Big 12 Tournament Day 1: Live Updates
On Wednesday, the 2023 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament officially gets underway in Kansas City, Missouri. Wednesday marks the start of the action with the first round, with the quarterfinals taking place on Thursday followed by the semifinals and championship Friday and Saturday.
Oklahoma State went on to defeat in-state rival Oklahoma for the third time this season in Wednesday’s nightcap. The Cowboys led the entire second half and ended up taking out the Sooners 57-49. Oklahoma’s 12-point scoring run in the first half was the only thing that kept the OU in the game, but ended up falling apart quickly in the second half.
The victory advances Oklahoma State to the quarterfinals, where they will take on Texas Thursday afternoon in the third game of the day.
More Big 12 Tournament action will continue Thursday afternoon at 11:30 a.m. CT with quarterfinal action between Iowa State and Baylor. The Bears are 4.5-point favorites heading into the matchup.
2023 Big 12 Tournament schedule, results
First Round: Wed., March 8
Game 1: (8) West Virginia def. (9) Texas Tech 78-62
Game 2: (7) Oklahoma State def. (10) Oklahoma 57-49
Quarterfinals: Thurs., March 9
Game 3: (4) Baylor vs. (5) Iowa State | 11:30 a.m.
Game 4: (1) Kansas vs. West Virginia | 2 p.m.
Game 5: (2) Texas vs. Oklahoma State | 6 p.m.
Game 6: (3) Kansas State vs. (6) TCU | 8:30 p.m.
Semifinals: Fri., March 10
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner | 6 p.m.
Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner | 8:30 p.m.
Championship: Sat., March 11
Game 9: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner | 7 p.m.
West Virginia 78, Texas Tech 62
To kick-off the Big 12 Tournament, West Virginia poured it onto Texas Tech 78-62 in Wednesday’s opening matchup. The Mountaineers took an eight-point lead into the break and held the lead the rest of the game behind four of their starters scoring in double figures.
Kedrian Smith led the way with 20 points and six rebounds and will be a key factor in the Mountaineers’ next game. Up next for West Virginia is a battle against Big 12 Tournament one-seed Kansas Thursday at 2 p.m. CT.