Big 12 basketball tournament: Quarterfinals schedule, scores, bracket updates
The third day of the 2025 Big 12 men's basketball tournament is basically an NCAA Tournament preview.
Thursday's four quarterfinal games feature seven NCAA-bound teams, plus upset-minded Colorado who stunned No. 8 seed West Virginia 67-60 in the second round. The loss put the Mountaineers on the March Madness bubble, and they have to hope teams like Colorado (14-19) don't steal their bid.
Thursday's first quarterfinal between No. 4 seed BYU (24-8) and No. 5 seed Iowa State (24-9) did not disappoint. Despite missing starting guards Keshon Gilbert and Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State put together a valiant effort in a 96-92 loss. BYU has now won nine consecutive games and moves on to face the winner of Houston vs. Colorado in Friday's first semifinal game.
Here's the full schedule for Thursday's quarterfinal games in Kansas City. All games are being televised on ESPN+.
Big 12 Tournament: Quarterfinals scores, schedule (March 13)
- Game 9 – FINAL: No. 4 seed BYU 96, No. 5 seed Iowa State 92
- Game 10 – FINAL: No. 1 seed Houston 77, No. 16 seed Colorado 68
- Game 11 – FINAL: No. 2 seed Texas Tech 76, No. 7 seed Baylor 74
- Game 12 – FINAL: No. 3 seed Arizona 88, No. 6 seed Kansas 77
Big 12 Tournament: Semifinals schedule (March 14)
- Game 13 – No. 4 seed BYU vs. No. 1 seed Houston - 6 p.m. CT
- Game 14 – No. 2 seed Texas Tech vs. No. 3 seed Arizona - 8:30 p.m. CT
Big 12 Tournament championship game (March 15)
- Game 15 – Winner of Game 13 vs. Winner of Game 14 - 5 p.m. CT
And here's the updated Big 12 Tournament bracket:
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Ben Sherman has been covering the sports world for most of his 27-year journalism career, including 17 years with The Oregonian/OregonLive. A basketball junkie, March Madness is his favorite time of the year.