Big 12 men’s basketball tournament schedule: Arizona to face Houston in championship game

The 2026 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament got underway from Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday, and ASU tipped the tournament off with a win over Baylor before falling in a 91-42 loss to Iowa State on Wednesday.

Arizona (29-2, 16-2 Big 12) clinched the regular-season title and top seed in the conference tournament, and beat UCF 81-59 in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

Arizona then beat No. 5 seed Iowa State, 82-80, on a Jaden Bradley buzzer-beating game-winner on Friday to send the Wildcats to the Big 12 championship game.

Houston beat No. 3 seed Kansas, 69-47, putting its defense on display by holding Kansas to shooting 25% from the field.

Arizona and Houston will now square off in the Big 12 championship game, which tips off Saturday at 3 p.m. on ESPN.

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TV, times for Big 12 men’s basketball tournament:

All times listed are MST.

First Round on Tuesday, March 10:

• Game 1: No. 12 ASU beats No. 13 Baylor 83-79
• Game 2: No. 9 Cincinnati beats No. 16 Utah 73-66
• Game 3: No. 10 BYU beats No. 15 Kansas State 105-91
• Game 4: No. 14 Oklahoma State beats No. 11 Colorado 92-83

Second Round on Wednesday, March 11:

• Game 5: No. 12 ASU falls to No. 5 Iowa State 91-42
• Game 6: No. 8 UCF beats No. 9 Cincinnati 66-65
• Game 7: No. 10 BYU beats No. 7 West Virginia 68-48
• Game 8: No. 6 TCU beats No. 14 Oklahoma State 95-88

Quarterfinals on Thursday, March 12:

• Game 9: No. 5 Iowa State beats No. 4 Texas Tech 75-53
• Game 10: No. 1 Arizona beats No. 8 UCF 81-59
• Game 11: No. 2 Houston beats No. 10 BYU 73-66
• Game 12: No. 3 Kansas beat No. 6 TCU 78-73

Semifinals on Friday, March 13:

• Game 13: No. 1 Arizona beats No. 5 Iowa State 82-80
• Game 14: No. 2 Houston beats No. 3 Kansas 69-47

Final on Saturday, March 14:

• Final: No. 1 seed Arizona vs. No. 2 seed Houston at 3 p.m. (ESPN)

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