Big 12 Tournament 2013: First Round Game Times, TV Schedule, and More
By Brian Spaen
Sep 2, 2012; Waco, TX, USA; A general view of the Big 12 logo at Floyd Casey Stadium before the game between the Baylor Bears and the Southern Methodist Mustangs. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
It’s the second iteration of the truncated Big 12 conference tournament that fans have been used to since the inception of the league. With everything different involving days played, times, and TV networks to catch the game, all the information that you need is right here.
First, the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship will be played at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. It will take place Wednesday through Saturday, starting off with the bottom four teams in the conference playing in the first round and culminating with the championship game. The top six teams in the conference get a bye week.
All games will be spread out with six games on the Big 12 Network, two quarterfinal games on ESPN2, and the championship game on ESPN.
The Iowa State Cyclones have received the fifth seed in the tournament and will take on the Oklahoma Sooners on Thursday. Both teams finished at 11-7 in the conference.
Here’s the schedule for today’s action at the Sprint Center:
Mar 4, 2013; Austin, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns guard Sheldon McClellan (1) drives against Baylor Bears guard Pierre Jackson (55) during the second half at the Frank Erwin Special Events Center. Texas beat Baylor 79-70. Mandatory Credit: Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports
First Round, Game 1:
(8)West Virginia Mountaineers vs (9)Texas Tech Red Raiders
6:00 PM CT – Big 12 Network (affiliate list) (WOI-TV*, Altitude, MASN)
- WVU: 13-18, 6-12 in conference
- TTU: 10-19, 3-15 in conference
- Mountaineers won both games in season series.
- Eron Harris (WVU) had 33 points combined in both games.
- Jordan Tolbert (TTU) scored 10 points in both games each.
- Mountaineers turned the ball over 40 times combined.
- Mountaineers shot 41 free throw attempts in the home contest against the Red Raiders.
First Round, Game 2:
(7)Texas Longhorns vs (10)Texas Christian Horned Frogs
Approx. 8:30 PM CT – Big 12 Network (affiliate list) (WOI-TV*, Altitude 2, MASN)
- UT: 15-16, 7-11 in conference
- TCU: 11-20, 2-16 in conference
- Longhorns won both games in season series.
- Cornell Crossland (TCU) had 12 rebounds in the first meeting.
- Horned Frogs shot 5-22 from 3-point range in both games combined.
- Longhorns had 12 assists in both contests (Kabongo played in just the second meeting)
*An interesting note for the viewing area here in Ames: WOI-TV, the Des Moines’ ABC affiliate, will be showing all the Big 12 Network regional broadcasts. You can catch all the action over on the Live Well Network, WOI-TV’s secondary digital channel. It can be found on 5.2 over the antenna and Mediacom channels 105 and 245. If Iowa State plays in the semifinal game, it will be broadcast on the main WOI-TV channel.
DirecTV subscribers with the Sports Pack will be able to watch the games nationally on Altitude and MASN. They will also be available nationally online on ESPN3, except for those that get Altitude and MASN as their local regional network.
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