No. 5 Alabama suffers defeat against No. 4 Florida, 104-82 in SEC tournament semifinals
No. 4 Florida pulled away from No. 5 Alabama in the second half for a 104-82 victory in the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals in Nashville.
No. 4 Florida pulled away from No. 5 Alabama in the second half for a 104-82 victory in the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals in Nashville.
The Auburn Tigers (28-5) go home losers of three of their last four games after falling to Tennessee 70-65 in the SEC Basketball Tournament.
Labaron Philon scored 21 points and fifth-ranked Alabama never trailed in routing No. 15 Kentucky 99-70 to advance to the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals.
With this victory over Ole Miss, third-ranked Auburn will play No. 8 Tennessee in the SEC Tournament semifinals.
With losses by regular season champ Tennessee, No. 2 seed Kentucky and No. 3 seed Alabama, this marked the first time the SEC’s top three seeds all lost their tournament openers since 1983.
Brandon Miller had 18 points and nine rebounds and No. 4 Alabama never trailed in posting a 72-49 victory over Mississippi State in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Friday.