Big 12 Men’s Basketball Midweek Rundown: TCU Topples Texas

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

Now, the regular season is down to just one remaining game. The penultimate games were played Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week. The games started on Monday, with West Virginia and Baylor both getting crucial wins on the road. The Mountaineers upset Iowa State, and the Bears won over Oklahoma State. On Tuesday, Kansas beat Texas Tech and earned at least a share of the conference with the win. On Wednesday, K-State got a double-digit win over Oklahoma.

The late game on Wednesday was the week’s big upset, with No. 22 TCU defeating No. 9 Texas in Fort Worth. The Frogs never trailed and beat the Longhorns 75-73. With the Texas loss, KU won the outright championship. It’s the 21st Big 12 regular season championship for the Jayhawks and an NCAA record 64th conference championship.

Here are some other interesting stats about the conference:

After these games, Kansas is at the top of the league standings at 13-4. There’s a three-way tie for second place with Baylor, Texas, and Kansas State at 11-6. TCU is at 9-8, followed by Iowa State at 8-9. The top six teams earn a first-round bye in the Big 12 tournament next week.
Half of the teams in the league are ranked in the Top 25 in both the AP Top 25.
All teams in the league are in the Top 68 of NET rankings; the only league to accomplish this. Kansas is ranked No. 6, followed by Texas (10), Baylor (12), Kansas State (16), TCU (20), West Virginia (24), Iowa State (28), Oklahoma State (47), Texas Tech (50), and Oklahoma (68). Every other league has at least one team ranked 175 or higher.
The Big 12 conference NET ranking of 27.7 is the lowest of all leagues; the next lowest is at 58.0 (Big Ten).

February 27 – March 1 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Results

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

Iowa State (17-12, 8-9) vs. West Virginia (17-13, 6-11)

West Virginia wins 72-69

Game leaders:

Erik Stevenson (WVU) 23 points; Gabe Kalscheur (ISU) 26 points
Joe Toussant (WVU) 7 rebounds; Tre King (ISU) 5 rebounds
Kedrian Johnson (WVU) 5 assists; Jaren Holmes (ISU) 3 assists

Oklahoma State (16-14, 7-10) vs. #7 Baylor (22-8, 11-6)

Baylor wins74-68

Game Leaders:

Dale Bonner (BU) 15 points; John-Michael Wright (OSU) 17 points
Flo Thamba (BU) 8 rebounds; Moussa Cisse (OSU) 8 rebounds
Adam Flagler (BU) 6 assists; Caleb Asberry (OSU) 5 assists

#3 Kansas (25-5, 13-4) vs. Texas Tech (16-14, 5-12)

Kansas wins 67-63

Game Leaders:

Jalen Wilson (KU) 21 points; De’Vion Harmon (TTU) 15 points
Kevin McCullar Jr (KU) 9 rebounds; Fardaws Aimaq (TTU) 18 rebounds
Da’Juan Harris Jr (KU) 5 assists; Jaylon Tyson (TTU) 3 assists

#11 Kansas State (23-7, 11-6) vs. Oklahoma (14-16, 4-13)

Kansas State wins 85-69

Game Leaders:

Nae’Qwan Tomlin (KSU) 19 points; Milos Uzan (OU) 20 points
Desi Sills (KSU) 9 rebounds; Jalen Hill (OU) 6 rebounds
Markquis Nowell (KSU) 10 assists; Milos Uzan (OU) 5 assists

#22 TCU (20-10, 9-8) vs. #9 Texas (22-8, 11-6)

TCU wins 75-73

Game Leaders:

Damion Baugh (TCU) 24 points; Sir’Jabari Rice (UT) 16 points
Emanuel Miller (TCU) 10 rebounds; Dylan Disu (UT) 5 rebounds
Damion Baugh (TCU) 9 assists; Timmy Allen (UT) 6 assists

Big 12 Men’s Basketball Standings

Team	Conference	Overall
Kansas	13-4	25-5
Kansas State	11-6	23-7
Baylor	11-6	22-8
Texas	11-6	22-8
TCU	9-8	20-10
Iowa State	8-9	17-12
Oklahoma State	7-10	16-14
West Virginia	6-11	17-13
Texas Tech	5-12	16-14
Oklahoma	4-13	14-16

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