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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has permanently revoked ticket privileges for a Wildcats fan who yelled a racial slur at Tennessee fan. Athletic director Mitch Barnhart tweeted the revocation Thursday. saying “There will be consequences” for such behavior. Ethan Williams tweeted a video of himself laughing and yelling at Kentucky fans as they left Rupp near the end of the Volunteers’ 81-73 victory over the No. 6 Wildcats. A woman who later identified herself as Ashley Lyles to a Lexington TV station stopped and yelled the slur as she left the arena. Lyles apologized in a statement released by the station.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Keyontae Johnson keeps blowing by defenders, getting into the lane and finishing as well as any men's basketball player in the Southeastern Conference. The Florida sophomore also has a deft touch from long range that has helped him emerge as the team's most dynamic player this season. He’s been at his best over the last 10 games. He's averaging 16.4 points and 8.7 rebounds the last five weeks while helping the Gators solidify an NCAA Tournament berth for the fourth straight year. A quick first step has been integral to his on-court success.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Alexis Tolefree scored 11 of her 30 points in Arkansas' 26-10 second quarter, and the 25th ranked Razorbacks beat Auburn 90-68 in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. Fifth-seeded Arkansas (23-7) will face 15th-ranked and No. 4 seed Texas A&M on Friday. Chelsea Dungee finished with 23 points. Arkansas' offense continued to dominate, averaging 84.4 points per game for the third-best mark in the nation behind Oregon and DePaul. Unique Thompson had 12 points and 15 rebounds to secure the junior's 22nd double-double of the season for Auburn.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Rae Burrell scored 16 points and Rennia Davis scored 15 with nine rebounds and Tennessee beat Missouri 64-51 in the second round of the SEC Tournament. Burrell and Davis combined to score 24 in the second half. Kasiyahna Kushkituah added 13 for Tennessee, which now has won 25 of its last 33 post-season conference tournament games since 2008. No. 6-seed Tennessee advances to play third-seeded Kentucky on Friday. Missouri, the 11th seed, established a 34-26 halftime lead on the strength of 12-of-25 shooting from the field that included five 3-pointers. Tennessee regrouped and Missouri fell apart as the Volunteers outscored the Tigers 23-6 in the third quarter. Aijha Blackwell led Missouri with 13 points.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Jenna Staiti scored 16 of her 20 points in the second half and secured a double-double as Georgia beat Alabama 68-61 in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. Georgia will face top-seeded South Carolina in the first quarterfinal game on Friday. The No. 9 seed Lady Bulldogs lost to the Gamecocks, the top team in the AP Top 25 poll, 88-53 in late January. Gabby Connally added 16 points for Georgia. Jordan Lewis scored 15 points and Brittany Davis added 14 for Alabama, the No. 8 seed.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Unique Thompson and Daisa Alexander powered a 17-2 fourth-quarter run and Auburn beat Vanderbilt 77-67 in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. Thompson finished with 21 points and nine rebounds and Alexander scored 19 and had nine assists. Erin Howard added 15 points, including a career-high five 3-pointers, for Auburn. The No. 13 seed Tigers play No. 5 seed and 25th-ranked Arkansas in the second round. Koi Love scored a career-high 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting for Vanderbilt. The freshman added seven rebounds and a season-high tying seven assists.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Khayla Pointer scored 19 points, Faustine Aifuwa added 16 and LSU beat Florida 73-59 in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. Seventh-seeded LSU will face ninth-ranked and defending champion Mississippi State, the No. 2 seed, on Friday. The Bulldogs, who won their first SEC title last season, beat LSU 64-60 on Jan. 16 Mercedes Brooks chipped in with 13 points for LSU, which continued its dominance on defense by holding its 16th opponent to 60 points or under. Lavender Briggs led No. 10 seed Florida with 22 points for the freshman's fifth 20-plus game of the season.
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