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Seeds and matchups are set for the 2025 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament in KC

The first 16-team bracket for the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament is finalized.

For the first time, four teams will receive a double bye, and four more a single bye.

The event begins on Tuesday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City with four games. At 11:30 am., 12th seeded Oklahoma State will face No. 13 seed Cincinnati in a rematch of the regular-season finale played on Saturday.

The top four seeds with double byes are Houston, Texas Tech, Arizona and BYU. They’ll open play on Thursday.

The teams with single byes are Iowa State, Baylor, Kansas and West Virginia. They will play their first games on Wednesday.

Here’s the 2025 Big 12 Men’s Tournament schedule:

Tuesday’s games

Game 1, 11:30 a.m. 12-Oklahoma State vs. 13-Cincinnati

Game 2, 2 p.m. 9-TCU vs. 16-Colorado

Game 3, 6 p.m., 10-Kansas State vs. No. 15 Arizona State

Game 4, 8:30 p.m. 11-Utah vs. No. 14 UCF

Wednesday’s games

Game 5, 11:30 p.m., Game 1 winner vs. 5-Iowa State

Game 6, 2 p.m., Game 2 winner vs. 8-West Virginia

Game 7, 6 p.m., Game 3 winner vs. 7-Baylor

Game 8, 8:30 p.m., Game 4 winner vs. 6-Kansas

Thursday’s games

Game 9, 11:30 a.m., Game 5 winner vs. 4-BYU

Game 10, 2 p.m., Game 6 winner vs. 1-Houston

Game 11, 6 p.m., Game 7 winner vs. 2-Texas Tech

Game 12, 8:30 p.m., Game 8 winner vs. 3-Arizona

Friday’s games

Game 13, 6 p.m., semifinal

Game 14, 8:30 p.m., semifinal

Saturday’s Championship Game

Game 15, 5 p.m., championship

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Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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