Georgia and Alabama will battle it out in the SEC Tournament with a possible at-large bid up for grabs for a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
The Bulldogs and Crimson Tide had very few quality wins outside of conference play this season, so both may be in the unenviable position of having to win this game to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive.
Alabama received a bye to the quarterfinals for finishing first in the SEC West. Georgia was the fourth seed in the SEC East, but may still have the inside track for a berth into next week's big dance.
Mark Schlabach of ESPN says that they game could come down to the play of Georgia forward Trey Thompkins.
"Georgia needs Thompkins to play just as well Friday (as he did in Thursday's win over LSU) if the Bulldogs are going to defeat SEC West champion Alabama in the SEC tourney quarterfinals," said Schlabach.
Ultimately, I like Georgia to solidify their chances to reach the NCAA Tournament by taking out Alabama. They have better starters and their bench play as of late has been solid.
For more on this conference tournament, make sure to check out Bleacher Report Contributor Peter Hill, who preview the SEC Basketball Tournament 2011: Ranking the Potential Upsets.
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