An entire day of games filled up the slate Thursday, beginning in the early afternoon and stretching well past sundown. While still consisting largely of the SEC's bottom rung, there were a few teams hoping to boost their tournament resumes with wins.
Vanderbilt, Florida, Ole Miss and Georgia still have their gazes on extending their seasons past this weekend, but losses Thursday would likely end that journey. Vanderbilt entered the day ranked 23rd in the nation by Ken Pomeroy but without a seat at the Big Dance table, per ESPN's Joe Lunardi. Florida, which got things underway with a matchup against Arkansas, had the best odds of the four as a "next four out" candidate.