Big 12 Men’s Basketball Midweek Rundown: K-State Topples Kansas

Earlier this week, we recapped the Saturday games by saying, “Any. Given. Day.” Such is life in Big 12 men’s basketball this season. This week’s slate of midweek games continued that trend.

Getting a road win in this conference is nearly impossible. Houston went into Lawrence on Saturday and learned that lesson. Kansas then traveled just down I-70 on Monday to Manhattan and had the same experience. In a game that was tied over a dozen times, No. 4 Kansas scored with 0:15 remaining to force overtime over rival Kansas State. The Cats controlled overtime, never giving up the lead once the first free throw was made. K-State won 75-70.

On Tuesday, there were four games on the Big 12 slate. No. 5 Houston had no problem with Oklahoma State with a 79-63 win. In Norman, despite having just dropped out of the rankings, Oklahoma was a 2.5-point favorite over No. 21 BYU. The Sooners won 82-66.

The one home team to lose was Texas, who hosted No. 14 Iowa State. The Cyclones had a double-digit lead with under five minutes to play. However, the Longhorns chipped away at that lead. Texas made it a one-possession game with six seconds left, but Iowa State then made the two ensuing free throws to win the game 70-65.

In a battle of ranked teams, No. 13 Baylor held off No. 23 Texas Tech to win 79-73. Four teams in the league – Cincinnati, TCU, UCF, and West Virginia – all had midweek byes.

The conference’s NET ranking of 45.4 is the lowest of all leagues. The next lowest are the Big Ten at 62.6 and the SEC at 68.4

Big 12 Men’s Basketball – February 5-6 Results

Kansas State (15-8, 5-5) vs. #4 Kansas (18-5, 6-4)

Kansas State wins 75-70 OT

Game leaders:

Tylor Perry (KSU) 26 points; Hunter Dickinson (KU) 21 points
Cam Carter (KSU) 11 rebounds; Hunter Dickinson (KU) 12 rebounds
Tylor Perry (KSU) 4 assists; Dajuan Harris (KU) 8 assists

#5 Houston (20-3, 7-3) vs. Oklahoma State (10-13, 2-8)

Houston wins 79-63

Game leaders:

Jamal Shead (UH) 23 points; Javon Small (OSU) 17 points
Ja’vier Francis (UH) 6 rebounds; Brandon Garrison (OSU) 7 rebounds
Jamal Shead (UH) 4 assists; Javon Small (OSU) 2 assists

Oklahoma (17-6, 5-5) vs. #21 BYU (16-6, 4-5)

Oklahoma wins 82-66

Game leaders:

Javian McCollum (OU) 20 points; Fousseyni Traore (BYU) 21 points
Sam Godwin (OU) 8 rebounds; Noah Waterman (BYU) 8 rebounds
Milos Uzan (OU) 4 assists; Dallin Hall (BYU) 5 assists

Texas (15-8, 4-6) vs. #14 Iowa State (17-5, 6-3)

Iowa State wins 70-65

Game leaders:

Milan Momcilovic (ISU) 13 points; Dylan Disu (UT) 28 points
Tamin Lipsey (ISU) 7 rebounds; Dylan Disu (UT) 10 rebounds
Tamin Lipsey (ISU) 5 assists; Tyrese Hunter (UT) 7 assists

#13 Baylor (17-5, 6-3) vs. #23 Texas Tech (16-6, 5-4)

Baylor wins 79-73

Game leaders:

Rayj Dennis (BU) 21 points; Joe Toussaint (TTU) 18 points
Yves Missi (BU) 7 rebounds; Chance McMillian (TTU) 5 rebounds
Rayj Dennis (BU) 5 assists; Joe Toussaint (TTU) 6 assists

Midweek Byes

Cincinnati (15-7, 4-5)
TCU (16-6, 5-4)
UCF (13-8, 4-5)
West Virginia (8-14, 3-6)

Upcoming Big 12 Men’s Basketball Games:

(All times listed are Central Time)

Saturday, February 10

#14 Iowa State vs. TCU – 1 p.m.
Texas vs. West Virginia – 2 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. #5 Houston – 3 p.m.
#23 Texas Tech vs. UCF – 3 p.m.
#4 Kansas vs. #13 Baylor – 5 p.m.
Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State – 6 p.m.
#21 BYU vs. Kansas State – 9 p.m.

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