March is here and with that the Big 12 Basketball Tournament is ready to tip-off. Games are set to begin on Tuesday, March 11th for one of the most important conference tournaments around the sport in a conference that prides itself on basketball success.
The Big 12 Basketball Tournament will be held at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, and is scheduled to run from Tuesday through Saturday. More than 18,000 fans are going to be able to fit into T-Mobile Center, and they’re expected to be out and excited starting with the first game, which will be played at 12:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. CT on Tuesday.
Ahead of tip-off in the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament, here’s a look at everything you need to know. That includes the schedule and where to find games on TV, as well as updated matchups and results as they come in throughout the tournament.
Game 1: No. 13 Cincinnati 87, No. 12 Oklahoma State 68
The Cincinnati Bearcats are marching on in the Big 12 Tournament. After both teams struggled out of the gates offensively, the Bearcats turned up the heat and managed to pull away in the second half, which was highlighted by several alley-oops. Add to that 23 turnovers by Oklahoma State and by the end it was a fairly comfortable win.
Game 2: No. 16 Colorado 69, No. 9 TCU 67
TCU (16-16) closed out the final 3 minutes of the first half on a 12-2 run to pull ahead 27-26 at halftime, but 16th-seeded Colorado (13-19) scored 14 of the first 15 points of the second half and held off another late Horned Frogs surge to advance to Round 2 of the Big 12 Tournament. The Buffaloes were led with 18 and 16 points from Andrej Jakimovski and Julian Hammond III, respectively, while TCU’s Noah Reynolds and Trazarien White led the Horned Frogs with 17 and 13 points, respectively.
Game 3: No. 10 Kansas State 71, No. 15 Arizona State 66
If Kansas State is going to have any hopes of making the NCAA Tournament, cutting down the nets this weekend is a must. Starting off with a win is the only way forward and the Wildcats got the job done against Arizona State. Coleman Hawkins will leave as the main storyline, finishing with 26 points and 10 made shots from the field. Up next, Jerome Tang goes up against his old program Wednesday night.
Game 4: No. 14 UCF 87, No. 11 Utah 72
For the third time on Tuesday, the lower seed will be advancing. This time, UCF got the job done in the second half thanks to a great defensive effort. Keyshawn Hall continued to be the great scorer he is, finishing with 23 points thanks to a 12-14 night from the free throw line.
Game 5: No. 5 Iowa State 76 vs. Cincinnati 56
The Iowa State faithful traveled in full force for their first Big 12 Tournament game. Riding that energy, the Cyclones jumped out to an early lead. The Bearcats would fight back in the second half. However, the Iowa State defense was able to clamp down on Cincinnati and march on to the quarterfinals.
Game 6: Colorado 67, No. 8 West Virginia 60
Colorado’s Cinderella run through the early portion of the Big 12 Tournament continued Wednesday against the Mountaineers. Despite trailing 29-23 at halftime, the Buffaloes rallied to take their first lead of the second half when RJ Smith hit a 3-pointer with 6:03 remaining. Colorado never tailed after that, though things came down to the wire in an eventual 67-60 win. They now advance to face No. 1 seed Houston on Thursday.
Game 7: No. 7 Baylor 70, Kansas State 56
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 12, 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN+
Baylor took full control of Wednesday’s game against Kansas State in the first half, although the Wildcats looked like they were mounting a charge after the break. However, the Bears still came away with the double-digit victory, defeating K-State 70-56 to advance to the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals.
Game 8: No. 6 Kansas 98, UCF 94 (OT)
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 12, 9:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2
What looked like a potential blow out turned into a classic. UCF came all the way back to make things interesting against Kansas, tying things back up with 14.1 seconds left on a Jaden Ivy-Curry three-pointer and getting the ball back after a costly KJ Adams turnover with 4.3 seconds to go. The game then went to overtime, and that’s when KU finished off the victory to stay alive in the Big 12 tournament.
Game 9: No. 4 BYU vs. Iowa State
Date/Time: Thursday, March 13, 12:30 p.m. ET
TV: TBD
Game 10: No. 1 Houston vs. Colorado
Date/Time: Thursday, March 13, 3:00 p.m. ET
TV: TBD
Game 11: No. 2 Texas Tech vs. Baylor
Date/Time: Thursday, March 13, 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: TBD
Game 12: No. 3 Arizona vs. Kansas
Date/Time: Thursday, March 13, 9:30 p.m. ET
TV: TBD
Game 13: Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 10
Date/Time: Friday, March 14, 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: TBD
Game 14: Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 12
Date/Time: Friday, March 14, 9:30 p.m. ET
TV: TBD
Championship Game: Winner of Game 13 vs. Winner of Game 14
Date/Time: Saturday, March 15, 6:00 p.m. ET
TV: TBD
