Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament Round Two: Kansas, Texas Sent Home

It looked like a day in which the higher seeds would advance to the quarter-finals. However, Kansas State and Cincinnati had other plans.

Four games were on the slate on Wednesday in Round Two of the Phillips Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship in Kansas City. In the early games, the two higher seeds – No. 5 BYU and No. 8 TCU – advanced to the quarterfinals. However, in the nightcap, both underdogs – No. 10 Kansas State and No. 11 Cincinnati – won their games, sending No. 6 Kansas and No. 7 Texas back home.

Mar 13, 2024; Kansas City, MO, USA; Oklahoma Sooners guard Otega Oweh (3) guards TCU Horned Frogs forward Emanuel Miller (2) during the first half at T-Mobile Center / © William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports

BYU and No. 12 UCF, both playing in their first-ever Big 12 tournament, got the day started. This game was all BYU. UCF kept it close, but, in the end, this game had the biggest margin of victory of any of the four games in Round Two. BYU won 87-73.

TCU took care of business with No. 9 Oklahoma. The Horned Frogs went ahead 3-1 with 19:06 left in the first and never relinquished a lead after that. TCU led 45-31 at the half and, despite a late surge by the Sooners, won 77-70.

In the first game of the evening session, Kansas State was down by 10 points to Texas at the half. They came out in the 2nd and just started chipping away. The Cats would take the lead with 12:34 remaining. From there, even with a couple of lead changes, K-State would maintain the momentum and win 78-74.

Kansas was playing without two of its leading scorers, but Cincinnati was also without a couple of key players. The Bearcats dominated the entire game and got the upset over the Jayhawks 72-52.

Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship – March 13 Results

Game Three: No. 5 BYU vs. No. 12 UCF

BYU wins 87-73

Game leaders:

• Fousseyni Traore (BYU) 14 points; Darius Johnson (UCF) 32 points
• Fousseyni Traore o (BYU) 10 rebounds; Shemari Allen (UCF) 9 rebounds
• Spencer Johnson (BYU) 7 assists; Darius Johnson (UCF) 3 assists

Game Four: No. 8 TCU vs. No. 9 Oklahoma

TCU wins 77-70

Game leaders:

• Emanuel Miller (TCU) 26 points; Jalon Moore (OU) 16 points
• Emanuel Miller (TCU) 8 rebounds; Jalon Moore (OU) 9 rebounds
• Jameer Nelson Jr. (TCU) 5 assists; Milos Uzan (OU) 4 assists

Game Five: No. 7 Texas vs. No. 10 Kansas State

Kansas State wins 78-74

Game leaders:

• Tylor Perry (KSU) 21 points; Max Abmas (UT) 26 points
• Arthur Kaluma (KSU) 8 rebounds; Dylan Disu (UT) 9 rebounds
• Dai Dai Ames (KSU) 3 assists; Max Abmas (UT) 4 assists

Game Six: No. 6 Kansas vs. No. 11 Cincinnati

Cincinnati wins 72-52

Game leaders:

• Dan Skillings Jr. (UC) 25 points; KJ Adams Jr. (KU) 22 points
• John Newman III (UC) 10 rebounds; Elmarko Jackson (KU) 9 rebounds
• Simas Lukosius (UC) 3 assists; Dajuan Harris Jr. (KU) 5 assists

Upcoming Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship Games:

(All times listed are Central Time; numbers next to teams are the tournament seed, not national ranking)

Thursday, March 14 - Quarterfinals

• #4 Texas Tech vs. #5 BYU/#12 UCF – 11:30 a.m.
• #1 Houston vs. #8 TCU/#9 Oklahoma – 2 p.m.
• #2 Iowa State vs. #7 Texas/#10 Kansas State – 6 p.m.
• #3 Baylor vs. #6 Kansas/#11 Cincinnati – 8:30 p.m.

Friday, March 15 - Semifinals

• Semifinal #1 – 6 p.m.
• Semifinal #2 – 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 16 - Final

• Championship Game – 5 p.m.

TCU Men's Basketball Advances to Big 12 Quarterfinal with win over Oklahoma

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