Auburn basketball to open SEC Tournament against Arkansas

Now that the dust of the regular season has officially settled, it is now time for March to take full effect.

After finishing with a 10-8 record in SEC play, the Auburn Tigers officially finish as the No. 7 team in the conference and will open next week’s SEC Tournament against No. 10 Arkansas on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. CT. This year’s tournament will take place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

Auburn and Arkansas each finished the season by facing the same three opponents: Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Arkansas was not able to earn a win in the tight three-game stretch, while Auburn went 1-2 with their lone win being a 79-70 win over the Volunteers in the regular season finale.

In their first meeting this season on Jan. 7, Auburn got revenge on the visiting Razorbacks by knocking them off, 72-59 at Neville Arena one year after Arkansas upset the then-No. 1 Tigers in Fayetteville.

Wendell Green Jr. led the team in points with 19, Allen Flanigan came off the bench to score 18 against his home-state team, and Johni Broome ended the game with a 10-point, 10-rebound game. Arkansas’ Anthony Black scored 23 points in the game, but the Razorbacks’ 34% shooting was not enough to beat the Tigers.

Here’s a look at where each SEC team finished, and who their first-round opponent in the SEC Tournament will be:

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Regular season record: 13-18

SEC Record: 2-16

First-round opponent: No. 11 Georgia

First game: Wednesday at 8 p.m. CT (SEC Network)

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Regular season record: 11-20

SEC Record: 3-15

First-round opponent: No. 12 South Carolina

First game: Wednesday at 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network)

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Regular season record: 11-20

SEC Record: 4-14

First-round opponent: No. 13 Ole Miss

First game: Wednesday at 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network)

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Regular season record: 16-15

SEC Record: 6-12

First-round opponent: No. 14 LSU

First game: Wednesday at 8 p.m. CT (SEC Network)

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Regular season record: 19-12

SEC Record: 8-10

First-round opponent: No. 10 Auburn

First game: Thursday at 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network)

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Regular season record: 20-11

SEC Record: 8-10

First-round opponent: No. 8 Florida

First game: Thursday at noon CT (SEC Network)

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