{"id":204212,"date":"2026-03-14T06:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T06:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/204212\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T06:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T06:04:13","slug":"big-12-basketball-tournament-updates-scores-bracket-arizona-houston-move-on-to-title-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/204212\/","title":{"rendered":"Big 12 basketball tournament updates, scores, bracket: Arizona, Houston move on to title game"},"content":{"rendered":"

With just days left until Selection Sunday<\/a> and March Madness<\/a>, it\u2019s crunch time in conference tournaments around the country.<\/p>\n

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.<\/a> The Wildcats went 29-2 this season and the two games they dropped came in early February against Kansas and Texas Tech \u2014 two very good teams that could make March Madness runs of their own.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

That said, of all the major conference tournaments this week, this one feels the most wide open. 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.<\/p>\n

[Enter Yahoo Fantasy Bracket Mayhem now for your shot at $50K<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Who will hoist the trophy in Kansas City? Follow along below for scores, highlights, bracketology and more (scroll for live updates).<\/p>\n

Big 12 men\u2019s basketball tournament<\/p>\n

When: March 10-14
Where: T-Mobile Center | Kansas City, Missouri
TV: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+
Big 12 tournament bracket, scores<\/a><\/p>\n

Big 12 schedule, results (all times ET)<\/p>\n

Friday, March 13 \u2014 Semifinals<\/p>\n

Game 13 | No. 1 Arizona 82, No. 5 Iowa State 80<\/a>
Game 14 | No. 2 Houston 69, No. 3 Kansas 47<\/a><\/p>\n

Live coverage is over117 updatesFri, March 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 8:43 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a formality at this point. The Cougars will play Arizona for the Big 12 title on Saturday night. Kansas, meanwhile, is headed for either a No. 3 or No. 4 seed in the NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

Darryn Peterson has missed all five of his shots. Melvin Council is 1-of-6. Flory Bidunga is 1-of-4. Houston leads 54-34 with 7:29 to go.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s just been a brutal half for Kansas and their Big 12 tournament hopes are disappearing. If you\u2019re looking for a cheap ticket tomorrow in Kansas City, there will be plenty on the market.<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 8:24 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

The Jayhawks have had some decent looks, too. Houston is playing great defense. But it\u2019s been one of those awful shooting luck nights for KU too.<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 8:16 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

With Houston\u2019s lead now 21 points, this game looks all but over.<\/p>\n

Kansas is shooting 21% from the field. Really. The Jayhawks are 8-of-38.<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

That stat tells you all you need to know so far.<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 8:06 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

The Cougars have outscored the Jayhawks 9-2 so far in the second half<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 7:58 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

Kansas coach Bill Self took a timeout less than 2:30 into the first half. He\u2019s now taken a timeout less than 2:30 into the second half after Houston exteneded its lead to 13.<\/p>\n

KU has missed all four of its shots so far this half.<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 7:37 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

Kansas gave up a cheap two points with 11 seconds to go when Elmarko Jackson fouled Kingston Flemings near halfcourt. Flemings saw the foul coming and put up a shot to draw three free throws \u2026 and then drew an offensive foul from Jackson with less than a second to go before halftime.<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 7:33 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

Houston\u2019s scoring drought is now at 3:39 as the Cougars call timeout following a fast break dunk by Darryn Peterson off a steal.<\/p>\n

Kansas is suddenly back in this game thanks to Houston\u2019s inability to score.<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

The Cougars are still up by that much despite not scoring for the past two minutes. Kansas is shooting 7-of-24 from the floor and just 3-of-14 from inside the arc.<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 7:19 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

Cenac buries a 3-pointer to have 13 points through the first 15:18 of the game. The Cougars have outclassed the Jayhawks so far on both ends.<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 7:17 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

Cenac is a bit overlooked among Houston\u2019s freshman given how good Kingston Flemings is. But the big man has improved as the season has gone on and has been fantastic so far.<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 7:14 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

The Jayhawks have composed themselves after a rough start, but Peterson will need help and they still trail by two possessions with 8:27 to go.<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 7:04 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

But he\u2019s going to need a lot more help. Houston\u2019s defense has been suffocating so far \u2026 and the Cougars are shooting 50% from the field.<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

Houston leads 13-2 as Kansas is 0-of-5 from the field and has two turnovers.<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 6:54 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

After a JoJo Tugler offensive rebound led to a Chris Cenac dunk, Bill Self was absolutely livid with his team.<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

Kansas is very dependent on Flory Bidunga\u2019s presence this year. That probably won\u2019t change tonight.<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 6:12 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

What a sequence for Jaden Bradley! His game-winner for the Wildcats knocks off Iowa State 82-80.<\/p>\n

\"NickFri, March 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n

After Arizona used its fouls to give, Tamin Lipsey hits a three with 15.2 seconds to go and an 80-80 tie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With just days left until Selection Sunday and March Madness, it\u2019s crunch time in conference tournaments around the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202259,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[79752,56,58,57,16598,48876],"class_list":["post-204212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-conference-tournaments","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-kansas-city","tag-march-madness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}