The Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament saw its second round conclude on Wednesday, March 13th. Here’s a recap of the action:

Cincinnati Dominates Short-Handed Kansas: The Bearcats secured a convincing victory over a depleted Jayhawks team missing key players.
BYU Cruises Past UCF: The Cougars secured a comfortable win against the Knights, setting up a quarterfinal matchup with 4th-seeded Texas Tech.
TCU Upsets Oklahoma: The Horned Frogs edged out the Sooners to advance to the quarterfinals.
Kansas State Stuns Texas: In the first upset of the tournament, the Wildcats held off the Longhorns in a close contest.

These results have set the stage for the quarterfinals:

#4 Texas Tech vs.#5 BYU – A rematch of their earlier season matchup where Texas Tech came back from a significant halftime deficit.
#1 Houston vs. Winner of Oklahoma vs. TCU – The top-seeded Cougars await their next opponent.
#3 Baylor vs. Winner of Kansas vs. Cincinnati – The Jayhawks will be without their top scorers in their matchup against the Bearcats.
#2 Iowa State vs. Winner of Texas State vs. Kansas State – The Cyclones face an opponent determined after the Wildcats’ upset victory.

With the top contenders advancing and intriguing matchups set, the Big 12 Tournament promises further excitement as it progresses towards the championship game.