SEC title game live updates, score, bracket: Follow Arkansas vs. Vanderbilt

Trevon Brazile knocked down one other 3-pointer then broke up a lob try on the opposite finish of the ground. Brazile adopted with one other three then one other block. Darius Acuff Jr. dished for an help and that ought to do it.

Vandy went greater than eight minutes and not using a made area objective. Tyler Nickel ended the drought with a 3-pointer to tie the game.

Billy Richmond III has a mouth stuffed with blood after taking an elbow to the face. He stayed within the game after a timeout then threw down a dunk off a lob go.

Pringle had his foul in opposition to Jalen Washington on a put-back try upgraded to a flagrant. Washington made each FTs to make it a one-point game.

Arkansas scored 11 unanswered factors capped by a deep 3-pointer from Darius Acuff Jr. He’s scored or assisted on 23 of the Razorbacks’ previous 25 factors.

Neither Vandy nor Arkansas have cooled off a lot within the second half. Vandy is 8 of 18 on 3-pointers for the game; Arkansas 9 of 15.

Nickel has 4 3-pointers in the present day, giving Vandy a much-needed increase.

Darius Acuff Jr. drove arduous to the rim to begin the second half solely to get clocked throughout the top by Devin McGlockton. The officers upgraded the foul to a flagrant upon evaluate.

Both groups are placing on an entertaining present of shotmaking and playmaking. The solely distinction within the half was Darius Acuff Jr.’s 3-pointer with 4 seconds left.

The groups went forwards and backwards for a lot of the half.

Billy Richmond III has 14 factors for Arkansas on the half whereas Acuff has 12. Tyler Nickel led Vandy with 13 factors and Duke Miles has 12.

Duke Miles got here up with an incredible steal then went behind his again whereas driving for a tricky layup. He adopted that by grabbing a protracted rebound and turning it into one other transition basket.

Vandy level guard Tyler Tanner drilled a 3-pointer after lacking his first six photographs. Tyler Nickel adopted along with his second three of the game to power the Razorbacks to name timeout.

The Razorbacks have additionally heated up from deep. Trevon Brazile made a pair of threes then Billy Richmond hit certainly one of his personal after additionally throwing down a dunk off a lob go.

Duke Miles and Tyler Nickel bury back-to-back 3-pointers to offer the Commodores a slight edge heading into the primary timeout.

Vandy followers hope that’s a superb signal for Nickel, who got here into Sunday having made solely 7 of his earlier 35 threes previously 5 video games.

Today’s championship will showcase a number of the convention’s greatest guards.

Arkansas’ Darius Acuff Jr. is projected to be a high decide within the upcoming NBA Draft and has totaled 61 factors in his two SEC event video games.

Tyler Tanner and Duke Miles have mixed to whole 84 factors and 24 assists within the Commodores’ two tourney victories.

Both Arkansas and Vanderbilt are clearly making the NCAA event area, with the winner of in the present day’s game getting the convention’s computerized bid.

But can Vandy transfer up and doubtlessly seize a No. 3 seed?

An spectacular victory in opposition to the Razorbacks might assist their case.

The Rebels got here oh-so-close to profitable a fourth SEC tourney game in as many days and advancing to the championship. At No. 15, they have been already the lowest-seeded workforce to succeed in the SEC semifinals.

Ole Miss had misplaced 12 of 13 video games coming into the event. AJ Storr led the Rebels with 24 factors, together with a layup on the finish of regulation that despatched the game into OT.

The Razorbacks survived to beat Ole Miss in additional time and attain the SEC event championship game.

Barely.

Poor free-throw capturing by Arkansas allowed the Rebels to ship the game into OT — after which nearly win it.

Down two, AJ Storr pulled up for a 3-pointer and the potential game-winner however missed. Arkansas cut up one other pair of FTs and Travis Perry’s desperation heave on the buzzer clanged off the backboard.

Maleek Thomas led Arkansas with 29 factors and Darius Acuff Jr. scored 24.

Darius Acuff Jr. drove for a tricky shot off the glass to place the Razorbacks up three and the Rebels adopted by stepping out of bounds for a turnover.

Arkansas 91, Ole Miss 88 with 27.3 seconds left.