{"id":429162,"date":"2018-03-05T12:08:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T18:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/?p=429162"},"modified":"2018-03-05T12:08:45","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T18:08:45","slug":"conference-tournament-previews-sec-and-sun-belt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/conference-tournament-previews-sec-and-sun-belt\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Tournament Previews: SEC and Sun Belt"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>By Scott McInnerney
\nWNSP Reporter<\/p>\n

MOBILE, AL \u2013 The Sun Belt and SEC basketball conference tournaments kick off this week, and Alabama teams are looking to make deep runs in the brackets.<\/p>\n

In the SEC, Alabama finished with the No. 9 seed. After going 8-10 in conference play, the Crimson Tide will have to play against No. 8 seed Texas A&M in their first game.<\/p>\n

Texas A&M defeated Alabama 68-66 on Saturday, but earlier in the year, Alabama took down the Aggies 79-57.\u00a0 The game is set to tip off Thursday at 1 p.m. on the SEC Network.<\/p>\n

Auburn ended with the No. 1 seed in the SEC, going 13-5 in the conference this season. They await the winner of Alabama and Texas A&M who they will play Friday in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

Auburn has not won the SEC tournament since 1985 when Chuck Person led the team to an overtime win over Alabama.<\/p>\n

In the Sun Belt Conference, South Alabama and Troy are matched up in the first round of the tournament. Troy earned the No. 7 seed, while South Alabama ended with the 10 seed.<\/p>\n

Troy beat South Alabama in both meetings between the two teams this season. The Trojans and the Jaguars are scheduled to face off Wednesday at 5 p.m. and the game is available on ESPN3.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s basketball in the Sun Belt also starts this week. South Alabama finished the season with the 5 seed, and they will have to play No. 12 ULM on Tuesday at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

The winner will face No. 4 Troy in the quarterfinals Thursday at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

For more information, listen to Sports Drive weekdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on WNSP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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