Big 12 Basketball Noteworthy News Article
B12 conference headquarters are located in Irving, Texas, in the United States of America. Ten full-member universities are included. It is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I level. Eight public institutions and two private Christian colleges and universities make up the group's 10 members, located in Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and West Virginia. Under the leadership of 10-year commissioner Bob Bowlsby, the Big 12 Conference celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2021-22 as one of the nation's premier athletic conferences. TCU and West Virginia joined the Big 12 on July 1, 2012, joining Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Texas Tech as the league's first members since its creation.
After a successful regular season, the Big 12 is gearing up for an intriguing Big 12 Tournament, which kicks off this week. The T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, has been the site of the tournament since 2010. The latest online sports betting site can use the privilege to while it is available. The conference's tournament bracket was officially announced yesterday. Sixth-ranked Kansas (25-6, 14-4 Big 12) and third-ranked Baylor (26-6, 14-4) finished the regular season as co-champions and will be the top seeds in the conference tournament. The top four will be completed by No. 12 Texas Tech (23-8, 12-6) and No. 21 Texas (21-10, 10-8) from the Big East. Only one first-round game will be played on Wednesday in Kansas City, given there are only nine teams in the tournament. On Thursday, the quarterfinals will be played, on Friday, the semifinals, and on Saturday, the championship will be shown on ESPN.
In the first ten minutes of the game, the Mountaineers were only able to score four points. Head coach Bob Huggins became frustrated and was ejected from the game after receiving two technical fouls. He watched the final 30 minutes of the game from the team's locker room after receiving the second foul. It was a fitting pregame ceremony for Ochai Agabji to be honored as Big 12 Player of the Year. As the Jayhawks cruised to victory, he tallied 18 points. Kansas led 41-19 at the break and never trailed again. In the end, Kansas triumphed 87-63.
On Thursday night in Kansas City, during the Big 12 Tournament, Porter Moser's postseason magic was on display as OU beat No. 3-ranked Baylor 72-67. To keep their prospects of making the NCAA Tournament alive, the Sooners needed this win, their fourth in a row (18-14 overall, 8-11 Big 12). Oklahoma's fourth straight victory was aided by a dominant showing from beyond the arc, as the Sooners made 11 of their 21 attempts.
The Horned Frogs made an incredible comeback. Both clubs began the game locked in a defensive struggle. At the 5:48 mark of the first half, Texas had a 20-19 lead and had made six 3-pointers at that time. At halftime, the Longhorns held a 40-22 advantage, and the Frogs appeared to be heading home. However, the squad refused to give up and went on the offensive in the second half, outscoring Texas 43-20.
No. 5 seed TCU will meet No. 1 seed Kansas in the semifinals, whilst No. 7 seed Oklahoma will take on No. 3 seed Texas Tech. In the Big 12 semifinals, No. 6 KU was led by Agbaji to a 75-62 victory over TCU. At halftime, Ochai Agbaji had 22 points, including two incredible all-round plays, and sixth-ranked Kansas won 75-62 to advance to the Big 12 Tournament finals.
