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. 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.
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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
Big 12 schedule, results (all times ET)
Friday, March 13 — Semifinals
Game 13 | No. 1 Arizona 82, No. 5 Iowa State 80
Game 14 | No. 2 Houston vs. No. 3 Kansas | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN/2
Live108 updatesFri, March 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM PDT
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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.
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 7:19 PM PDT
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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.
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 7:17 PM PDT
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Cenac is a bit overlooked among Houston’s 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.
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 7:14 PM PDT
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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.
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 7:04 PM PDT
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But he’s going to need a lot more help. Houston’s defense has been suffocating so far … and the Cougars are shooting 50% from the field.
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM PDT
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Houston leads 13-2 as Kansas is 0-of-5 from the field and has two turnovers.
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 6:54 PM PDT
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After a JoJo Tugler offensive rebound led to a Chris Cenac dunk, Bill Self was absolutely livid with his team.
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM PDT
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Kansas is very dependent on Flory Bidunga’s presence this year. That probably won’t change tonight.
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 6:12 PM PDT
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What a sequence for Jaden Bradley! His game-winner for the Wildcats knocks off Iowa State 82-80.
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM PDT
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After Arizona used its fouls to give, Tamin Lipsey hits a three with 15.2 seconds to go and an 80-80 tie.
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM PDT
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Momcilovic is on fire. He’s up to 28 points and is 8-of-14 from the 3-point line.
This has been a phenomenal game — and maybe the best game of conference tournament week so far.
Arizona leads 78-77 with 1:04 to go.
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 6:05 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
Arizona leads by 4 with less than two minutes to go after three consecutive three pointers (Moncilovic, Dell’Orso and Jefferson) followed by a fantastic offensive rebound and feed underneath to Tobe Awaka.
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
The Wildcats are up five with 2:56 to go following another Anthony Dell’Orso 3-pointer. The Wildcats were up five just two possessions earlier, but Milan Momcilovic buried a three to cut the lead back down to two.
This has been a fantastic second half between two teams that are Final Four contenders. Dell’Orso now has 23 and Ivan Kharchenkov has scored 17.
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
Lipsey asked the officials for a timeout to head to the bench. He appears to be favoring his right leg and headed straight for the locker room with less than 5 minutes to go.
He’s a key member of the team even though he’s just 1-of-9 from the field tonight.
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 5:56 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
Iowa State fans travel well to Kansas City every year for the Big 12 tournament and the city is full of Kansas fans.
The same number could be attained Saturday night if both the Cyclones and Jayhawks win.
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
Iowa State got two offensive rebounds — the second by Buchanan — before finally getting a basket in the paint to take a 65-64 lead with less than seven minutes to go.
Buchanan, however, picked up his fourth foul on the next possession.
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM PDT
Nick Bromberg
Dell’Orso was massive in Arizona’s win at Houston and he’s coming up big again tonight. He is 8-of-12 from the field and 4-of-7 from the 3-point line.
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 5:45 PM PDT
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Can the Wildcats hang onto it this time? Arizona has surged ahead by making its last five shots from the field while Iowa State went 0-of-4 in that span.
Fri, March 13, 2026 at 5:40 PM PDT
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The Wildcats trail 60-56 at the under-12 timeout. So far, it’s a very Sisyphean performance for the Big 12 regular season champions. As soon as it gets close, Iowa State inches away again.