Big 12 Men’s Basketball Midweek Rundown: UC, KSU Win Overtime Games

It only took four games, but no teams are undefeated in Big 12 Conference play. On Tuesday night, Kansas State beat No. 9 Baylor 68-64 in overtime in Manhattan, giving the Bears their first conference loss. The next night, No. 5 Houston stopped their losing streak and beat No. 25 Texas Tech 77-54 in Houston. It was the first conference loss for the Red Raiders.

Cincinnati also won an overtime game on Tuesday, defeating No. 19 TCU 81-77 after both teams failed to make game-winning free throws at the end of regulation.

Also on Tuesday, No.3 easily took care of Oklahoma State 90-66, and No. 20 BYU won at home over No. 24 Iowa State 87-72. Then, on Wednesday, No. 15 Oklahoma beat West Virginia 77-63, and UCF handed Texas its second-straight loss, 77-71.

The Big 12 is a gauntlet, and this week’s midweek 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 48.2 is the lowest of all leagues. The next lowest are the Big Ten at 62.4 and the SEC at 66.4.

The Big 12 has a Conference record eight teams in the AP and Coaches polls, accounting for almost one-third of the rankings and double the total of the next-closest league. The Big 12 leads the nation in ranked teams for the eighth consecutive week (since November 27). The January 15 rankings are No. 3/4 Kansas, No. 5/5 Houston, No. 9/9 Baylor, No. 15/16 Oklahoma, No. 19/22 TCU, No. 20/19 BYU, No. 24/20 Iowa State and No. 25/25 Texas Tech. Texas received votes.

Big 12 Men’s Basketball – January 16-17 Results

Cincinnati (13-4, 2-2) vs. #19 TCU (13-4, 2-2)

Cincinnati wins 81-77 OT

Game leaders:

Day Day Thomas (UC) 21 points; Trevian Tennyson (TCU) 17 points
John Newman III (UC) 7 rebounds; Ernest Udeh Jr (TCU) 9 rebounds
Day Day Thomas. (UC) 6 assists; Anthony Anderson III (TCU) 6 assists

Kansas State (13-4, 3-1) vs. #9 Baylor (14-3, 3-1)

Kansas State wins 68-64 OT

Game leaders:

Tylor Perry (KSU) 18 points; Langston Love (BU) 15 points
Arthur Kaluma (KSU) 10 rebounds; Yves Missi (BU) 11 rebounds
Tylor Perry. (KSU) 4 assists; Rayj Dennis (BU) 8 assists

#20 BYU (14-3, 2-2) vs. #24 Iowa State (13-4, 2-2)

BYU wins 87-72

Game leaders:

Spencer Johnson (BYU) 28 points; Keshon Gilbert (ISU) 16 points
Spencer Johnson (BYU) 9 rebounds; Hason Ward (ISU) 6 rebounds
Dallin Hall. (BYU) 8 assists; Tamin Lipsey (ISU) 5 assists

Oklahoma State (8-9, 0-4) vs. #3 Kansas (15-2, 3-1)

Kansas wins 90-66

Game leaders:

Hunter Dickinson (KU) 21 points; Bryce Thompson (OSU) 20 points
Hunter Dickinson (KU) 7 rebounds; Brandon Garrison (OSU) 5 rebounds
Kevin McCullar Jr. (KU) 8 assists; Javon Small (OSU) 7 assists

Texas (12-5, 1-3) vs. UCF (11-5, 2-2)

UCF wins 77-71

Game leaders:

Jaylin Sellers (UCF) 24 points; Ithiel Horton (UT) 20 points
C.J. Walker (UCF) 9 rebounds; Dillon Mitchell (UT) 9 rebounds
Shemarri Allen (UCF) 7 assists; Tyrese Hunter (UT) 7 assists

#15 Oklahoma (13-3, 1-2) vs. West Virginia (6-10, 1-2)

Oklahoma wins 77-63

Game leaders:

Jalon Moore (OU) 16 points; Noah Farrakhan (WVU) 14 points
Otega Oweh (OU) 10 rebounds; Patrick Suemnick (WVU) 7 rebounds
Javian McCollum (OU) 5 assists; Kerr Kriisa (WVU) 4 assists

#5 Houston (15-2, 2-2) vs. #25 Texas Tech (14-3, 3-1)

Houston wins 77-54

Game leaders:

Jamal Shead (UH) 29 points; Kerwin Walton (TTU) 18 points
J’wan Roberts (UH) 7 rebounds; Warren Washington (TTU) 9 rebounds
Jamal Shead (UH) 10 assists; Pop Isaacs (TTU) 5 assists

Upcoming Big 12 Men’s Basketball Games:

(All times listed are Central Time)

Saturday, January 20

Texas vs. #9 Baylor – 11 a.m.
Cincinnati vs. #15 Oklahoma – 12 p.m.
#5 Houston vs. UCF – 1 p.m.
#19 TCU vs. #24 Iowa State – 1 p.m.
West Virginia vs. #3 Kansas – 3 p.m.
#25 Texas Tech vs. #20 BYU – 5 p.m.
Kansas State vs. Oklahoma State – 6 p.m.

Big 12 Men’s Basketball Standings

Big 12 Standings	Conference	Overall
Kansas	3-1	15-2
Baylor	3-1	14-3
Texas Tech	3-1	14-3
Kansas State	3-1	13-4
Houston	2-2	15-2
BYU	2-2	14-3
Oklahoma	2-2	14-3
Cincinnati	2-2	13-4
Iowa State	2-2	13-4
TCU	2-2	13-4
UCF	2-2	11-5
Texas	1-3	12-5
West Virginia	1-3	6-11
Oklahoma State	0-4	8-9

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