With simply days left till Selection Sunday and (*12*), it’s crunch time in convention tournaments across the nation.
Arizona stands above the remainder of the Big 12 after successful the common season title and appears to be a lock for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats went 29-2 this season and the 2 video games they dropped got here in early February in opposition to Kansas and Texas Tech — two superb groups that would make March Madness runs of their very own.
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That mentioned, of all the foremost convention tournaments this week, this one feels probably the most extensive open. Beyond Arizona, Kansas and Texas Tech, perennial contender Houston has one other stacked staff. The Cougars went 26-5 and have repeatedly appeared able to making one other Final Four run beneath Kelvin Sampson. No. 7-ranked Iowa State ought to be within the combine as nicely.
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Who will hoist the trophy in Kansas City? Follow alongside beneath for scores, highlights, bracketology and extra (scroll for live updates).
Big 12 males’s basketball tournament
When: March 10-14
Where: T-Mobile Center | Kansas City, Missouri
TV: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+
Big 12 tournament bracket, scores
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Big 12 Thursday schedule, outcomes (all instances ET)
Thursday, March 12 — Quarterfinals
Game 9 | Iowa State 75, Texas Tech 53
Game 10 | No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 8 UCF | 3 p.m. | ESPN/2
Game 11 | No. 2 Houston vs. No. 10 BYU | 7 p.m. | ESPN/2
Game 12 | No. 3 Kansas vs. No. 6 TCU | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN/2
Friday, March 13 — Semifinals
Game 13 | No. 5 Iowa State vs. G10 winner | 7 p.m. | ESPN/2
Game 14 | G11 winner vs. G12 winner | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN/2
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Yahoo Sports Staff
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Brayden Burries leads Arizona with 12 factors, Koa Peat has 7.
Themus Fulks leads UCF with 9 factors.
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UCF lastly discovered some offense late within the half, hitting every of its final 6 discipline aim makes an attempt.
But the Wildcats are nonetheless in complete management on the break.
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While Brayden Burries is main the Wildcats with 12 factors, fellow freshman Koa Peat is making performs of his personal and has 7 factors thus far.
Arizona leads 39-16
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Everything is working for the Wildcats, who’re 12 of 19 from the sector. UCF is 3 of 17.
Arizona leads 32-8 on the under-8 timeout within the opening half.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
Arizona is dominating this one thus far. Brayden Burries has 9 factors and Ivan Kharchenkov has 5, together with this bucket.
Wildcats lead UCF 24-8.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
The high seed within the tournament is displaying why, sprinting to a 12-2 lead over UCF within the first 4 minutes. Wildcats freshman Brayden Burries already has 7 factors.
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We’re underway in our second quarterfinal of the day in Kansas City.
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The Big 12 quarterfinals roll on in about 20 minutes with the No. 1 seed Arizona tipping off in opposition to 8 seed UCF. Winner will face Iowa State.
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Tamin Lipsey leads the way in which with 20 factors, Joshua Jefferson places up 18 factors and 13 rebounds, and the Cyclones roll into the semifinals, the place they’ll face the winners of Arizona-UCF on Friday.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
The Cyclones have run away with this one and so they appear to be they’re nicely on their method to the Big 12 semifinals.
Iowa State leads Texas Tech 73-49 with 2:53 to play.
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Tech’s main scorer exterior of the injured JT Toppin left the courtroom after he slipped on the courtroom and appeared damage. Anderson is out of the sport in the interim and Texas Tech is already in large bother, trailing 65-45 with 6:48 to go.
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Nick Bromberg
Texas Tech was a nationwide title contender with a wholesome JT Toppin. Now, the Red Raiders look removed from a Final Four staff.
Tech continues to be superb; however there are hardly any groups that may face up to the lack of their All-American finest participant and nonetheless be a reputable nationwide title menace.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
Joshua Jefferson hits 1,000 profession factors at Iowa State, and extra importantly he’s taking this sport over with a game-high 15 factors to go together with 11 rebounds thus far.
Cyclones in command of Texas Tech 53-39 on the 12:22 mark.
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The Cyclones are doing a little work inside and so they’ve constructed the lead to 47-39 after a sizzling begin to the second half.
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The motion has began for the second half in Kansas City.
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Nick Bromberg
The Cyclones really feel like a reasonably stable No. 3 seed, however might even transfer up to the No. 2 line in the event that they win the Big 12 tournament.
Kansas City can be a fan of that. Iowa State and Kansas are by far the 2 strongest fanbases yearly on the Big 12 tournament and so they’re on reverse sides of the bracket. A Saturday matchup within the championship sport can be electrical.
