Gamecocks play Bama in first session of SEC Tournament

Seventh-seeded South Carolina's first-round opponent in the SEC Tournament is one of thje three teams the Gamecocks didn't face in the regular season.

The Gamecocks will play 10th-seeded Alabama at approximately 2 p.m. Tuesday in the single-elimination opening round of the annual event in Hoover, Ala. Alabama was 29-22 overall and 12-17 in the SEC.

SEC Tournament
Hoover (Ala.) Metropolitan Stadium
Tuesday, May 25
Single-elimination round

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Game 1: No. 11 Kentucky vs. No. 6 Florida, 10:30 a.m.
Game 2: No. 10 Alabama vs. No. 7 South Carolina, 2 p.m.
Game 3: No. 9 LSU vs. No. 8 Georgia, 5:30 p.m.
Game 4: No. 12 Auburn vs. No. 5 Mississippi, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, May 26
Double elimination begins

Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. No. 3 Mississippi State, 10:30 a.m.
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. No. 2 Tennessee, 2 p.m.
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. No. 1 Arkansas, 5:30 p.m.
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt, 9 p.m.

Thursday, May 27

Game 9: Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 10:30 a.m.

Game 10: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 2 p.m.

Game 11: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 5:30 p.m.

Game 12: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 9 p.m.

Friday, May 28

Game 13 Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 loser, 4 p.m.

Game 14: Game 10 winner vs. Game 12 loser, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 29

Single elimination
Game 15: Game 13 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 1 p.m.

Game 16: Game 14 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 30

Championship Game

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Game 17: Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 winner, 3 p.m.