With just days left until Selection Sunday and March Madness, it’s crunch time in conference tournaments around the country.
Arizona stands above the rest of the Big 12 after winning the regular season title and appears to be a lock for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats went 29-2 this season and the two games they dropped came in early February against Kansas and Texas Tech — two very good teams that could make March Madness runs of their own.
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That said, of all the major conference tournaments this week, this one feels the most wide open. Beyond Arizona, Kansas and Texas Tech, perennial contender Houston has another stacked team. The Cougars went 26-5 and have repeatedly looked capable of making another Final Four run under Kelvin Sampson. No. 7-ranked Iowa State should be in the mix as well.
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Who will hoist the trophy in Kansas City? Follow along below for scores, highlights, bracketology and more (scroll for live updates).
Big 12 men’s basketball tournament
When: March 10-14
Where: T-Mobile Center | Kansas City, Missouri
TV: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+
Big 12 tournament bracket, scores
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Big 12 Thursday schedule, results (all times ET)
Thursday, March 12 — Quarterfinals
Game 9 | Iowa State 75, Texas Tech 53
Game 10 | Arizona 81, UCF 59
Game 11 | Houston 73, BYU 66
Game 12 | No. 3 Kansas vs. No. 6 TCU | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN/2
Friday, March 13 — Semifinals
Game 13 | No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 1 Arizona | 7 p.m. | ESPN/2
Game 14 | No. 2 Houston vs. G12 winner | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN/2
Live60 updatesThu, March 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 6:57 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
We are back in action in Kansas City and the Jayhawks are up 7-0 early.
These two teams have only met once this season and it ended up as a 104-100 Kansas win in late January.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 6:12 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
Dybantsa hit a late three for his 26th point on Thursday night. That gives the potential No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft 93 points in three Big 12 tournament games. The previous record for Big 12 tournament scoring was held by Kevin Durant with 92.
Houston moves on to face either Kansas or TCU. That game will tip off at approximately 9:45 p.m. ET.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 6:06 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
With Houston up six and getting a defensive rebound with just over a minute to go, BYU let the game play out. That was a bad decision. Houston got an offensive rebound and Emmanuel Sharp was fouled while driving to the lane with 33.6 points to go.
Sharp hit both his free throws. The lead is now eight. BYU is going to really regret not fouling 30 seconds earlier.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
The Houston forward’s 3-pointer with 3:13 to go finally broke the scoring drought. Six points feels insurmountable for BYU.
A minute after McCarty’s basket, Kingston Flemings re-entered the game with four fouls.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 5:59 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
It’s the under-4 timeout with 3:50 to go … the last points of the game came with 6:35 remaining.
This has officially turned into a slog.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
The freshman point guard heads to the bench as BYU cuts the lead to one. How long will Kelvin Sampson keep him out of the game?
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 5:48 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
The Cougars haven’t made a shot from the field in over three minutes and have made just one of their last eight shots.
BYU has also turned the ball over 17 times. If Houston wasn’t shooting just 25% from the field, the lead could be double digits.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
The Provo Cougars haven’t scored in the last 2:21 and are being outscored by six in the second half. However, as BYU hasn’t scored in that span, Houston has just four points.
Scoring has slowed considerably from a fun start to the second half.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
Dybantsa is 6-of-10 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free throw line as he leads all scorers. He just picked up his second foul with 13:54 to go.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
Kingston Flemings is up to 12 points as Houston has retaken the lead.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 4:57 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
A huge offensive rebound by Kalifa Sakho led to an and-one as BYU had been on an 11-2 run.
AJ Dybantsa leads all scorers with 16 points and Robert Wright III has 12. No Houston player has more than eight points.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 4:54 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
The Cougars have made their last three shots and have scored six points within the last 45 seconds to take a five-point lead with 39 seconds to go before halftime
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
Wright and AJ Dybantsa have combined for 26 of BYU’s 28 points so far.
Seriously.
But Wright will probably be on the bench for the final 3:58 of the first half after he just picked up his second foul.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
AJ Dybantsa has three of them as the Cougars from Houston have extended their lead to six. This could be a game where BYU sorely misses Richie Saunders.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 4:21 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 4:19 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Reid has not been missing opportunities to see his alma mater in Kansas City.
AJ Dybantsa and Robert Wright III each have five points as BYU now trails by one at the under-12 timeout of the first half.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
BYU has started just 1-of-7 from the field
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
After putting up 40 against Kansas State in the first round, Dybantsa had 27 against West Virginia on Wednesday night.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
If you’re watching AJ Dybantsa tonight as the fan of an NBA team hoping to get the No. 1 pick in the 2026 draft, don’t sleep on Houston guard Kingston Flemings.
The freshman is averaging over 16 points and five rebounds a game.