Big 12 Conference Bracket Matchups, Dates, and Start Times

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The regular season has come to a close, which means March Madness has officially begun. Next week, all 16 members of the Big 12 Conference will convene for the conference tournament in Kansas City. The action will get started on Tuesday with four first round games and then conclude on Saturday.
First Round Byes: Iowa State, Kansas, Baylor, West Virginia
First and Second Round Byes: Houston, Texas Tech, Arizona, BYU
Tuesday (First Round)
Game 1: No. 12. Oklahoma State vs. No. 13. Cincinnati, 12:30 p.m. EST on ESPN+
Game 2: No. 9. TCU vs. No. 16. Colorado, 3 p.m. EST on ESPN+
Game 3: No. 10 Kansas State vs. No. 15 Arizona State, 7 p.m. EST on ESPN+
Game 4: No. 11 Utah vs. No. 14 UCF, 9:30 p.m. EST on ESPN+
Wednesday (Second Round)
Game 5: No. 5 Iowa State vs. Game 1 winner, 12:30 p.m. EST on ESPN or ESPN2
Game 6: No. 8 West Virginia vs. Game 2 winner, 3 p.m. EST on ESPN+
Game 7: No. 7 Baylor vs. Game 3 winner, 7 p.m. EST on ESPN+
Game 8: No. 6 Kansas vs. Game 4 winner, 9:30 p.m. EST on ESPN2 or ESPNU
Thursday (Quarterfinals)
Game 9: No. 4 BYU vs. Game 5 winner, 12:30 p.m. EST on ESPN or ESPN2
Game 10: No. 1 Houston vs. Game 6 winner, 3 p.m. EST on ESPN or ESPN2
Game 11: No. 2 Texas Tech vs. Game 7 winner, 7 p.m. EST on ESPN or ESPN2
Game 12: No. 3 Arizona vs. Game 8 winner, 9:30 p.m. EST on ESPN or ESPN2
Friday (Semifinals)
Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m. EST on ESPN or ESPN2
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 9:30 p.m. EST on ESPN or ESPN2
Saturday (Finals)
Game 15: Game 13 vs. Game 14 winner, 6 p.m. EST on ESPN
Full Bracket

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