2025 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament: Updated matchups, results, schedule, TV

March is here and with that the Big 12 Basketball Tournament is ready to tip-off. Games are set to begin on Tuesday, March 11th for one of the most important conference tournaments around the sport in a conference that prides itself on basketball success.

The Big 12 Basketball Tournament will be held at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, and is scheduled to run from Tuesday through Saturday. More than 18,000 fans are going to be able to fit into T-Mobile Center, and they’re expected to be out and excited starting with the first game, which will be played at 12:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. CT on Tuesday.

Ahead of tip-off in the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament, here’s a look at everything you need to know. That includes the schedule and where to find games on TV, as well as updated matchups and results as they come in throughout the tournament.

Round 1

Game 1: No. 13 Cincinnati 87, No. 12 Oklahoma State 68

The Cincinnati Bearcats are marching on in the Big 12 Tournament. After both teams struggled out of the gates offensively, the Bearcats turned up the heat and managed to pull away in the second half, which was highlighted by several alley-oops. Add to that 23 turnovers by Oklahoma State and by the end it was a fairly comfortable win.

Game 2: No. 16 Colorado 69, No. 9 TCU 67

TCU (16-16) closed out the final 3 minutes of the first half on a 12-2 run to pull ahead 27-26 at halftime, but 16th-seeded Colorado (13-19) scored 14 of the first 15 points of the second half and held off another late Horned Frogs surge to advance to Round 2 of the Big 12 Tournament. The Buffaloes were led with 18 and 16 points from Andrej Jakimovski and Julian Hammond III, respectively, while TCU’s Noah Reynolds and Trazarien White led the Horned Frogs with 17 and 13 points, respectively.

Game 3: No. 10 Kansas State 71, No. 15 Arizona State 66

If Kansas State is going to have any hopes of making the NCAA Tournament, cutting down the nets this weekend is a must. Starting off with a win is the only way forward and the Wildcats got the job done against Arizona State. Coleman Hawkins will leave as the main storyline, finishing with 26 points and 10 made shots from the field. Up next, Jerome Tang goes up against his old program Wednesday night.

Game 4: No. 14 UCF 87, No. 11 Utah 72

For the third time on Tuesday, the lower seed will be advancing. This time, UCF got the job done in the second half thanks to a great defensive effort. Keyshawn Hall continued to be the great scorer he is, finishing with 23 points thanks to a 12-14 night from the free throw line.

Round 2

Game 5: No. 5 Iowa State 76 vs. Cincinnati 56

The Iowa State faithful traveled in full force for their first Big 12 Tournament game. Riding that energy, the Cyclones jumped out to an early lead. The Bearcats would fight back in the second half. However, the Iowa State defense was able to clamp down on Cincinnati and march on to the quarterfinals.

Game 6: Colorado 67, No. 8 West Virginia 60

Colorado’s Cinderella run through the early portion of the Big 12 Tournament continued Wednesday against the Mountaineers. Despite trailing 29-23 at halftime, the Buffaloes rallied to take their first lead of the second half when RJ Smith hit a 3-pointer with 6:03 remaining. Colorado never tailed after that, though things came down to the wire in an eventual 67-60 win. They now advance to face No. 1 seed Houston on Thursday.

Game 7: No. 7 Baylor 70, Kansas State 56

Baylor took full control of Wednesday’s game against Kansas State in the first half, although the Wildcats looked like they were mounting a charge after the break. However, the Bears still came away with the double-digit victory, defeating K-State 70-56 to advance to the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals.

Game 8: No. 6 Kansas 98, UCF 94 (OT)

What looked like a potential blow out turned into a classic. UCF came all the way back to make things interesting against Kansas, tying things back up with 14.1 seconds left on a Jaden Ivy-Curry three-pointer and getting the ball back after a costly KJ Adams turnover with 4.3 seconds to go. The game then went to overtime, and that’s when KU finished off the victory to stay alive in the Big 12 tournament.

Quarterfinals

Game 9: No. 4 BYU 96 vs. Iowa State 92

The Iowa State Cyclones were severely shorthanded against the BYU Cougars on Thursday, with both Keshon Gilbert and Tamin Lipsey missing the game. In their place, Curtis Jones and Nate Heise had to step into larger roles. After a 22-point first half from Jones, it seemed like they’d be alright too. However, BYU never went away. Both sides had excellent offensive days, but it was the Cougars who ended up holding the lead for much of the second half. A late three-point shot, quickly followed by a blocked shot, both by Richie Saunders for BYU all but buried the Cyclones in their comeback effort.

Game 10: No. 1 Houston 77, Colorado 68
Date/Time: Thursday, March 13, 3:00 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2

Colorado kept things close in the first half of Thursday’s matchup against Houston but the Cougars started to take control after the break. They held the Buffaloes to 37.9% shooting from the field in the second half en route to the 77-68 victory.

Game 11: No. 2 Texas Tech 76, Baylor 74
Date/Time: Thursday, March 13, 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN

Texas Tech took a 13-point lead into halftime, but Baylor mounted a furious charge in the second half to get within three points in the final seconds of Thursday’s quarterfinal. However, late free throws helped the Red Raiders avoid the upset as they advanced to the semifinals – although the Bears got one final look after two missed foul shots with 4.5 seconds left.

Game 12: No. 3 Arizona 88, Kansas 77
Date/Time: Thursday, March 13, 9:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN

Arizona saw its halftime lead evaporate as Kansas mounted a second-half comeback to eventually jump out in front after the break. The Wildcats stayed the course, though, and ultimately came away with the victory to set up a matchup against Texas Tech in the Big 12 tournament semifinal.

Semifinals

Game 13: BYU 54, Houston 74
Date/Time: Friday, March 14, 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2

Houston started the game on a 15-0 run on Friday night and never looked back. This one was never in doubt after Kelvin Sampson’s squad jumped on BYU right out of the gates. Houston’s Emmanuel Sharp was spectacular, hitting five of his seven three-pointers, finishing with 26 total points. LJ Cryer also pumped in 20 points for Houston, hitting 4 of 11 shots from deep. BYU did get an outstanding showing from big man Keba Keita, who had 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Game 14: Texas Tech 80, Arizona 86
Date/Time: Friday, March 14, 9:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2

Caleb Love erupted for 27 points on Friday night, punching Arizona’s ticket to the 2025 Big 12 Championship Game in the process. The Wildcats won a pretty close game, holding off the Red Raiders down the stretch. Love connected on five of eight three-pointers. He also drilled 10 of his 15 shots from the floor. Including Love, Arizona got scoring from just about everybody, with five of their players scoring in double figures. The Wildcats connected on 8 of 16 of their shots from long range (50%), and Texas Tech hit 9 of 28 shots from downtown (32.1%).

Big 12 Championship Game

Championship Game: No. 1 Houston 72, No. 3 Arizona 64
Date/Time: Saturday, March 15, 6:00 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN

At halftime, Arizona had its sights set on a potential upset against top-seeded Houston, but the Cougars stormed back in the second half. The Wildcats didn’t back down, eventually taking a late lead, but Houston did just enough to get the 72-64 win and clinch a Big 12 tournament title.