Big 12 Basketball Beat '23-24

[Carthage World]

With the mid-week games now complete, our path to a first round Big 12 tournament bye is laid out clear.

Bearcats need a Senior Day win over WVU AND a Kansas State home loss against Iowa State to secure the #10 seed.

It appears as if multiple teams could still end up as the #7 seed based on Saturday's results and the ensuing tiebreakers.

[swilsonsp4]

Half: BYU 38, ISU 27. Richie Saunders has 15 for the Cougars.

[bearcatbret]

The Big 12 is the best basketball conference. LOOK: All 54 Computer Ranking Systems Rank Big 12 No. 1 Basketball Conference (heartlandcollegesports.com)

[longtimefan]

Final: UH 67, UCF 59

Final: TCU 93-81.

BYU @ ISU just tipped off.

BYU going to the line, another really late whistle, so the ref wouldn’t have called the foul if the ball had gone in. We saw that a couple of times last night too. Hate that.

[swilsonsp4]

Final: UH 67, UCF 59

Final: TCU 93-81.

BYU @ ISU just tipped off.

[swilsonsp4]

Half: @ UCF 31, UH 28. J'Wan Roberts has been favoring his wrist that was injured earlier in the season.

Half: TCU 51, @ WV 38.

[Lobot]

Scoreboard for tonight's action:

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/date/20240306/seasontype/2/group/8

and Saturday's regular season finales

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/date/20240309/group/8

[Carthage World]

Speaking of Injuries, JoJo Tugler for Houston is out for the season with a foot injury. I think that means they're down to 8 and maybe 7 scholarship players healthy.

They're down to 8 healthy players. 3 are out for the season with injuries and 2 others are freshman redshirts.

Their 8th player (and only big man off the bench) is a 6'9 redshirt freshman center who is their version of Sage if you stuck him in Ody's body.

[bearcatbret]

The Big 12 is not gaming the system. The Big 12 Isn't Gaming Its NET, Despite ACC Propaganda (heartlandcollegesports.com)

[Lobot]

Speaking of Injuries, JoJo Tugler for Houston is out for the season with a foot injury. I think that means they're down to 8 and maybe 7 scholarship players healthy.

[swilsonsp4]

Half: TX 48, @ Baylor 40. The Longhorns hit three treys on their 1st three possessions. Max Aßmas was blazing. He has 17.

Dylan Disu went down with a knee injury. He was helped off and will not return to the game. No prognosis at this point.

Final: Baylor 93-85. Bridges 32, Aßmas 33.

[bearcatbret]

The current Big 12 power rankings. Houston, Iowa State Way Out Front in Latest Big 12 Basketball Power Rankings (heartlandcollegesports.com)
"I’m not totally convinced that Oklahoma is going to make the NCAA Tournament. At this point, the Sooners are the ninth team but they absolutely need at least one win this week. I am now convinced that, short of a big run in Kansas City, that both Kansas State and Cincinnati will miss the NCAA Tournament. Kansas State’s loss at Cincinnati on Saturday gave the Bearcats a bit of life and probably snuffed out the Wildcats."

[GoBearcats31]

If the season ended today, UC would play WVU in the 11/14 matchup with Kansas waiting as the 6

https://x.com/big12conference/status/1764451956859269448?s=61&t=9SdJwBNL429-7Zsp1zj4Tg

[GoBearcats31]

UCF had 22 turnovers in an 8 point home loss to Iowa State

[swilsonsp4]

Final: @ Baylor 82, Kansas 71. McCullar played and joined Dickinson with 20. The Jayhawks shot 55% (as did the Bears) and turned it over only 8 times, but couldn't keep Baylor from scoring.