Baylor has already reached an impressive milestone by winning his first Big 12 title of the regular season. Now, the Bears (20-1, 12-1 Big 12) are entering the postseason looking to make more history by winning the Big 12 Tournament for the first time in the show’s history. Baylor looks safe in the No. 1 seed line for the NCAA Tournament, but like the No. 1 seed in the Big 12 Tournament, the Bears would certainly love to hang another flag by joining the Big Dance.
A deep league on the right track to send seven of its 10 teams to the NCAA Tournament will provide a lot of stamina, but Baylor is the favorite after finding his way again after a 21-day break between games that hindered him a little in February. The Bears lost in Kansas in their second game after the break, but have won three consecutive wins over the conference’s ranked opponents since then, culminating in an impressive 88-73 victory over Texas Tech on Sunday.
But don’t count the Jayhawks yet. Despite losing the second best scorer, David McCormack, to the COVID-19 protocols during the week, Kansas is always dangerous in this event and can be a spoiler for the Bears. As well as third-placed Texas, who recovered after going through a rough patch in January, winning four of their last five games.
The tournament started on Wednesday night with Kansas State taking the TCU down 71-50. Despite finishing 11 games below 0.500, the Wildcats completely overcame the Horned Frogs and set up a meeting with Baylor on Thursday afternoon. No. 7 Oklahoma faces No. 10 Iowa State at night from Kansas City.
Below is the complete schedule and tip times for the tournament.
2021 Big 12 Tournament schedule, scores
Localization: T-Mobile Center – Kansas City
Live broadcast: fuboTV (try it for free) | Follow live: CBS Sports App
All hours in the East; some start times approach
First round – Wednesday, March 10
Game 1: No. 9 Kansas State 71, No. 8 TCU 50 | Recap
Game 2: No. 7 Oklahoma 79, No. 10 Iowa State 73 | Recap
Quarter-finals – Thursday, March 11
Game 3: No. 4 West Virginia vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State | 11:30 am on ESPN or ESPN2
Game 4: No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 9 Kansas State | 2:30 pm on ESPN or ESPN2
Game 5: No. 2 Kansas vs. No. 7 Oklahoma | 6:30 pm on ESPN or ESPN2
Game 6: No. 3 Texas vs. No. 6 Texas Tech | 9:30 pm on ESPN or ESPN2
Semifinals – Friday, March 12
Game 7: Winner of game 3 vs. game winner 4 | 6:30 pm on ESPN or ESPN2
Game 8: Winner of game 5 vs. game winner 6 | 9:30 pm on ESPN or ESPN2
Big 12 Tournament Championship Game – Saturday, March 13
Game 9: Winner of game 7 vs. game winner 8 | 6 pm on ESPN
Follow below for updates, analysis and highlights throughout the event.