Big 12 Tournament Thread - Schedule, Results & Commentary 2024-03-16

Day 5 Title Game
2 ISU demolished 1 HOU 69-41

An old school Big 8 ass kicking.
Embarrassing,

2024 BIG 12 MENS'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Tuesday, March 12 - First Round
Game 1: 12 UCF 77, 13 OKS 62
Game 2: 11 CIN 90, 14 WVU 85 ... CIN overcame a 16 point H2 deficit to beat the Mountaineers.

Wednesday, March 13 - Second Round
Game 3: 5 BYU 87, 12 UCF 73
Game 4: 8 TCU 77, 9 OU 70
Game 5: 10 KSU 78, 7 tu 74
Game 6: 11 CIN 72, 6 KU 52

Thursday, March 14 - Quarterfinals
Game 7: 4 TT 81, 5 BYU 67
Game 8: 1 HOU 60, 8 TCU 45
Game 9: 2 ISU 76, 10 KSU, 57
Game 10: 3 BU 68, 11 CIN 56

Friday, March 15 - Semifinals
Game 11: 1 HOU 82, 4 TT 59
Game 12: 2 ISU 76, 3 BU 62

Saturday, March 16 - Championship
Game 13: 2 ISU 69, 1 HOU 41

Sources:
ESPN NCAA MBB Scores
Big12Sports.com Championship schedule
Big12Sports.com Men's Basketball bracket

As expected, UCF beat the Pokes. They were close in H1 (UCF led 35-31 at the half), but the Knights pulled away in H2 (opened the second half on 18-1 run) and eventually won by 15, 77-62. A sad year for a proud program.

I don't think anyone outside of the state of West Virginia gave WVU a chance against the Bearcats. Yet they led at the half and had a 16 point lead with 12:26 to go. Then a series of technical fouls (3 in all!) enabled the Bearcats to struggle back, tying the game at 74 with 5:33 to go and and eventually take the lead for good with 1:26 to go to win 90-85.

Personally, I am glad to see Cincinnati come back to defeat WVU.

Why, you ask?

Because the closest WVU has ever come to beating KU outside of Morgantown was their OT loss on February 13, 2017 in "The PHOG". I'd really hate to see the Mountaineers win one against KU out of state when the Hawks are temporarily decimated.

Hopefully our shorthanded Hawks can win one from the Bearcats tomorrow!

BYU lead all the way, building a big early lead
Closest UCF got was 3 (56-59) with 13:41 to go, but BYU pulled away after that.

www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/gam...Id/401625416/ucf-byu

So far every game has gone to the better seed.
Hoping to see that continue this evening!

www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/gam...1625417/oklahoma-tcu

HawkErrant wrote: So far every game has gone to the better seed.
Hoping to see that continue this evening!

Well, that didn't last long.

Helps when the refs hand you the game at the end (when you are up just 2) with a BS flagrant foul on an inbounds that gives you 2 FTs and the ball afterward. Essentially a 4 point KSU play.

Next up Game 6, KU v CIN.

Good luck, JAYHAWKS!

Rest up, fellas.

One last chance to make some more positive noise this AY.

Fingers crossed our guys can get healthy and compete in the NCAAT.

Thursday is done and on to the semifinals Friday.

The B12T has been chalk except for the Kansas schools in their first games.

1 HOU v 4 TT
2 ISU v 3 BU

I’m rather hoping Tech pulls it out and wins it all to break the chalk again.

Just under 14 to go and Houston is handling Tech.

Honestly, the one game I’m really hoping for?
Also just under 14 to go and my Ags are leading the squid kids by 7!
Hoping they can hang on for The Dub!

A&M takes down the squid kids 97-87!

Thank you, Aggies!
Well done!

1 meets 2 on Saturday.

As it should be.

Personally, I’d like to see ISU win.

I should probably stop communicating by preferences - or at the very least who I want to lose - for this tournament. Jinx City.

ISU humiliated Houston.
Ouch.

At least KU had a reason.

By the way, konza63 pointed this out to me…

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Also, this is a rule I didn't know about, but it's from the NCAA's website about seeding (from 2023):

If true, and Houston/ISU/Baylor/Kansas are all top 4 seeds, they can't be in the same regions.

6:45 PM · Mar 16, 2024

Hard to believe the NCAA has such a sensible policy.

And a potential break for all 4 Big 12 teams, as they would get to avoid the teams that know them best until deep in the tournament.