South Carolina falls to Alabama in SEC Tournament

Braxton Key had 18 points, Riley Norris added 12 and Alabama made 10 of 12 free throws down the stretch in its 64-53 victory over South Carolina on Friday in a Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinal. Key made 3 of 4 from the line during the critical stretch that finally gave the Crimson Tide space from the Gamecocks in a tense contest.

Alabama tops South Carolina in SEC Tournament

Alabama tops South Carolina in SEC Tournament Braxton Key had 18 points and the Tide made 10 of 12 free throws down the stretch. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2mv0roy Alabama guard Dazon Ingram, left, and South Carolina forward Chris Silva chase after a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Southeastern Conference tournament Friday, March 10, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn.

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Hogs try to burst through NCAA bubble

An, 18-7 overall/7-5 SEC fourth-place Arkansas Razorbacks team craving to burst through the NCAA Tournament bubble has two remaining SEC opportunities against national ranked teams especially to impress the tournament selection committee. Coach Frank Martin’s South Carolina Gamecocks, ranked 21st and 19th in the Associated Press and Coaches polls, and identically sharing SEC first place at 20-5 overall and 10-2 in the SEC with Kentucky and Florida going into Tuesday night before Tennessee hosted Kentucky and Florida visited Auburn, host the Razorbacks at 5:30 p.m. on the SEC Network at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C. “This time of year I keep saying the games get bigger,” Arkansas coach Mike Anderson said.

Nared leads Tennessee to 76-74 win over No. 4 Gamecocks

Tennessee guard Diamond DeShields pushes the ball downcourt against South Carolina guard Kaela Davis during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Columbia, S.C. Tennessee guard Diamond DeShields pushes the ball downcourt against South Carolina guard Kaela Davis during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina guard Kaela Davis drives to the hoop against Tennessee guard Diamond DeShields, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina guard Kaela Davis drives to the hoop against Tennessee guard Diamond DeShields, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Columbia, S.C. Tennessee head coach Holly Warlick communicates with players during the first half of an NCAA … (more)