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A spot in the SEC tournament championship game is on the line when No. 4 seed Auburn (25-7) meets No. 9 Mississippi State (21-12) in the first of two semifinals at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., at noon Central on Saturday.
The Tigers are here after blowing out No. 5 South Carolina 88-55 in Friday’s quarterfinals. The Bulldogs have sprung a pair of upsets, beating No. 8 LSU 70-60 on Thursday and then shocking top-seeded Tennessee 73-56 on Friday.
Auburn and Mississippi State split their two regular-season meetings. The Bulldogs won 64-58 at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss., on Jan. 27, with the Tigers returning the favor 78-63 at Neville Arena in Auburn on March 2.
The Auburn-Mississippi State winner will meet the Florida-Texas A&M winner in Sunday’s championship game. The Tigers are seeking their first SEC tournament title since 2019; the Bulldogs their first since 2009.
Follow along for live updates from Saturday’s game in Nashville:
Pre-game
Starting lineups
Auburn
Aden Holloway, G
Denver Jones, G
Jaylin Williams, F
Johni Broome, F
Chad Baker-Mazara, F
Mississippi State
Dashawn Davis, G
Josh Hubbard, G
D.J. Jeffries, F
Tolu Smith, F
Cameron Matthews, F
