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 | No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 8 UCF | 3 p.m. | ESPN/2
Game 11 | No. 2 Houston vs. No. 10 BYU | 7 p.m. | ESPN/2
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. G10 winner | 7 p.m. | ESPN/2
Game 14 | G11 winner vs. G12 winner | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN/2
Live33 updatesThu, March 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 1:43 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
This is getting a little bit interesting as the Knights have closed the gap to 12 points while Arizona is on a scoring drought of more than 4 minutes.
Arizona 54, UCF 42 | 11:19 to play
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 1:34 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
The Wildcats are getting it done on both ends. And to add to UCF’s troubles, Knights guard Riley Kugel already has 4 fouls.
Arizona leads 53-36 at the under-16 timeout.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 1:24 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
We’re back in action in Kansas City.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Here are the upcoming Big 12 tournament games today as the quarterfinals continue:
Coming up
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 1:09 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Brayden Burries leads Arizona with 12 points, Koa Peat has 7.
Themus Fulks leads UCF with 9 points.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 1:06 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
UCF finally found some offense late in the half, hitting each of its last 6 field goal attempts.
But the Wildcats are still in total control at the break.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 12:55 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
While Brayden Burries is leading the Wildcats with 12 points, fellow freshman Koa Peat is making plays of his own and has 7 points so far.
Arizona leads 39-16
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 12:44 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Everything is working for the Wildcats, who are 12 of 19 from the field. UCF is 3 of 17.
Arizona leads 32-8 at the under-8 timeout in the opening half.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 12:38 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Arizona is dominating this one so far. Brayden Burries has 9 points and Ivan Kharchenkov has 5, including this bucket.
Wildcats lead UCF 24-8.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 12:22 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
The top seed in the tournament is showing why, sprinting to a 12-2 lead over UCF in the first 4 minutes. Wildcats freshman Brayden Burries already has 7 points.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 12:15 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
We’re underway in our second quarterfinal of the day in Kansas City.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 12:04 PM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Here’s a look at the Big 12 tournament bracket, with Arizona vs. UCF set to tip off in about 10 minutes:
Big 12 tournament bracket
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 11:50 AM PDT
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Thu, March 12, 2026 at 11:37 AM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
The Big 12 quarterfinals roll on in about 20 minutes with the No. 1 seed Arizona tipping off against 8 seed UCF. Winner will face Iowa State.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 11:33 AM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Tamin Lipsey leads the way with 20 points, Joshua Jefferson puts up 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the Cyclones roll into the semifinals, where they’ll face the winners of Arizona-UCF on Friday.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 11:24 AM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
The Cyclones have run away with this one and they look like they’re well on their way to the Big 12 semifinals.
Iowa State leads Texas Tech 73-49 with 2:53 to play.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 11:13 AM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Tech’s leading scorer outside of the injured JT Toppin left the court after he slipped on the court and appeared hurt. Anderson is out of the game for the time being and Texas Tech is already in big trouble, trailing 65-45 with 6:48 to go.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 10:58 AM PDT
Nick Bromberg
Texas Tech was a national title contender with a healthy JT Toppin. Now, the Red Raiders look far from a Final Four team.
Tech is still very good; but there are hardly any teams that can withstand the loss of their All-American best player and still be a credible national title threat.
Thu, March 12, 2026 at 10:54 AM PDT
Yahoo Sports Staff
Joshua Jefferson hits 1,000 career points at Iowa State, and more importantly he’s taking this game over with a game-high 15 points to go with 11 rebounds so far.
Cyclones in control of Texas Tech 53-39 at the 12:22 mark.