Big 12 Men’s Basketball Saturday Rundown: Oklahoma, Houston Lose Again

TCU and Texas Tech both get one-point wins. Three other games were won by two possessions or less.

Houston is getting a quick lesson in how tough the Big 12 Conference is. On the second Saturday of conference play, No. 2 Houston and No. 9 Oklahoma, both of which lost road games in their midweek games, lost again on Saturday. Houston lost at TCU 68-67; Oklahoma lost at No. 3 Kansas 78-66.

TCU defeated No. 2 Houston on Saturday 68-67. 

Texas Tech also had a one-point win over Kansas State, 60-59. Baylor’s game also came down to the last few seconds, defeating Cincinnati 62-59. UCF gave BYU a scare, making it a one-point game with just over a minute left. West Virginia and Texas also played to the wire, with the Mountaineers winning 76-73.

Of the seven games played on Saturday, only two were determined by more than two possessions – Kansas over Oklahoma (78-66) and Iowa State over Oklahoma State (66-42).

Baylor and Texas Tech are the only teams still undefeated in conference play with three wins.

The Big 12 is a gauntlet, and Saturday’s 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 48.9 is the lowest of all leagues. The next lowest is the Big Ten at 64.1 and the SEC at 66.4.

The Big 12 is the only conference with six of the top 24 and 12 of the top 76 teams in the NET rankings with 1. Houston, 4. BYU, 10. Iowa State, 13. Baylor, 16. Kansas, 25, Oklahoma, 29. TCU, 32. Cincinnati, 37. Texas Tech, 59. Texas, 75. UCF, and 76. Kansas State.

Big 12 Men’s Basketball – January 13 Results

#3 Kansas (14-2, 2-1) vs. #9 Oklahoma (13-3, 1-2)

Kansas wins 78-66

Game leaders:

• Hunter Dickinson (KU) 24 points; Javian McCollum (OU) 17 points
• Hunter Dickinson (KU) 14 rebounds; Jalon Moore (OU) 11 rebounds
• Dajuan Harris Jr. (KU) 8 assists; Javian McCollum (OU) 3 assists

Texas Tech (14-2, 3-0) vs. Kansas State (12-4, 2-1)

Texas Tech wins 60-59

Game leaders:

• Joe Toussaint (TTU) 12 points; Tylor Perry (KSU) 16 points
• Warren Washington (TTU) 8 rebounds; Will McNair Jr. (KSU) 9 rebounds
• Joe Toussaint (TTU) 2 assists; Tylor Perry (KSU) 4 assists

UCF (10-5, 1-2) vs. #18 BYU (13-3, 1-2)

BYU wins 63-58

Game leaders:

• Aly Khalifa (BYU) 17 points; Darius Johnson (UCF) 18 points
• Noah Waterman (BYU) 7 rebounds; Ibrahima Diallo (UCF) 19 rebounds
• Dallin Hall (BYU) 6 assists; Shemarri Allen (UCF) 3 assists

West Virginia (6-10, 1-2) vs. #25 Texas (12-4, 1-2)

West Virginia wins 76-73

Game leaders:

• Patrick Suemnick (WVU) 16 points; Max Abmas (UT) 32 points
• Noah Farrakhan (WVU) 7 rebounds; Ze’Rik Onyema (UT) 8 rebounds
• Kobe Johnson (WVU) 3 assists; Max Abmas (UT) 3 assists

TCU (13-3, 2-1) vs. #2 Houston (14-2, 1-2)

TCU wins 68-67

Game leaders:

• Emanuel Miller (TCU) 13 points; J’wan Roberts (UH) 20 points
• Ernest Udeh Jr. (TCU) 9 rebounds; J’wan Roberts (UH) 13 rebounds
• Avery Anderson III (TCU) 6 assists; J’wan Roberts (UH) 5 assists

#14 Baylor (14-2, 3-0) vs. Cincinnati (12-4, 1-2)

Baylor wins 62-59

Game leaders:

• Langston Love (BU) 14 points; Dan Skillings Jr. (UC) 24 points
• Jalen Bridges (BU) 8 rebounds; John Newman III (UC) 7 rebounds
• Rayj Dennis (BU) 5 assists; Simas Lukosius (UC) 9 assists

Iowa State (13-3, 2-1) vs.) Oklahoma State (8-8, 0-3)

Iowa State wins 66-42

Game leaders:

• Tamin Lipsey (ISU) 17 points; Eric Dailey Jr. (OSU) 12 points
• Tre King (ISU) 7 rebounds; Brandon Garrison (OSU) 8 rebounds
• Keshon Gilbert (ISU) 5 assists; Quion Williams (OSU) 4 assists

Upcoming Big 12 Men’s Basketball Games:

(All times listed are Central Time)

Tuesday, January 16

• Cincinnati vs. TCU - 6 p.m.
• Kansas State vs. Baylor – 7 p.m.
• Oklahoma State vs. Kansas – 8 p.m.
• BYU vs. Iowa State – 8 p.m.

Wednesday, January 17

• Oklahoma vs. West Virginia – 7 p.m.
• Texas vs. UCF – 7 p.m.
• Houston vs. Texas Tech – 8 p.m.

Big 12 Men’s Basketball Standings

Big 12 Standings	Conference	Overall
Baylor	3-0	14-2
Texas Tech	3-0	14-2
Kansas	2-1	14-2
Iowa State	2-1	13-3
TCU	2-1	13-3
Kansas State	2-1	12-4
Houston	1-2	14-2
BYU	1-2	13-3
Oklahoma	1-2	13-3
Cincinnati	1-2	12-4
Texas	1-2	12-4
UCF	1-2	10-5
West Virginia	1-2	6-10
Oklahoma State	0-3	8-8

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