SEC Basketball: Underdogs Challenge Favorites

0:00On March 14th, the SEC men's basketball tournament is down to the final four teams at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee with semi-finals. Tipping off Saturday afternoon. Florida, the top seed, Vanderbilt Arkansas, and 15th seeded Ole Miss all punched their tickets Friday with big quarter-final wins, setting up two. Crucial matchups for a spot in Sunday's championship. Florida took down 9th seeded Kentucky, 71 to 63, while 4th seeded Vanderbilt Edge, 5th seeded Tennessee, 75 to 68. On the other side, Ole Miss pulled off a stunning 80 to 79 victory over 2nd seeded Alabama, and 17th seeded Arkansas held off. Oklahoma, 82 to 79. Ole Miss coach Chris Beard praised his team's depth after the win, saying they were ready to rotate players no matter the situation and stuck to there. Daily routine, despite the grueling three games in three-day schedule. That mindset has carried the rebels from a first-round upset over Texas all the way to the semis.

1:04Saturday's action starts at 1pm, Eastern with No. 1 Florida facing No. 4 Vanderbilt on ESPN, followed by No. 3 Arkansas against. No. 15, Ole Miss at 3.30pm, also on ESPN. The winners advanced to Sunday's title game at 1pm. Fans are buzzing as these underdogs challenge the favorites, promising intense battles that could reshape the conference standings before March. Madness begins.