NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Kentucky men’s basketball team will play Mississippi State on Thursday in the Southeastern Conference Tournament after finishing the season 8-9 in league play.

Game time is set for noon ET (11 a.m. CT) at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

UK locked up the No. 8 seed on Saturday with an impressive 92-64 victory vs. South Carolina and Mississippi State’s loss to Auburn. The Bulldogs will be the No. 9 seed.

The winner of the UK-MSU matchup will get top-seeded Alabama on Friday at noon ET. That game would air on ESPN.

The final SEC Tournament bracket will be released Sunday following the conclusion ...