Auburn will play Georgia in its SEC tournament opener Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.The Tigers (11-19, 4-12 SEC) are the Western Division's fifth seed. The Bulldogs (20-10, 9-7) are the Eastern Division's fourth seed.
Georgia won the teams' only meeting this season 81-72 in overtime in Athens, Ga., on Feb. 5.
The winner plays Alabama, the top seed out of the West, Friday at 1 p.m. ET.
The Tigers won two straight to finish the regular season, rallying from 20 down to beat Ole Miss and 15 down to beat LSU. It was their only back-to-back wins in SEC play this season.
"I know this," Barbee said after the LSU win. "There are a lot of teams in the conference that are heading to Atlanta saying, 'I hope we don't match up with that Auburn team.'"
Here's the SEC tournament schedule (or click here for the full bracket):
Thursday
- Game 1: West No. 5 Auburn vs. East No. 4 Georgia, Game, 1 p.m. ET (SEC Network)
- Game 2: East No. 6 South Carolina vs. West No. 3 Ole Miss, 3:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network)
- Game 3: East No. 5 Tennessee vs. West No. 4 Arkansas, 7:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network)
- Game 4: West No. 6 LSU vs. East No. 3 Vanderbilt, 10 p.m. ET (SEC Network)
Friday
- Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. West No. 1 Alabama, 1 p.m. ET (SEC Network)
- Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. East No. 2 Kentucky, 3:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network)
- Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. East No. 1 Florida, 7:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network)
- Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. West No. 2 Mississippi State, 10 p.m .ET (SEC Network)
Saturday
- Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 1 p.m .ET (ABC)
- Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Sunday
- Championship game: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 1 p.m. ET (ABC)
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