SEC/Big 12 hoops challenge starts Wednesday

The Big 12 will try to keep the upper hand in the the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, which begins Wednesday night when Auburn plays at Texas Tech.

Last season the Big 12 won seven of the 10 games. All games in the Challenge are scheduled from Wednesday through Saturday.

Friday has three highlighted games: Florida at No. 11 Kansas, Missouri at No. 22 Oklahoma and No. 6 Texas at No. 1 Kentucky. On Saturday, Kansas State plays at Tennessee. Complete schedule:

Wednesday

▪ Auburn at Texas Tech, 8 p.m. (SEC Network)

Thursday

▪ Baylor at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m. (ESPNU)

▪ LSU at No. 16 West Virginia, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)

▪ No. 18 Arkansas at No. 20 Iowa State, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)

▪ TCU at Mississippi, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)

Friday

▪ No. 6 Texas at No. 1 Kentucky, 6 p.m. (ESPN)

▪ Florida at No. 11 Kansas, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

▪ Missouri at No. 22 Oklahoma, 8:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

Saturday

▪ Oklahoma State at South Carolina, 11 a.m. (ESPNU)

▪ Kansas State at Tennessee, 2:15 p.m. (ESPN2)

This story was originally published December 2, 2014 at 7:37 PM with the headline "SEC/Big 12 hoops challenge starts Wednesday."