Or Washington State at KeyArena, Seattle, 9 p.m. No. 17 Maryland vs. Indiana or Michigan State at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, 6:30 p.m. No. 18 Duke in ACC quarterfinals at Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum, 11 a.m. No. 19 Georgia in SEC quarterfinals
Saturday’s Games
No. 3 Baylor in Big 12 quarterfinals at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, 2:30 p.m.
No. 7 Texas in Big 12 quarterfinals at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
No. 21 Green Bay vs. Northern Kentucky or Detroit at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, 2:30 p.m. Remainder of schedule TBD
Sunday’s Games
No. 1 UConn in AAC quarterfinals at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn., 6:30 p.m.
No. 20 South Florida in AAC quarterfinals at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn., 2:30 p.m. Remainder of schedule TBD
SEC Men’s Standings
Team…..Conf.…..Overall Auburn…..(12-5)…..(24-6) Tennessee…..(12-5)…..(22-7) Arkansas…..(10-7)…..(21-9) Florida…..(10-7)…..(19-11) Kentucky…..(9-7)…..(20-9)
Miss. State…..(9-8)…..(21-9)
Missouri…..(9-8)…..(19-11) Alabama…..(8-9)…..(17-13) Texas A&M…..(7-9)…..(18-11) Georgia…..(7-9)…..(16-12) LSU…..(7-9)…..(16-12) S. Carolina…..(6-10)…..(15-14) Ole Miss…..(5-11)…..(12-17) Vanderbilt…..(5-12)…..(11-19)
Saturday’s Games Miss. State 72, S. Carolina 68
Tennessee 73, Ole Miss 65 Georgia 93, LSU 82 Texas A&M 89, Vanderbilt 81 Arkansas 76, Alabama 73 Kentucky 87, Auburn 66 Florida 72, Auburn 66
Tuesday’s Games Tennessee 76, Miss. State 54
Florida 73, Alabama 52 Missouri 74, Vanderbilt 66 Arkansas 91, Auburn 82
Today’s Games
LSU at S. Carolina, 5:30 p.m. Ole Miss at Kentucky, 6 p.m. Texas A&M at Georgia, 7:30 p.m.
Men’s Box Score
TENNESSEE 76, MISSISSIPPI ST. 54
TENNESSEE (22-7)
Williams 2-3 4-6 8, Alexander 1-2 2-2 4, Schofield 9-18 6-7 24, Bowden 2-7 2-2 7, Bone 4-8 0-0 8, Pons 1-2 1-2 3, Walker 3-3 1-2 7, Daniel 1-1 0-0 3, Turner 4-4 2-2 12. Totals 27-48 18-23 76.
MISSISSIPPI ST. (21-9)
Ado 1-2 1-2 3, Holman 2-8 5-6 10, N.Weatherspoon 4-11 3-4 11, Q.Weatherspoon 7-13 1-2 17, Peters 3-10 0-0 7, Feazell 0-2 0-0 0, Datcher 1-1 0-2 2, Wright 1-1 0-0 2, Carter 1-2 0-0 2, Stapleton 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-51 10-16 54. Halftime–Tennessee 40-34. 3-Point Goals–Tennessee 4-11 (Turner 2-2, Daniel 1-1, Bowden 1-3, Pons 0-1, Schofield 0-2, Bone 0-2), Mississippi St. 4-20 (Q.Weatherspoon 2-5, Holman 1-4, Peters 1-5, Feazell 0-1, Carter 0-1, Stapleton 0-1, N.Weatherspoon 0-3). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds– Tennessee 33 (Williams, Schofield 7), Mississippi St. 19 (Q.Weatherspoon 6). Assists–Tennessee 14 (Turner, Williams 4), Mississippi St. 6 (Q.Weatherspoon, Peters 2). Total Fouls–Tennessee 16, Mississippi St. 19. A–7,548 (10,575).
Men’s AP Top 25 Fared Tuesday
1. Virginia (26-2) did not play. Next: at Louisville, Thursday.
2. Michigan State (28-3) did not play. Next: vs. Maryland or Wisconsin, Friday.
3. Xavier (25-4) did not play. Next: vs. Providence, Wednesday.
4. Villanova (25-4) did not play. Next: at Seton Hall, Wednesday.
5. Duke (24-6) did not play. Next: vs. No. 9 North Carolina, Saturday.
6. Kansas (24-6) did not play. Next: at Oklahoma State, Saturday.
7. Gonzaga (27-4) did not play. Next: vs. Loyola Marymount or Portland, Saturday.
8. Purdue (26-5) did not play. Next: Big Ten quarterfinals, Friday.
9. North Carolina (22-8) lost to Miami 91-88. Next: at No. 5 Duke, Saturday.
10. Cincinnati (25-4) did not play. Next: Next: at Tulane, Thursday.
11. Wichita State (23-5) did not play. Next: at UCF, Thursday.
12. Texas Tech (22-8) did not play. Next: vs. TCU, Saturday.
13. Ohio State (24-7) did not play. Next: vs. Penn State or Northwestern, Friday.
14. Auburn (24-6) lost to Arkansas 9182 Next: vs. South Carolina, Saturday
15. Michigan (24-7) did not play. Next: vs. Iowa or Illinois, Thursday.
16. Tennessee (22-7) beat Mississippi State 76-54. Next: vs. Georgia, Saturday.
17. Rhode Island (23-5) lost to Saint Joseph’s 78-48. Next: at Davidson, Friday.
18. Clemson (21-7) did not play. Next: vs. Florida State, Wednesday.
19. Arizona (22-7) did not play. Next: vs. Stanford, Thursday.
20. West Virginia (22-8) did not play. Next: at Texas, Saturday.
21. Nevada (25-5) did not play. Next: at UNLV, Wednesday.
22. Saint Mary’s (27-4) did not play. Next: vs. Santa Clara or Pepperdine, Saturday.
23. Kentucky (20-9) did not play. Next: vs. Ole Miss, Wednesday.
24. Middle Tennessee (23-5) did not play. Next: vs. Western Kentucky, Thursday.
25. Houston (22-6) did not play. Next: at SMU, Wednesday.