How to watch Big 12 men’s basketball tournament in Kansas City: Bracket, TV & tickets
Houston clinched the top seed of the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship before tipping off on Saturday, but the Cougars drove home the point with a 30-point victory over Kansas.
Iowa State’s loss at Kansas State earlier in the day allowed top-ranked Houston, in its first year in the Big 12, to win the title outright and secure the top seed in the tournament that begins on Tuesday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.
The Cougars beat Kansas 76-46 to improve to 15-3 in Big 12. Iowa State (13-5) fell to K-State 65-58.
The Jayhawks finished with a 10-8 Big 12 mark, their most losses in conference play since finishing 6-8 in 1989, Roy Williams’ first season. KU will be the No. 6 seed.
The Cyclones are the second seed, followed by Baylor and Texas Tech. The top four seeds get a double bye and won’t play until Thursday.
The men’s tournament opens Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. with the opening round. That evening, the Big 12 women’s championship game will be played at T-Mobile Center.
The latest bracketology consensus has the Big 12 getting nine teams in the NCAA Tournament.
Tickets are available at big12sports.com.
Here’s a first look at the Big 12 Tournament bracket...
Big 12 Men’s Championship
T-Mobile Center, Kansas City
Tuesday
Game 1: 11:30 a.m., No. 12 seed UCF vs. No. 13 Oklahoma State (ESPN+)
Game 2: 2 p.m., No. 11 Cincinnati vs. No. 14 West Virginia (ESPN+)
Wednesday
Game 3: 11:30 a.m., No. 5 BYU vs. Game 1 winner (ESPN or ESPN2)
Game 4: 2 p.m., No. 8 TCU vs. No. 9 Oklahoma (ESPN+)
Game 5: 6 p.m., No. 7 Texas vs. No. 10 Kansas State (ESPN+)
Game 6: 8:30 p.m., No. 6 Kansas vs. Game 2 winner (ESPN2 or ESPNU)
Thursday
Game 7: 11:30 a.m., No. 4 Texas Tech vs. Game 3 winner (ESPN or ESPN2)
Game 8: 2 p.m., Houston vs. Game 4 winner (ESPN or ESPN2)
Game 9: 6 p.m., Iowa State vs. Game 5 winner (ESPN or ESPN2)
Game 10: 8:30 p.m., No. 3 vs. Game 6 winner (ESPN or ESPN2)
Friday
Semifinals (ESPN/2)
6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Saturday
Championship (ESPN)
5 p.m.