THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE THREAD

A&M beats Vanderbilt, wins at least a share of SEC title

Texas A&M can claim something it hasn't been able to in 30 years: a regular-season conference championship.

"I'm just at a loss for words," senior Jalen Jones said following the No. 20 Aggies' 76-67 victory over Vanderbilt in the regular-season finale.

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No. 22 Kentucky dominates LSU 94-77 in regular-season finale

Kentucky achieved one goal with a dominant performance against LSU on Saturday that made the 22nd-ranked Wildcats confident of attaining another in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

Jamal Murray scored 22 points, Skal Labissiere added 18 and Kentucky raced past LSU 94-77 to claim a share of their 47th SEC regular-season title.

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No. 17 Texas A&M pulls away from Florida 72-66 in SEC

Jalen Jones made a go-ahead layup with 2:08 remaining and Alex Caruso followed with a steal and layup 13 seconds later to key a late 7-0 run that pushed No. 17 Texas A&M past Florida 72-66 on Fri

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No. 16 Kentucky rolls Alabama 83-61 in SEC Tournament

Jamal Murray scored 23 points, Alex Poythress made a career-best four 3-pointers and No. 16 Kentucky had an easy time in an 83-61 rout of Alabama on Friday night

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No. 17 Texas A&M Aggies trounce LSU 71-38 in SEC Tournament

The 17th-ranked Texas A&M Aggies will play for their first conference tournament title since 1987, just not in the way they expected.

Their latest win was much too easy.

Tonny Trocha-Morales scored 13 points as Texas A&M trounced LSU and freshman star Ben Simmons 71-38 on Saturday to reach the Aggies' first conference tournament championship game since 1994.

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Kentucky edges Texas A&M 82-77 for 29th SEC tourney title

For the Kentucky Wildcats, every Southeastern Conference Tournament title is special.

No matter how many the program already has.

Derek Willis's 3-pointer with 1:01 left in overtime put Kentucky ahead to stay, and the 16th-ranked Wildcats beat No. 17 Texas A&M 82-77 in overtime on Sunday for their second straight SEC Tournament championship and 29th overall.

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UK clobbers Stony Brook to set up IU showdown

Maybe John Calipari was onto something when he suggested Kentucky was under-seeded.

Jamal Murray led five players in double figures with 19 points and the fourth-seeded Wildcats, behind an NCAA Tournament-record 15 blocked shots, routed Stony Brook 85-57 on Thursday night to set up a showdown with rival Indiana in the second round on Saturday.

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A&M overwhelms Green Bay with second-half rally

Danuel House scored 20 points as Texas A&M pulled away in the second half to win its first NCAA tournament game since 2010 with a 92-65 first-round victory over Green Bay on Friday night.

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A&M stuns NIU in 2OT after historic comeback

Alex Caruso scored 25 points as Texas A&M overcame a 10-point deficit with less than 30 seconds remaining in regulation to come back for a 92-88 double overtime victory over Northern Iowa.

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No. 2 Kentucky handles Stephen F. Austin 87-64 in opener

Kentucky's latest highly touted freshman class showed their expected potential, but only after a boost from the veterans.

Isaiah Briscoe scored 17 points, Derek Willis added 15 and No. 2 Kentucky went on to an 87-64 season-opening victory over Stephen F. Austin on Friday night.

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Backcourt helps No. 2 Kentucky run away from Canisius, 93-69

Isaiah Briscoe expected all those NBA workouts focused on improving his game to pay off with efforts like this.

Judging from how newcomer De'Aaron Fox shook off a rough start, Briscoe picked up some leadership pointers as well.

Briscoe and Fox each scored a career-high 21 points, Malik Monk added 16 and No. 2 Kentucky pulled away from Canisius early in the second half for a 93-69 victory Sunday night.

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No. 2 Kentucky beats No. 13 Michigan State 69-48

One of the Kentucky freshmen stepped up big from the outside while the rest of the Wildcats took care of things with defense.

Malik Monk's 23 points on 7-for-11 shooting from 3-point range and the second-ranked Wildcats' defense that held No. 13 Michigan State to 32.8 percent shooting combined for a 69-48 victory Tuesday night in the State Farm Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden.

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No. 2 Kentucky has no trouble with Duquesne in 93-59 rout

Pleased as Kentucky coach John Calipari was by last week's performance on the national stage, he seemed more encouraged by the second-ranked Wildcats' encore that figures to raise their profile even more.

De'Aaron Fox scored 16 points, Malik Monk added 14 and Kentucky took a step toward the nation's top ranking by rolling past Duquesne 93-59 on Sunday night.

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No. 1 Kentucky runs away quickly from Cleveland State 101-70

As top-ranked Kentucky develops in small steps, the on-court relationship between Malik Monk and De'Aaron is clearly off and running.

Monk scored 23 points and Fox had 16 points and 11 assists to propel the Wildcats to a 101-70 rout of Cleveland State on Wednesday that was impressive on several fronts.

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Thornwell, Gamecocks use defense to beat No. 18 Syracuse

South Carolina coach Frank Martin savored his team's victory over No. 25 Michigan and then went straight to the videotape.

While his team enjoyed a flight to New York, Martin watched film of his last game at Kansas State -- a loss to Syracuse in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. He discovered everything his former team did wrong against the Orange's zone defense and vowed the Gamecocks would not repeat those miscues.

They didn't and sprinkled in some dominating defense.

Sindarius Thornwell scored 16 points as South Carolina had enough offense to go along with its defense and never trailed in its 64-50 victory over No. 18 Syracuse on Saturday in the Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational at Barclays Center.

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No. 1 Kentucky rolls past Arizona State 115-69 in Bahamas

West Virginia set a school record for forcing turnovers, putting the loss to Temple behind them.

Esa Ahmad scored 19 points to lead No. 25 West Virginia to a 108-61 victory Monday night in the final game of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

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Chiozza scores 16, No. 24 Florida beats North Florida 91-60

Florida's first game as a ranked team in more than two years was a success.

Dallas Moore tried to wreck it.

Chris Chiozza had 16 points and nine assists off the bench, and the 24th-ranked Gators handled North Florida 91-60 on the road Thursday despite Moore's big night.

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Dozier's 21 lead No. 20 South Carolina to 68-50 win

PJ Dozier came to South Carolina last season as coach Frank Martin's first McDonald's All-America recruit. Things, however, did not go Dozier's way.

Just look at him now.

Dozier had a career-high 21 points to lead the 20th-ranked Gamecocks to a 68-50 victory over Vermont and a 7-0 start for the second consecutive year.

The 6-foot-6 sophomore topped his previous best performance of 17 points in a season-opening win over Louisiana Tech. Two games later, it was Dozier who hit the game-winning shot in a 70-69 victory over Monmouth.

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Notice, Dozier lead No. 20 South Carolina past FUI, 70-54

With leading scorer and rebounder Sindarius Thornwell out indefinitely, No. 20 South Carolina turned to Duane Notice and P.J. Dozier to fill the void on Sunday.

Notice tied his career high with 27 points and Dozier added 20 as the Gamecocks beat Florida International 70-54.

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No. 6 Kentucky regroups with 87-63 rout of Valparaiso

Kentucky's mistake-filled start quickly gave way to the energetic effort the sixth-ranked Wildcats acknowledged was missing against UCLA. And their intensity soon put things out of reach for Valparaiso.

Bam Adebayo scored 16 points, Malik Monk added 15 and scored 21 straight points in a first-half run to beat the Crusaders 87-63 on Wednesday night.

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