The Houston Cougars will be the No. 1 seed for the second year in a row when the Big 12 men’s basketball tournament begins on Tuesday in Kansas City.
All games will be at T-Mobile Arena in Kansas City. First-round games are set for Tuesday, with second-round games on Wednesday and quarterfinals on Thursday. All three days feature quadrupleheaders.
The semifinal games will be on Friday and the championship game will be on Saturday. The winner of the tournament receives the league’s automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament.
Houston, along with Texas Tech, Arizona and BYU receive double byes and will not play until the quarterfinals, giving each two extra days of rest on the field.
Iowa State, West Virginia, Baylor and Kansas received single byes to the second round and won’t play until Wednesday, giving each school one extra day of rest on the remaining eight teams, which will play on the opening day.
The winner of the tournament receives the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Texas won the tournament title last year.
2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship Schedule
(all times central)
First Round: Tuesday, March 11
Game 1: No. 12 Oklahoma State 68, No. 13 Cincinnati 87
Game 2: No. 16 Colorado 69, No. 9 TCU 67
Game 3: No. 10 Kansas State 71, No. 15 Arizona State 66
Game 4: No. 14 UCF 87, No. 11 Utah 72
Second Round: Wednesday, March 12
Game 5: No. 5 Iowa State 76, vs. No. 13 Cincinnati 56
Game 6: No. 8 West Virginia 60, vs. No. 16 Colorado 67
Game 7: No. 7 Baylor 70, vs. No. 10 Kansas State 56
Game 8: No. 6 Kansas 98, No. 14 UCF 94 (OT)
Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 13
Game 9: No. 4 BYU 96, vs. No. 5 Iowa State 92
Game 10: No. 1 Houston 77, vs. No. 16 Colorado 68
Game 11: No. 2 Texas Tech 76, vs. No. 7 Baylor 74
Game 12: No. 3 Arizona 88, vs. No. 6 Kansas 77
Semifinals: Friday, March 14
Game 13: No. 4 BYU vs. No. 1 Houston, 6 p.m. CT
Game 14: No. 2 Texas Tech vs. No. 3 Arizona 8:30 p.m. CT
Final: Saturday, March 15
Game 15: Winner of Game 13 vs. Winner of Game 14, 5 p.m. CT
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