SOUTHEASTERN BASKETBALL NEWS

AP Player of the week: Tennessee's Dalton Knecht averaged 32 points in a pair of wins

Tennessee's Dalton Knecht is The Associated Press national men's college basketball player of the week after averaging 32 points and six rebounds in a pair of wins

JANUARY 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bates leads Missouri against Texas A&M

Missouri takes on the Texas A&M Aggies after Tamar Bates scored 36 points in the Tigers' 79-67 loss to the Florida Gators

JANUARY 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mitchell and No. 8 Kentucky host South Carolina

No. 8 Kentucky visits the South Carolina Gamecocks after Tre Mitchell scored 23 points in the Wildcats' 105-96 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs

JANUARY 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Samuel helps Florida beat Missouri 79-67 for first true road win of season

Tyrese Samuel had 17 points to lead all five starters in double figures and Florida notched its first true road win of the season with a 79-67 victory over Missouri

JANUARY 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mitchell scores 23, Reeves adds 21 as No. 8 Kentucky uses hot shooting to beat Georgia 105-96

Tre Mitchell scored 23 points, Antonio Reeves added 21 and No. 8 Kentucky shot 62% to beat Georgia 105-96

JANUARY 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Taylor scores 19, sparks Texas A&M to 73-69 victory over LSU

Wade Taylor IV made four 3-pointers and scored 19 to rally Texas A&M to a 73-69 victory over LSU

JANUARY 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Smith doubles down to lead Mississippi State past Vanderbilt 68-55

Tolu Smith scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Mississippi State got scoring from four players off the bench and beat Vanderbilt 68-55

JANUARY 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

DaQuan Smith hits 3-pointer at the buzzer and Radford takes down South Carolina Upstate 64-61

DaQuan Smith hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer and Radford defeated South Carolina Upstate 64-61

JANUARY 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dalton Knecht scores 25 points as No. 6 Tennessee hands Alabama first SEC loss 91-71

Dalton Knecht scored 25 points to help No. 6 Tennessee beat Alabama 91-71 on Saturday to hand the Crimson Tide its first SEC loss this season

JANUARY 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

B.J. Mack scores 18 points, leads South Carolina past Arkansas 77-64

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JANUARY 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 6 Tennessee hosts Alabama after Knecht's 39-point game

No. 6 Tennessee takes on the Alabama Crimson Tide after Dalton Knecht scored 39 points in Tennessee's 85-66 victory over the Florida Gators

JANUARY 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina Upstate visits Antoine and Radford

Radford hosts the South Carolina Upstate Spartans after Bryan Antoine scored 21 points in Radford's 74-68 loss to the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs

JANUARY 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Knecht leads No. 6 Tennessee against Alabama

No. 6 Tennessee plays the Alabama Crimson Tide after Dalton Knecht scored 39 points in Tennessee's 85-66 victory against the Florida Gators

JANUARY 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina's Myles Stute to miss up to 3 weeks with shoulder injury

South Carolina's top 3-point shooter, Myles Stute, will miss 2 to 3 weeks with a left shoulder strain

JANUARY 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Calipari reaches 400 victories with Kentucky, No. 8 Wildcats beat Mississippi State 90-77

Antonio Reeves scored 27 points and No. 8 Kentucky beat Mississippi State 90-77 on Wednesday night for coach John Calipari’s 400th victory with the Wildcats

JANUARY 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

SEC reprimands Alabama coach Nate Oats for making contact with Missouri player

The Southeastern Conference has reprimanded Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats for making physical contact with a Missouri player

JANUARY 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Reeves and No. 8 Kentucky host Mississippi State

No. 8 Kentucky takes on the Mississippi State Bulldogs after Antonio Reeves scored 22 points in Kentucky's 97-92 overtime loss to the Texas A&M Aggies

JANUARY 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hill sinks jumper with 42.1 seconds left and Georgia holds off South Carolina 74-69

Silas Demary Jr. scored 15 points, Justin Hill scored all nine of his points in the second half and Georgia beat South Carolina 74-69

JANUARY 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dalton Knecht scores 39 to lead No. 6 Tennessee past Florida 85-66

Dalton Knecht scored a career-high 39 points and had eight rebounds to lead No. 6 Tennessee past Florida 85-66

JANUARY 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Murrell leads No. 22 Ole Miss against LSU after 24-point game

No. 22 Ole Miss visits the LSU Tigers after Matthew Murrell scored 24 points in the Rebels' 69-56 victory against the Vanderbilt Commodores

JANUARY 16 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sears and Alabama host Missouri

Alabama takes on the Missouri Tigers after Mark Sears scored 22 points in Alabama's 82-74 win against the Mississippi State Bulldogs

JANUARY 16 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sears scores 22 points, Alabama scores last 8 to beat Mississippi State 82-74 for 5th straight win

Mark Sears scored 22 points and Alabama scored the last eight points to beat Mississippi State 82-74 for its fifth straight win

JANUARY 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Riley Kugel scores 20 points, Florida routs Arkansas 90-68 to end 3-game skid against Razorbacks

Reserve Riley Kugel scored 20 points to lead five in double figures, and Florida routed Arkansas 90-68 to end a three-game losing streak against the Razorbacks

JANUARY 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wright's game winner sends South Carolina past Missouri in 71-69 OT thriller

South Carolina reserve Jacobi Wright scored 11 points and his fadeaway jumper over Missouri’s 7-foot-5 Connor Vanover with 13 seconds left in overtime served as the game winner and...

JANUARY 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wade Taylor IV scores 31 to lead Texas A&M to OT win over No. 6 Kentucky 97-92

Wade Taylor IV scored a game-high 31 points, Tyrece Radford scored a season-high 28 and Texas A&M defeated No. 6 Kentucky 97-92 in overtime

JANUARY 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS