Florida 67, Auburn 86 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN. March 17, 2024 Fourth-seeded Auburn went wire to wire against sixth-seeded Florida, beating the Gators 86- 67 to claim the program's third SEC Tournament championship, adding to titles won in 1985 and 2019 and delivering coach Bruce Pearl his second SEC crown. cbssports The game was marred early by a scary injury to Florida center Micah Handlogten, who suffered a broken lower left leg within the first three minutes and had to be taken off the court on a stretcher, pausing play as both teams gathered to pray. Handlogten went up for an offensive rebound and landed hard, breaking his leg just over two minutes into the game. Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said afterward the injury hurt Florida's depth even further, while Florida coach Todd Golden called it a fluky play rarely seen in the sport. Despite the shaky start, Auburn got out in front early and never trailed. Florida made things interesting in the second half, cutting the defic...