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Big 12 Men’s Basketball Midweek Rundown: Oklahoma and Tech Get Big Home Wins

TCU’s losing streak is now at four.
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Big 12 Men’s Basketball Midweek Rundown: Oklahoma and Tech Get Big Home Wins
Big 12 Men’s Basketball Midweek Rundown: Oklahoma and Tech Get Big Home Wins

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We keep saying that the Big 12 is a gauntlet. With six ranked teams, nearly every Big 12 game will feature at least one ranked opponent, sometimes two. Any team can beat any other team on any given day.

This week’s games had four ranked teams, each facing an unranked team and one matchup with both teams ranked. On Monday, No. 9 Baylor easily took care of West Virginia. And Texas Tech’s home win streak against ranked opponents continued with an upset over No. 6 Texas. Tuesday’s games had both teams from Kansas traveling to games in Oklahoma. The Sooners got the win over No. 12 K-State, while No. 5 Kansas ended Oklahoma State's winning streak. The only game featuring two ranked opponents (at least for this week) was on Wednesday, as No. 19 Iowa State gave No. 22 TCU its fourth-straight loss.

Here are some other interesting stats about the conference:

  • After the midweek games, there is now a three-way tie for first place in the league,e with Baylor, Kansas, and Texas all at 9-4. Iowa State is next at 8-5, followed by Kansas State and Oklahoma State at 7-6.
  • The Big 12 is the only league in which all teams are at .500 or above and one of just two leagues with every team having double-digit wins.
  • A nation-high 60% of the league is ranked in the Top 25 in both the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll.
  • All teams in the league are in the Top 66 of NET rankings; the only league to accomplish this. Kansas is ranked No. 7, followed by Texas (9), Baylor (10), Iowa State (15), Kansas State (20), West Virginia (22), TCU (24), Oklahoma State (32), Texas Tech (59), and Oklahoma (66).
  • The Big 12 conference NET ranking of 26.7 is the lowest of all leagues; the next lowest is at 58.5 (Big Ten).
  • Kansas has 12 Quad 1 wins, which leads the nation. Texas and Baylor are tied for second in the nation with nine each.
  • The Big 12’s 9.7-point scoring margin in conference games is the lowest of all power leagues. 38.5 percent (25-65) of league games have been decided by 5-or-fewer points, second among conferences.

February 13-15 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Results

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

#9 Baylor (20-6, 9-4) vs. West Virginia (15-11, 4-9)

Baylor wins 79-67

Game leaders:

  • LJ Cryer (BU) 26 points; Emmitt Matthews Jr (WVU)17 points
  • Keyonte George (BU) 9 rebounds; Emmitt Matthews Jr (WVU) 5 rebounds
  • Keyonte George (BU) 7 assists; Kedrian Johnson (WVU) 6 assists

Texas Tech (14-12, 3-10) vs. #6 Texas (20-6, 9-4)

Texas Tech wins 74-67

Game Leaders:

  • De’Vion Harmon (TTU) 25 points; Marcus Carr (UT) 23 points
  • Fardaws Aimaq(TTU) 8 rebounds; Dylan Disu (UT) 9 rebounds
  • Fardaws Aimaq (TTU) 3 assists; Marcus Carr (UT) 6 assists

Oklahoma (13-13, 3-10) vs. #12 Kansas State (19-7, 7-6)

Oklahoma wins 79-65

Game Leaders:

  • Grant Sherfield (OU) 22 points; Nae’Qwan Tomlin (KSU) 17 points
  • Grant Sherfield (OU) 8 rebounds; Nae’Qwan Tomlin (KSU) 10 rebounds
  • Grant Sherfield (OU) 6 assists; Markquis Nowell (KSU) 6 assists

Oklahoma State (16-10, 7-6) vs. #5 Kansas (21-5, 9-4)

Kansas wins 87-76

Game Leaders:

  • Gradey Dick (KU) 26 points; Kalib Boone (OSU) 27 points
  • Dajuan Harris Jr (KU) 5 rebounds; Moussa Cisse (OSU) 11 rebounds
  • Dajuan Harris Jr (KU) 9 assists; Bryce Thompson (OSU) 3 assists

#19 Iowa State (17-8, 8-5) vs. #22 TCU (17-9, 6-7)

Iowa State wins 70-59

Game Leaders:

  • Alijaz Kunc (ISU) 22 points; Shahada Wells (TCU) 15 points
  • Alijaz Kunc (ISU) 5 rebounds; Shahada Wells (TCU) 7 rebounds
  • Tamin Lipsey (ISU) 6 assists; Damion Baugh (TCU) 9 assists

Big 12 Men's Basketball Standings

TeamConferenceOverall

Kansas

9-4

21-5

Baylor

9-4

20-6

Texas

9-4

20-6

Iowa State

8-5

17-8

Kansas State

7-6

19-7

Oklahoma State

7-6

16-10

TCU

6-7

17-9

West Virginia

4-9

15-11

Texas Tech

3-10

14-12

Oklahoma

3-10

13-13

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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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