1989 SEC men's basketball tournament

1989 SEC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1988–89
Teams	10
Site	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Champions	Alabama (4th title)
Winning coach	Wimp Sanderson (2nd title)
MVP	Livingston Chatman (Florida)
Attendance	134,280 (average 14,920 per game)
Television	JP Sports (First and Second Rounds, and semifinals) ABC (Championship Game)
SEC men's basketball tournaments

1988–89 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Florida	13	–	5		.722			21	–	13		.618
No. 20 Alabama †	12	–	6		.667			23	–	8		.742
Vanderbilt	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
LSU	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Tennessee	11	–	7		.611			19	–	11		.633
Kentucky	8	–	10		.444			13	–	19		.406
Ole Miss	8	–	10		.444			15	–	15		.500
Mississippi State	7	–	11		.389			13	–	15		.464
Georgia	6	–	12		.333			15	–	16		.484
Auburn	2	–	16		.111			9	–	19		.321
† 1989 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1989 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 9–12, 1989 at the University of Tennessee’s Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament by defeating Florida by a score of 72–60 in the championship game on March 12, 1989.

JP Sports (in its third season of producing regionally syndicated SEC basketball games) provided television coverage of the first round, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals. Coverage of the championship game was broadcast on the ABC Television Network through its sports division, ABC Sports.

Bracket

	First Round Thursday, March 9 Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions					Quarter-finals Friday, March 10 Jefferson-Pilot					Semi-Finals Saturday, March 11 Jefferson-Pilot					Championship game Sunday, March 12 ABC
						1	Florida	62
	8	Mississippi State	68			9	Georgia	61
	9	Georgia	83								1	Florida	76
											5	Tennessee	71
						4	LSU	77
						5	Tennessee	95
																1	Florida	60
																2	Alabama	72
						2	Alabama	64
	7	Ole Miss	80			7	Ole Miss	56
	10	Auburn	68								2	Alabama	83
											3	Vanderbilt	79
						3	Vanderbilt	77
						6	Kentucky	63

First Round

Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions

March 9 7:30 p.m. EST

No. 9 Georgia Bulldogs 83, No. 8 Mississippi State Bulldogs 68

Scoring by half: 36–35, 47–33

Thompson–Boling Arena – Knoxville, Tennessee Attendance: 12,221 Referees: John Clougherty, Don Rutledge, Mac Chauvin

Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions

March 9 10:00 p.m. EST

No. 7 Ole Miss Rebels 80, No. 10 Auburn Tigers 68

Scoring by half: 35–40, 45–28

Thompson–Boling Arena – Knoxville, Tennessee Attendance: 12,221 Referees: Don Shea, Wally Tanner, Don Ferguson

Quarter-finals

Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions

March 10 1:00 p.m. EST

No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers 95, No. 4 LSU Tigers 77

Scoring by half: 41–33, 54–44

Thompson–Boling Arena – Knoxville, Tennessee Attendance: 17,187 Referees: Don Shea, Danny Hooker, David Jones

Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions

March 10 3:30 p.m. EST

No. 3 Vanderbilt Commodores 77, No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats 63

Scoring by half: 38–30, 39–33

Thompson–Boling Arena – Knoxville, Tennessee Attendance: 17,614 Referees: Don Rutledge, Don Ferguson, Andre Pattillo

Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions

March 10 7:30 p.m. EST

No. 1 Florida Gators 62, No. 9 Georgia Bulldogs 61

Scoring by half: 30–41, 32–20

Thompson–Boling Arena – Knoxville, Tennessee Attendance: 13,841 Referees: Allie Prescott, John Clougherty, Larry Ware

Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions

March 10 10:00 p.m. EST

No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide 64, No. 7 Ole Miss Rebels 56

Scoring by half: 33–29, 31–27

Thompson–Boling Arena – Knoxville, Tennessee Attendance: 14,459 Referees: Wally Tanner, Mac Chauvin, Jake Bell

Semi-finals

Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions

March 11 1:00 p.m. EST

No. 1 Florida Gators 76, No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers 71

Scoring by half: 33–32, 43–39

Thompson–Boling Arena – Knoxville, Tennessee Attendance: 17,453 Referees: John Clougherty, Don Shea, Wally Tanner

Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions

March 11 3:30 p.m. EST

No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide 83, No. 3 Vanderbilt Commodores 79

Scoring by half: 43–35, 40–44

Thompson–Boling Arena – Knoxville, Tennessee Attendance: 17,742 Referees: Don Rutledge, Mac Chauvin, David Jones

Championship game

ABC

March 12 2:00 p.m. EST

No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide 72, No. 1 Florida Gators 60

Scoring by half: 28–26, 44–34

Thompson–Boling Arena – Knoxville, Tennessee Attendance: 11,285 Referees: John Clougherty, Don Shea, Don Ferguson