How to watch Big 12 men’s basketball tournament: TV info, schedule & tickets
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- Tournament runs March 10-14 at Kansas City’s T‑Mobile Center.
- Top seeds Arizona, Houston, Kansas, Texas Tech and Iowa State lead NCAA projections.
- Tickets available via Big12sports.com; event debuts new LED glass court.
This may not be the year for a Cinderella story in the Big 12 men’s basketball tournament.
The regular-season concluded Saturday and the league heavyweights finished strong. Arizona and Houston, which met in last year’s title game at T-Mobile Center — with the Cougars winning and advancing to the NCAA Tournament title game — are the top two seeds.
Kansas emerged from a three-team tie to become the No. 3 seed, followed by Texas Tech and Iowa State. Those five are projected to be top-four seeds in the NCAA Tournament, with the bracket announced Sunday.
BYU is safely in the NCAA field and two others — TCU and UCF — appear to be on the right side of the bubble. Cincinnati has work to do for NCAA at-large consideration.
When are the games, and what is the TV info?
First round, Tuesday, March 10 (all times Central)
Game 1: No. 12 Arizona State vs. No. 13 Baylor (ESPN+), 11:30 a.m.
Game 2: No. 9 Cincinnati vs. No. 16 Utah (ESPN+), 2 p.m.
Game 3: No. 10 BYU vs. No. 15 Kansas State (ESPN+), 6 p.m.
Game 4: No. 11 Colorado vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State (ESPN+), 8:30 p.m.
Second round, Wednesday, March 11
Game 5: No. 5 Iowa State vs. Game 1 winner (ESPN2), 11:30 a.m.
Game 6: No. 8 UCF vs. Game 2 winner (ESPNU), 2 p.m.
Game 7: No. 7 West Virginia vs. Game 3 winner (ESPNU), 6 p.m. CT
Game 8: No. 6 TCU vs. Game 4 winner (ESPN2/U), 8:30 p.m. CT
Quarterfinals, Thursday, March 12
Game 9: No. 4 Texas Tech vs. Game 5 winner (ESPN2), 11:30 a.m.
Game 10: No. 1 Arizona vs. Game 6 winner (ESPN2), 2 p.m.
Game 11: No. 2 Houston vs. Game 7 winner (ESPN2), 6 p.m.
Game 12: No. 3 Kansas vs. Game 8 winner (ESPN2), 8:30 p.m.
Semifinals, Friday, March 13
Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner (ESPN2), 6 p.m.
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner (ESPN2), 8:30 p.m.
Championship, Saturday, March 14
5 p.m. (ESPN)
Are tickets available?
Single session and all-session tickets are available through Big12sports.com.
The event is held at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, and it will feature a new LED glass court this year.