The SEC tournament featured a huge upset on Friday, as No. 8 Texas A&M took down No. 1 Auburn. The Aggies had a 37–21 lead at half, and survived a late Tigers surge to win their second straight tournament game.
Otherwise, the higher seeds moved on in Tampa. No. 2 Tennessee took care of No. 10 Mississippi State, No. 3 Kentucky held of No. 11 Vanderbilt in a close one, 77–71, and No. 4 Arkansas topped No. 5 LSU 79–67.
