Big 12 Men’s Basketball Saturday Rundown: Houston, Iowa State Stay on Top

Saturday’s Big 12 games, unlike most other Saturdays, did not have a huge number of upsets, with most of the top teams in the league coming away with wins.

The only ranked team to lose Saturday was No. 19 BYU, who lost 93-83 to Oklahoma State. The game was in Stillwater, and the win gave the Pokes their third Big 12 victory of the season.

Road wins are hard to get in Big 12 play, but on Saturday, four visiting teams won. In Manhattan, thanks to a buzzer-beater three-pointer by Jameer Nelson Jr., TCU came away with a 75-72 win over Kansas State.

Cincinnati traveled to Orlando and escaped with a two-point win over UCF, 76-74. In the only game featuring two ranked games, No. 6 Kansas beat No. 25 Oklahoma in Norman. And the other team to get a road win was No. 12 Baylor who defeated West Virginia 94-81.

No. 3 Houston had no problem with the Longhorns, getting an 82-61 win at home. No. 10 Iowa State continues to show that Hilton Coliseum may be the toughest place to play in the Big 12 as the Cyclones defeated Texas Tech 82-74.

The conference’s NET ranking of 45.9 is the lowest of all leagues. The next lowest are the Big Ten at 61.4 and the SEC at 68.3

The Big 12 is the only conference with 10 of the top 38 and 12 of the top 80 teams in the NET rankings: 1. Houston, 8. Iowa State, 10. BYU, 11. Baylor, 16. Kansas, 26. Texas Tech, 33. Texas, 35. Cincinnati, 36. TCU, 38. Oklahoma, 67. UCF, and 80. K-State.

Big 12 Men’s Basketball – February 17 Results

Kansas State (15-10, 5-7) vs. TCU (18-7, 7-5)

TCU wins 75-72

Game leaders:

Micah Peavy (TCU) 26 points each; Tylor Perry (KSU) 24 points
Micah Peavy (TCU) 9 rebounds; Cam Carter (KSU) 6 rebounds
Jameer Nelson Jr. (TCU) 7 assists; Arthur Kaluma (KSU) 3 assists

#10 Iowa State (20-5, 9-3) vs. Texas Tech (18-7, 7-5)

Iowa State wins 82-74

Game leaders:

Keshon Gilbert (ISU) 24 points each; Joe Toussaint (TTU) 16 points
Keshon Gilbert (ISU) 8 rebounds; Darrion Williams (TTU) 11 rebounds
Keshon Gilbert (ISU) 5 assists; Joe Toussaint (TTU) 4 assists

#3 Houston (22-3, 9-3) vs. Texas (16-9, 5-7)

Houston wins 82-61

Game leaders:

LJ Cryer (UH) 26 points each; Dylan Disu (UT) 16 points
Jamal Shead (UH) 11 rebounds; Dylan Disu (UT) 7 rebounds
Jamal Shead (UH) 6 assists; Max Abmas (UT) 4 assists

Oklahoma State (11-14, 3-9) vs. #19 BYU (18-7, 6-6)

Oklahoma State wins 93-83

Game leaders:

Jamyron Keller (OSU) 26 points each; Fousseyni Traore (BYU) 17 points
Jamyron Keller (OSU) 5 rebounds; Dallin Hall (BYU) 6 rebounds
Javon Small (OSU) 6 assists; Dallin Hall (BYU) 4 assists

UCF (13-11, 4-8) vs. Cincinnati (16-9, 5-7)

Cincinnati wins 76-74

Game leaders:

Dan Skillings Jr. (UC) 15 points each; Darius Johnson (UCF) 16 points
Jamille Reynolds (UC) 9 rebounds; Ibrahima Diallo (UCF) 6 rebounds
Day Day Thomas (UC) 3 assists; Shemarri Allen (UCF) 7 assists

#25 Oklahoma (18-8, 6-7) vs. #6 Kansas (20-6, 8-5)

Kansas wins 67-57

Game leaders:

Hunter Dickinson (KU) 20 points each; Jalon Moore (OU) 17 points
Hunter Dickinson (KU) 16 rebounds; Jalon Moore (OU) 8 rebounds
Dajuan Harris Jr. (KU) 7 assists; Milos Uzan (OU) 4 assists

West Virginia (8-17, 3-9) vs. #12 Baylor (19-6, 8-4)

Baylor wins 94-81

Game leaders:

Ja’Kobe Walter (BU) 23 points each; Raequan Battle (WVU) 25 points
Jalen Bridges (BU) 7 rebounds; Jesse Edwards (WVU) 9 rebounds
Rayj Dennis (BU) 8 assists; Kerr Kriisa (WVU) 6 assists

Upcoming Big 12 Men’s Basketball Games:

(All times listed are Central Time)

Monday, February 19

#3 Houston vs. #10 Iowa State – 8 p.m.
Texas vs. Kansas State – 8 p.m.

Tuesday, February 20

West Virginia vs. UCF – 6 p.m.
Texas Tech vs. TCU – 8 p.m.
#19 BYU vs. #12 Baylor – 8 p.m.

Wednesday, February 21

Cincinnati vs. Oklahoma State – 6 p.m.

Big 12 Men’s Basketball Standings

Big 12 Standings	Conference	Overall
Houston	9-3	22-3
Iowa State	9-3	20-5
Baylor	8-4	19-6
Kansas	8-5	20-6
TCU	7-5	18-7
Texas Tech	7-5	18-7
BYU	6-6	18-7
Oklahoma	6-7	18-8
Cincinnati	5-7	16-9
Texas	5-7	16-9
Kansas State	5-7	15-10
UCF	4-8	13-11
Oklahoma State	3-9	11-14
West Virginia	3-9	8-17

Peavy scores 26, Nelson Drains Game-Winning 3 As The Frogs Steal A Win In Kansas

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