Big 12 Men’s Basketball Midweek Rundown: Texas Upsets No. 11 Oklahoma

In this week’s midweek games, most of the favored teams did what they were expected to do – win. That wasn’t the case in Norman.

Texas Tech and Baylor were the first teams this year to get a midweek bye. As a result, Texas Tech is now in sole possession of the top spot in the Big 12 standings at 4-1. That gives them a ½ game lead over four teams at 4-2.

The Texas Longhorns defeated the No. 11 Oklahoma Sooners in Norman earlier this week.  :: © Steve Sisney for The Oklahoman / USA TODAY NETWORK

With those two teams on a midweek bye, only four of the games featured a ranked opponent. Only one of those, No. 4 Houston at No. 21 BYU, was a ranked versus ranked game. In that game, Houston got the coveted road win, defeating the other Cougars 75-68.

No. 7 Kansas defeated Cincinnati 74-69. And No. 23 defeated Kansas State 78-67. The only ranked team not playing another ranked team to lose was Oklahoma. The No. 11 Sooners lost to Texas 75-60.

In other games, TCU overcame a 17-point first-half deficit to defeat Oklahoma State 74-69 in Stillwater, and UCF easily handled West Virginia 72-59.

The Big 12 is a gauntlet, and this week’s midweek games reflected just that. The parity among the teams is such that any team can beat another team any day, either at home or on the road.

The conference’s NET ranking of 47.6 is the lowest of all leagues. The next lowest are the Big Ten at 63.4 and the SEC at 66.8

The Big 12 leads the nation in ranked teams for the ninth consecutive week (since Nov. 27). Its seven Top 25 teams are more than double any other league. The Jan. 22 rankings are No. 4/4 Houston, No. 7/8 Kansas, No. 11/13 Oklahoma, No. 15/14 Baylor, No. 20/21 Texas Tech, No. 21/19 BYU and No. 23/18 Iowa State. K-State, TCU, and Texas received votes.

The Big 12 has 12 teams in the top 53 of ESPN’s Power Index: 1. Houston, 7. Iowa State, 13. BYU, 14. Baylor, 18. Kansas, 21. TCU, 26. Cincinnati, 27. Texas Tech, 29. Texas, 32. Oklahoma, 43. K-State and 53. UCF. Thirteen teams are in the top 14 for remaining strength of schedule.

Big 12 Men’s Basketball – January 22-24 Results

#7 Kansas (16-3, 4-2) vs. Cincinnati (13-6, 2-4)

Kansas wins 74-69

Game leaders:

• Johnny Furphy (KU) 23 points; Dan Skillings Jr. (UC) 16 points
• Johnny Furphy (KU) 11 rebounds; Aziz Bandaogo (UC) 11 rebounds
• Dajuan Harris Jr. (KU) 8 assists; Day Thomas (UC) 3 assists

UCF (12-6, 3-3) vs. West Virginia (7-12, 2-4)

UCF wins 72-59

Game leaders:

• Jaylin Sellers (UCF) 18 points; Josiah Harris (WVU) 15 points
• Ibrahima Diallo (UCF) 12 rebounds; Josiah Harris (WVU) 8 rebounds
• Shemarri Allen (UCF) 5 assists; Kerr Kriisa (WVU) 5 assists

#11 Oklahoma (15-4, 3-3) vs. Texas (14-5, 3-3)

Texas wins 75-60

Game leaders:

• Max Abrams (UT) 22 points; Jalon Moore (OU) 15 points
• Dillon Mitchell (UT) 13 rebounds; John Hugley IV (OU) 7 rebounds
• Dylan Disu (UT) 4 assists; Javian McCollum (OU) 4 assists

#21 BYU (14-5, 2-4) vs. #4 Houston (17-2, 4-2)

Houston wins 75-68

Game leaders:

• LJ Cryer (UH) 23 points; Noah Waterman (BYU) 17 points
• Emanuel Sharp (UH) 9 rebounds; Trevin Knell (BYU) 6 rebounds
• Jamal Shead (UH) 4 assists; Dallin Hall (BYU) 5 assists

Oklahoma State (8-11, 0-6) vs. TCU (14-5, 4-3)

TCU wins 74-69

Game leaders:

• Emanuel Miller (TCU) 21 points; John-Michael Wright (OSU) 16 points
• Emanuel Miller (TCU) 11 rebounds; Javon Small (OSU) 5 rebounds
• Emanuel Miller (TCU) 4 assists; Javon Small (OSU) 7 assists

#23 Iowa State (15-4, 4-2) vs. Kansas State (14-5, 4-2)

Iowa State wins 78-67

Game leaders:

• Milan Momcilovic (ISU) 19 points; Arthur Kaluma (KSU) 16 points
• Keshon Gilbert (ISU) 13 rebounds; Dorian Finister (KSU) 6 rebounds
• Tamin Lipsey (ISU) 6 assists; Tylor Perry (KSU) 5 assists

Big 12 Teams with Midweek Byes

• #15 Baylor (14-4, 3-2)
• #20 Texas Tech (15-3, 4-1) vs.)

Upcoming Big 12 Men’s Basketball Games:

(All times listed are Central Time)

Saturday, January 27

• #4 Houston vs. Kansas State – 11 a.m.
• #23 Iowa State vs. #7 Kansas – 12:30 p.m.
• #11 Oklahoma vs. #20 Texas Tech – 1 p.m.
• #21 BYU vs. Texas – 1 p.m.
• Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia – 1 p.m.
• #15 Baylor vs. TCU – 3 p.m.
• Cincinnati vs. UCF – 6 p.m.

Big 12 Men’s Basketball Standings

Big 12 Standings	Confernce	Overall
Texas Tech	4-1	15-3
Houston	4-2	17-2
Kansas	4-2	16-3
Iowa State	4-2	15-4
Kansas State	4-2	14-5
Baylor	3-2	14-4
Oklahoma	3-3	15-4
TCU	3-3	14-5
Texas	3-3	14-5
UCF	3-3	12-6
BYU	2-4	14-5
Cincinnati	2-4	13-6
West Virginia	2-4	7-12
Oklahoma State	0-6	8-11

TCU Men's Basketball Bounces Back with Win Over Oklahoma State

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