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Big 12 Men’s Basketball Midweek Rundown: K-State, Iowa State, Texas All Tied at the Top

After Iowa State won over Kansas State, there’s now a three-way tie for first place.
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Big 12 Men’s Basketball Midweek Rundown: K-State, Iowa State, Texas All Tied at the Top
Big 12 Men’s Basketball Midweek Rundown: K-State, Iowa State, Texas All Tied at the Top

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Kansas State’s appearance at No. 5 in both national polls may be short-lived. One day after the new polls were released, the Wildcats suffered a road loss at No. 12 Iowa State. And Kansas suffered their third straight conference loss in Waco, losing 75-69 on Monday night.

Double-digit margins determined all three other midweek conference games. No. 11 TCU destroyed Oklahoma 79-52 in Fort Worth on Tuesday. Also, that night, No. 10 Texas beat Oklahoma State 89-75. In the final game of midweek action, West Virginia beat Texas Tech 76-61 in Lubbock on Wednesday night.

Here are some other interesting stats about the conference

  • Next week, each team will reach the halfway point of conference play. The race is tight, with K-State, Iowa State, and Texas all at 6-2, with Baylor, Kansas, and TCU each a game back at 5-3
  • The Big 12 is the only league in which all teams have reached double-digit wins and are at .500 or above
  • A nation-high 60% of the league is ranked in the Top 25 in both the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll. This is the second straight week to have six ranked teams.
  • All teams in the league are in the Top 77 of NET rankings; the only league to accomplish this. Texas is ranked No. 8, followed by Iowa State (9), Kansas (10), TCU (13), Baylor (14), Kansas State (17), West Virginia (24), Oklahoma State (47), Oklahoma (65), and Texas Tech (77).
  • The Big 12 conference NET ranking of 28.4 is the lowest of all leagues; the next lowest is at 55.0 (Big Ten).
  • The 8.4-point average scoring margin in Big 12 conference games is the smallest of the A5 leagues and the second-smallest overall. Forty-five percent (18-40) of Big 12 Conference games have been determined by five points or fewer, which is the highest among peer leagues and second overall.
  • Big 12 teams have the top five and ten of the top 18 toughest remaining schedules per NCAA Stats – Oklahoma (1), Texas (2), West Virginia (3), Baylor (4), Kansas (5), Iowa State (7), Texas Tech (tied 11), Kansas State (tied 14), TCU (tied 14), and Oklahoma State (18).

Midweek January 23-25 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Results

Here are those results (the rankings listed were the team’s ranking at the time of the game).

#17 Baylor (15-5, 5-3) vs. #9 Kansas (16-4, 5-3)

Baylor wins 75-69

Game leaders:

  • LJ Cryer (BU) 22 points; Gradey Dick (KU) 24 points
  • Jalen Bridges (BU) 9 rebounds; Kevin McCullar Jr (KU) 12 rebounds
  • LJ Cryer (BU) 3 assists; Kevin McCullar Jr. (KU) 4 assists

#11 TCU (16-4, 5-3) vs. Oklahoma (11-9, 2-6)

TCU wins 79-52

Game Leaders:

  • Mike Miles Jr. (TCU) 23 points; CJ Noland (OU) 11 points
  • Emanuel Miller (TCU) 10 rebounds; Sam Godwin (OU) 7 rebounds
  • Damion Baugh (TCU) 5 assists; Bijan Cortes (OU) 6 assists

#12 Iowa State (15-4, 6-2) vs. #5 Kansas State (17-3, 6-2)

Iowa State wins 80-76

Game Leaders:

  • Jaren Holmes (ISU) 23 points; Markquis Nowell (KSU) 23 points
  • Tamin Lipsey (ISU) 6 rebounds; Keyontae Johnson (KSU) 10 rebounds
  • Jaren Holmes (ISU) 7 assists; Markquis Nowell (KSU) 9 assists

#10 Texas (17-3, 6-2) vs. Oklahoma State (11-9, 3-5)

Texas wins 89-75

Game Leaders:

  • Marcus Carr (UT) 21 points; Kalib Boone (OSU) 18 points
  • Dylan Disu (UT) 8 rebounds; Woody Newton (OSU) 5 rebounds
  • Marcus Carr (UT) 5 assists; Avery Anderson III (OSU) 9 assists

Texas Tech (10-10, 0-8) vs. West Virginia (12-8, 1-7)

West Virginia wins 76-61

Game Leaders:

  • Joe Toussaint (WVU) 22 points; Kevin Obanor (TTU) 20 points
  • Erik Stevenson (WVU) 10 rebounds; Kevin Obanor (TTU) 8 rebounds
  • Erik Stevenson (WVU) 4 assists; Daniel Batcho (TTU) 3 assists

Big 12 Standings

TeamConferenceOverall

Kansas State

6-2

17-3

Texas

6-2

17-3

Iowa State

6-2

15-4

Kansas

5-3

16-4

TCU

5-3

16-4

Baylor

5-3

15-5

Oklahoma State

3-5

11-9

West Virginia

2-6

12-8

Oklahoma

2-6

11-9

Texas Tech

0-8

10-10

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Barry Lewis
BARRY LEWIS

Barry is the managing editor/publisher of TCU Horned Frogs On SI and oversees a team of 15+ writers, photographers, and podcasters covering all 22 of TCU’s sports. He writes on football, basketball (men’s and women’s), baseball, men’s tennis, and other sports as needed. His weekly articles include Big 12 Power Rankings and Poll Watching during the football, basketball, and baseball seasons. He is a frequent guest on one of the many podcasts that TCU Horned Frogs On SI writers host covering football, baseball, basketball, and other sports. Barry is a member of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). He has represented TCU Horned Frogs On SI at the 2022 Fiesta Bowl, the 2023 College Football National Championship, the 2023 College World Series, the 2024 NCAA Men’s Tennis National Championship, Big 12 Football Media Days, and Big 12 Basketball Media Days. Barry has followed TCU sports since the Jim Wacker days. He is an avid sports fan and traveler, and he loves any opportunity to see a sporting event in person. He has been to 18 of the 30 MLB ballparks, experienced game day at 25 college football stadiums, seen 21 NFL stadiums, and been to 16 bowl games.

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