How to watch Missouri basketball in SEC Tournament: TV channel, tip time for MU-UGA

Calum McAndrew, Columbia Daily Tribune

Missouri basketball coach Dennis Gates called it a new season.

The Tigers will be hoping it goes better than the regular season.

Missouri opens postseason play as the No. 14 and final seed in the SEC Tournament, with its first-round matchup coming Wednesday against No. 11-seeded Georgia in Nashville, Tennessee.

Mizzou (8-23, 0-18 SEC) enters the tournament on an 18-game losing streak. That 18-game slump started with a loss to the Bulldogs (16-15, 6-12) back on Jan. 6 at Mizzou Arena.

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The Tigers face a win-or-go home situation in Music City. Only a streak of five straight wins and an SEC title can keep their season alive.

Here’s everything you need to know about Missouri’s SEC Tournament opener, including TV channel, streaming information, tip time and more:

What TV channel is Missouri versus Georgia on?

TV Channel: SEC Network

Stream: Fubo

Georgia's Noah Thomasson (3) looks to pass around Missouri's Nick Honor (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Georgia's Noah Thomasson (3) looks to pass around Missouri's Nick Honor (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Tom Hart will be on the call for the Tigers-Bulldogs matchup Wednesday, with Jimmy Dykes, Dane Bradshaw and Daymeon Fishback sharing analyst duties. Marty Smith and Alyssa Lang will be the sideline reporters for the SEC Tournament.

Last season, Missouri received a double-bye in Nashville after finishing the SEC regular season in fourth place. The Tigers defeated Tennessee before falling to Alabama in the semifinals — MU’s first conference semifinal appearance since it joined the SEC.

The first-round game also will be available to stream on FuboTV, which offers a free trial.

What time does Missouri against Georgia start?

Date: Wednesday, March 13

Time: 8:30 p.m. CDT

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Missouri against Georgia is scheduled to begin at approximately 8:30 p.m., with the exact time of tipoff subject to change.

The game will officially begin 25 minutes following the conclusion of the tournament opener: No. 12 Arkansas vs. No. 13 Vanderbilt, which is due to begin at 6 p.m.

If the Razorbacks-Commodores game goes into overtime or is otherwise delayed, Missouri-Georgia will begin later.

A second-round matchup against No. 6 Florida awaits the winner of Missouri and Georgia.

The Bulldogs beat the Tigers 75-68 in Columbia earlier this year. Missouri held a lead with less than five minutes to go in that game, but the Bulldogs rallied to kick off a long losing slump for Gates’ team.

This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: How to watch Mizzou in SEC Tournament: TV channel, tip time for MU-UGA

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