SEC Semifinal • Game 33 • Saturday, March 3, 2018 • 4 p.m.
No. 2 AP / No. 2 Coaches' [1] Mississippi State Bulldogs (31-0, 16-0 SEC) vs.
No. 15 AP / No. 16 Coaches' [5] Texas A&M Aggies (23-8, 11-5 SEC)
Nashville, Tenn. | Bridgestone Arena (19,395)
TV: ESPNU (Pam Ward, Gail Goestenkors, Steffi Sorensen)
Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network (Tom Turbiville, Steve Miller)
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NASHVILLE- No. 15 Texas A&M has advanced to the semifinals at the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament for the fourth time in six years and will take on SEC regular-season champion and undefeated Mississippi State today at 4 p.m. at Bridgestone Arena.
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The game will be broadcast on ESPNU, with Pam Ward, Gail Goestenkors and Steffi Sorensen on the call. Authenticated subscribers can access a stream of the game on WatchESPN and the ESPN app on their computers, mobile phones, tablets, smart TVs and other connected devices. Tom Turbiville and Steve Miller bring listeners the call on the Texas A&M Sports Network, available locally on The Zone 1150 AM/102.7 FM and on the web at 12thMan.com/showcase.
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The No. 5 seed Aggies (24-8, 11-5 SEC) reached the semifinals by blowing out Arkansas, 82-52, Thursday in second-round action and coming from behind to defeat No. 4 seed and 24th-ranked LSU, 75-69, in a quarterfinal matchup on Friday.
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Texas A&M, which won the tournament championship in 2013, improved to 9-4 in SEC Tournament history. Since current head coach Gary Blair was hired in 2003-04, Texas A&M is 22-11 in conference tournaments with three tournament titles.
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No. 1 seed Mississippi State, which defeated the Aggies, 76-55, in the regular season, received a double bye and opened its tournament run with an 81-58 victory over No. 9 seed Kentucky on Friday. The Bulldogs, aiming for their first-ever tournament title and playing in the semifinals for the third consecutive year and only the sixth time since the tournament was first held in 1980, eliminated Texas A&M in the semifinals of last year's tournament, upending the Aggies, 66-50, in Greenville, S.C.
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The Texas A&M/Mississippi State winner advances to face the winner between No. 2 seed South Carolina and No. 3 seed Georgia in the championship game on Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
No. 2 AP / No. 2 Coaches' [1] Mississippi State Bulldogs (31-0, 16-0 SEC) vs.
No. 15 AP / No. 16 Coaches' [5] Texas A&M Aggies (23-8, 11-5 SEC)
Nashville, Tenn. | Bridgestone Arena (19,395)
TV: ESPNU (Pam Ward, Gail Goestenkors, Steffi Sorensen)
Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network (Tom Turbiville, Steve Miller)
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NASHVILLE- No. 15 Texas A&M has advanced to the semifinals at the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament for the fourth time in six years and will take on SEC regular-season champion and undefeated Mississippi State today at 4 p.m. at Bridgestone Arena.
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The game will be broadcast on ESPNU, with Pam Ward, Gail Goestenkors and Steffi Sorensen on the call. Authenticated subscribers can access a stream of the game on WatchESPN and the ESPN app on their computers, mobile phones, tablets, smart TVs and other connected devices. Tom Turbiville and Steve Miller bring listeners the call on the Texas A&M Sports Network, available locally on The Zone 1150 AM/102.7 FM and on the web at 12thMan.com/showcase.
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The No. 5 seed Aggies (24-8, 11-5 SEC) reached the semifinals by blowing out Arkansas, 82-52, Thursday in second-round action and coming from behind to defeat No. 4 seed and 24th-ranked LSU, 75-69, in a quarterfinal matchup on Friday.
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Texas A&M, which won the tournament championship in 2013, improved to 9-4 in SEC Tournament history. Since current head coach Gary Blair was hired in 2003-04, Texas A&M is 22-11 in conference tournaments with three tournament titles.
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No. 1 seed Mississippi State, which defeated the Aggies, 76-55, in the regular season, received a double bye and opened its tournament run with an 81-58 victory over No. 9 seed Kentucky on Friday. The Bulldogs, aiming for their first-ever tournament title and playing in the semifinals for the third consecutive year and only the sixth time since the tournament was first held in 1980, eliminated Texas A&M in the semifinals of last year's tournament, upending the Aggies, 66-50, in Greenville, S.C.
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The Texas A&M/Mississippi State winner advances to face the winner between No. 2 seed South Carolina and No. 3 seed Georgia in the championship game on Sunday at 3:30 p.m.