The 2026 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament got underway from Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday, and ASU tipped the tournament off with a win over Baylor before falling in a 91-42 loss to Iowa State on Wednesday.
Arizona (29-2, 16-2 Big 12) clinched the regular-season title and top seed in the conference tournament, and beat UCF 81-59 in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Arizona then beat No. 5 seed Iowa State, 82-80, on a Jaden Bradley buzzer-beating game-winner on Friday to send the Wildcats to the Big 12 championship game.
Houston beat No. 3 seed Kansas, 69-47, putting its defense on display by holding Kansas to shooting 25% from the field.
Arizona and Houston will now square off in the Big 12 championship game, which tips off Saturday at 3 p.m. on ESPN.
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— Arizona Basketball (@ArizonaMBB) March 14, 2026
TV, times for Big 12 men’s basketball tournament:
All times listed are MST.
First Round on Tuesday, March 10:
Game 1: No. 12 ASU beats No. 13 Baylor 83-79
Game 2: No. 9 Cincinnati beats No. 16 Utah 73-66
Game 3: No. 10 BYU beats No. 15 Kansas State 105-91
Game 4: No. 14 Oklahoma State beats No. 11 Colorado 92-83
Second Round on Wednesday, March 11:
Quarterfinals on Thursday, March 12:
Game 9: No. 5 Iowa State beats No. 4 Texas Tech 75-53
Game 10: No. 1 Arizona beats No. 8 UCF 81-59
Game 11: No. 2 Houston beats No. 10 BYU 73-66
Game 12: No. 3 Kansas beat No. 6 TCU 78-73
Semifinals on Friday, March 13:
Game 13: No. 1 Arizona beats No. 5 Iowa State 82-80
Game 14: No. 2 Houston beats No. 3 Kansas 69-47
Final on Saturday, March 14:
Final: No. 1 seed Arizona vs. No. 2 seed Houston at 3 p.m. (ESPN)
