Big 12 basketball tournament: Second-round schedule, scores, bracket updates
The second day of the 2025 Big 12 men's basketball tournament is here, and it features several intriguing matchups.
In the first of four second-round games on Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena in Kansas City, No. 5 seed Iowa State (24-8) rolled to a 76-56 victory over No. 13 seed Cincinnati (18-15). The loss likely knocks the Bearcats out of NCAA Tournament contention. Iowa State moves on to face BYU in the quarterfinals on Thursday morning.
The biggest stunner in the first round was No. 16 seed Colorado (14-19) upsetting No. 9 TCU 69-67. And the Buffaloes did it again on Wednesday — they knocked off No. 8 seed West Virginia 67-60 and will face No. 1 Houston in the quarterfinals.
The Big 12 is currently projected to have eight teams in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, with Baylor (19-13) one of the last teams in the field of 68. The Bears beat Kansas State (16-17) 70-56 on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals. Baylor will play No. 2 seed Texas Tech on Thursday.
Follow all of the Big 12 Tournament games from Kansas CIty here, with live score updates, updated schedules and the updated bracket. All games will be televised on ESPN+.
Big 12 Tournament: 2nd round scores, schedule (March 12)
- Game 5 – FINAL: No. 5 seed Iowa State 76, No. 13 seed Cincinnati 56
- Game 6 – FINAL: No. 16 seed Colorado 67, No. 8 seed West Virginia 60
- Game 7 – FINAL: No. 7 seed Baylor 70, No. 10 seed Kansas State 56
- Game 8 – FINAL: No. 6 seed Kansas 98, No. 13 seed UCF 94, OT
Big 12 Tournament: Quarterfinals schedule (March 13)
- Game 9 – No. 4 seed BYU vs. Iowa State - 11:30 a.m. CT
- Game 10 – No. 1 seed Houston vs. No. 16 seed Colorado - 2 p.m. CT
- Game 11 – No. 2 seed Texas Tech vs. No. 7 seed Baylor - 6 p.m. CT
- Game 12 – No. 3 seed Arizona vs. No. 6 seed Kansas - 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
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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.