Big 12 basketball tournament schedule, scores, bracket updates

The 2025 Big 12 men's basketball tournament has arrived

Kansas State Wildcats guard Coleman Hawkins (33) goes after a rebound during the first half against the Arizona State Sun Devils at T-Mobile Center. / William Purnell-Imagn Images

The 2025 Big 12 men's basketball tournament tips off Tuesday with four first-round games in Kansas City.

In the first game of the day, No. 13 seed Cincinnati (18-13) rolled to a 87-68 win over No. 12 seed Oklahoma State (15-17). The Bearcats are the only team playing on Tuesday that still has a shot at earning an at-large berth in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Cincinnati moves on to face one of the best teams in the nation, Iowa State, in the second round on Wednesday.

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No. 9 seed TCU (16-16) was stunned by No. 16 Colorado (13-19) 69-67 in the second game. The Buffaloes finished last in the Big 12 at 3-17, but will be moving on to the second round of the tournament. Colorado will play No. 8 seed West Virginia on Wednesday.

No. 15 seed Arizona State (13-19) lost to No. 10 Kansas State (16-16) 71-66 in the third game of the day. The Sun Devils, who lost 11 of their last 12 games, played without five-star freshman Jayden Quaintance for the fifth consecutive game. Kansas State will play Baylor in the second round on Wednesday.

In the final first-round game, No. 14 seed UCF (17-15) rallied from a halftime deficit to rout No. 11 seed Utah 87-72. UCF will play Kansas on Wednesday in the late game.

Here's the complete first-round scoreboard and second-round schedule:

Big 12 Tournament: 1st round scores (March 11)

• Game 1 — FINAL: No. 13 Cincinnati 87, No. 12 Oklahoma State 68
• Game 2 — FINAL: No. 16 seed Colorado 69, No. 9 seed TCU 67
• Game 3 — FINAL: No. 10 seed Kansas State 71, No. 15 seed Arizona State 66
• Game 4 — FINAL: No. 14 seed UCF 87, No. 11 seed Utah 72

Big 12 Tournament: 2nd round schedule (March 12)

• Game 5 – No. 5 seed Iowa State vs. Cincinnati - 11:30 a.m. CT
• Game 6 – No. 8 seed West Virginia vs. Colorado - 2 p.m. CT
• Game 7 – No. 7 seed Baylor vs. Kansas State - 6 p.m. CT
• Game 8 – No. 6 seed Kansas vs. UCF - 8:30 p.m. CT

Big 12 Tournament: Quarterfinals schedule (March 13)

• Game 9 – No. 4 seed BYU vs. Winner of Game 5 - 11:30 a.m. CT
• Game 10 – No. 1 seed Houston vs. Winner of Game 6 - 2 p.m. CT
• Game 11 – No. 2 seed Texas Tech vs. Winner of Game 7 - 6 p.m. CT
• Game 12 – No. 3 seed Arizona vs. Winner of Game 8 - 8:30 p.m. CT

Big 12 Tournament: Semifinals schedule (March 14)

• Game 13 – Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 10 - 6 p.m. CT
• Game 14 – Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 12 - 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

2025 Big 12 Tournament bracket / Courtesy of Big 12

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