The SEC's top four seeds lived up to the hype in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament on Friday at Bridgestone Arena as each advanced to create a semifinal slugfest on Saturday between squads that can all be regarded as national championship contenders.

It's Kentucky vs Alabama in an SEC Tournament quarterfinal at Bridgestone Arena. Follow for live UK basketball score and game updates from Nashville.

Full transcript from Mark Pope, Andrew Carr and Amari Williams from Kentucky's postgame press conference after getting blown out by Alabama 99-70 in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.

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Chaz Lanier led Tennessee basketball to a win in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals Friday. The Vols will face No. 1 seed Auburn on Saturday.

The top-seeded Auburn Tigers now know who they will face in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The Tigers will open their run at the SEC Tournament on Friday at noon CT against the No.

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