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Iowa State was only in the game because it pulled off a similar feat the night before, bouncing back from 11 down to beat Oklahoma 67-65. There was no putting away Iowa State in the 2015 Big 12 Tournament.īehind 19 points from Niang, the Cyclones rallied from a 17-point second-half deficit to down Kansas in the championship game. Hield scored 39 points to lead the Sooners to the 79-76 win, edging out a 31-point effort from Niang. Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield and Iowa State’s Georges Niang put on a memorable quarterfinal duel. After falling to Iowa State in the semifinals, TCU went on to win the NIT. The Horned Frogs closed the game on a 9-2 run in the final minute.
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1 Kansas in the tournament quarterfinals.įouled on a 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds to go, Desmond Bane drained all three free throws to lift TCU to the win. Jamie Dixon put a nice bow on his first season at TCU by leading the 8th-seeded Horned Frogs to an 85-82 win over No. The Horns took down Oklahoma State, 91-86, for their first Big 12 Tournament title. When Kansas had to forfeit the semifinal due to a positive COVID test in the program, Texas advanced to the title game. Texas closed out the final minute of the game with a 6-0 run. It was the Longhorns who got there as Matt Coleman sank a pair of free throws with 1.8 seconds remaining for the 67-66 win. Little did Texas and Texas Tech know that the winner of this quarterfinal thriller would punch a ticket directly to the championship game. Top Ten moments 2021: The most important quarterfinal ever

Seeding is based on regular-season conference records and tiebreakers. The Jayhawks have appeared in 16 of the 26 Big 12 Tournament championship games. Unsurprisingly, Kansas is the most successful program in tournament history, with 12 titles and an outstanding overall winning percentage.

The Longhorns have won 2 Big 12 Tournament titles. Texas is the defending tournament champion, having taken down top-seeded Kansas 76-56 in last year’s title game. The tournament is contracted to be played in Kansas City through 2025. The Big 12 Tournament has been hosted annually at T-Mobile Center, formerly known as Sprint Center, since 2010. All 14 Big 12 programs, including newcomers Houston, BYU, Cincinnati and UCF, will participate in the tournament, with the winner receiving the conference’s automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The 2024 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament will be held March 12-16 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. Written by: Alex Hickey | Last Updated: June 16, 2023
