tournament quarterfinal game, the Florida Gators were 23-9 and 9-7 in the league's regular-season games. The Auburn Tigers were 21-10 and 10-6 in the SEC regular season. ...more

March 14, 2009

PLAYER OF THE GAME Mississippi State guard Barry Stewart was not much of a factor during the first half against South Carolina. ...more

March 14, 2009

The Tennessee Volunteers do not have a distinguished history at the SEC Tournament. ...more

March 13, 2009