THE BIG XII CONFERENCE THREAD

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    Cade Cunningham GOES OFF for 40 points against Oklahoma

     
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    No. 17 KU ends No. 2 Baylor's perfect start with 71-58 win

    After its record streak in the Top 25 came to an end, Kansas spent the past the past three weeks quietly getting better, ripping off five consecutive wins before taking No. 14 Texas to overtime in a close loss on the road.

    Baylor spent most of that same stretch mired in a COVID-19 shutdown.

    So when No. 17 Kansas walked into Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday, it had reason to be confident it could end the Bears' perfect start. And by the time David McCormack finished pouring in 20 points, and Marcus Garrett added 14 on his senior night, the Jayhawks walked out with a 71-58 victory that left No. 1 Gonzaga as the nation's only undefeated team.

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    No. 17 Oklahoma State completes sweep of No. 16 Oklahoma

    As freshman star Cade Cunningham soaked in the cheers following Oklahoma State's win over Oklahoma on Monday night, the home fans at Gallagher-Iba Arena chanted, "One more year!"

    He's not coming back — he was introduced with the seniors and is projected by many to be the top pick in this year's NBA draft. And when the game was on the line, it was easy to see why he's on his way out. Cunningham scored 13 of his 15 points in the final 10 minutes to help the 17th-ranked Cowboys defeat No. 16 Oklahoma 79-75.

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    Texas Tech Uses 2nd-Half Surge To Get Past Utah State 65-53

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    Texas Tech guard Clarence Nadolny (3) steals the ball away from Utah State guard Marco Anthony (44) with a diving effort during the second half of a first round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Friday, March 19, 2021, at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind.

    Mac McClung scored 16 points in his first career NCAA Tournament game and Kyler Edwards added 12 to help sixth-seeded Texas Tech pull away from 11th-seeded Utah State 65-53 on Friday.
     
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    New Iowa St Coach T.J. Otzelberger Agrees To 5-Year Contract

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    UNLV coach T.J. Otzelberger gestures during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Air Force in the first round of the Mountain West Conference men's tournament Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Las Vegas.

    New Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has agreed to a five-year contract that will be loaded with incentive bonuses, athletic director Jamie Pollard said Friday.

    Terms were still being worked out, Pollard said, but the deal will be structured creatively to account for the athletic department's financial problems stemming from the pandemic.

    “T.J.'s passion for wanting to be here outweighs him saying this is just about money and ‘I need to make whatever I can make,’” Pollard said. “The actual contract will probably take some time to work our way through it.”

    Otzelberger was earning $1.2 million in the second year of his five-year contract at UNLV.

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    Baylor Finds Its Touch, Rolls To 79-55 Victory Over Hartford

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    Baylor's Adam Flagler (10) drives against Hartford's Miroslav Stafl (12) during the second half of a college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Friday, March 19, 2021, in Indianapolis, Tenn

    After MaCio Teague and the Baylor Bears got comfortable in the spacious confines of Lucas Oil Stadium, they looked like a team that could be playing there for bigger stakes in a few weeks.

    Teague scored 22 points and the top-seeded Bears shook off a slow-as-molasses start Friday to roll to a 79-55 victory over No. 16 Hartford in the NCAA Tournament.

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    Baylor vs. Hartford - First Round NCAA tournament extended highlights

     
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    McBride, West Virginia Beat Morehead State 84-67 In NCAAs

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    Morehead State's Skyelar Potter (5) pulls down a rebound during the second half of a college basketball game against West Virginia in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Indianapolis

    Miles McBride knocked down shots from the start while West Virginia managed to convert turnovers into baskets in a defensive effort that satisfied coach Bob Huggins. It was enough to help the Mountaineers advance in the NCAA Tournament while giving Huggins a milestone victory.

    McBride scored 18 of his 30 points after halftime to help West Virginia pull away and beat Morehead State 84-67 in the first round Friday night, securing Huggins' 900th career win.

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    Miles McBride (West Virginia) Highlights vs. Morehead State

     
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    McCormack helps No. 3 seed KU survive E Washington, 93-84

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    Eastern Washington guard Michael Meadows, center, gets pressure from Kansas guard Marcus Garrett (0) and teammate Bryce Thompson (24) while attempting to shoot during the first half of a first-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament at Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 20, 2021

    David McCormack gave third-seeded Kansas a spark when the big man returned from his COVID-19 quarantine in time to practice for its NCAA Tournament opener.

    When the first round game against Eastern Washington began, McCormack gave the Jayhawks much more than a boost of energy.

    Put on the ropes early by Tanner Groves and the Big Sky champs, McCormack responded by piling up 22 points and nine rebounds in 25 minutes of work to help slow-starting Kansas rally from a 10-point second-half deficit and beat the No. 14 seed Eagles 93-84 on Saturday to advance to the second round.

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    Oklahoma slips past former Big 12 rival Missouri in NCAAs

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    Oklahoma players celebrate as Missouri forward Kobe Brown (24) walks off the court after a first-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Indianapolis. Oklahoma won 72-68

    Trying to defend a three-point lead with under 6 seconds left, Oklahoma’s Elijah Harkless played it perfectly.

    Harkless fouled Missouri’s Drew Buggs as he dribbled, putting him at the line with 2.1 seconds remaining — which wasn’t enough — and the Sooners slipped by the ninth-seeded Tigers to win 72-68 on Saturday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

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    No. 1 seed Baylor beats Wisconsin 76-63 to reach Sweet 16

    A second COVID-19 pause seemed to make Baylor vulnerable in March, some of the verve drained from a defense that was being compared to the all-time best.

    The big, bad ball-hawking Bears are back and again look like a team ready to make a deep run — possibly into the Final Four.

    Davion Mitchell scored 16 points and spearheaded a dominant defensive first half, helping top-seeded Baylor avoid another NCAA Tournament upset with a 76-63 win over Wisconsin on Sunday.

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    Close range: Baylor grinds to Elite 8 in 62-51 win ova 'Nova



    That ice that seemed to be forming across the 3-point arc was hardly enough to throw Baylor off course.

    Some rugged defense and a newly discovered love for points in the paint helped the top-seeded Bears find the formula for a 62-51 victory over Villanova on Saturday and a trip to the Elite Eight.

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    What is the impact of the Big 12 moves on college basketball?

    The Big 12 Conference presidents and chancellors voted on Friday to accept BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF into the conference, with the individual boards of those universities set to formally accept before end of day. Though the moves were largely inspired by football-related concerns, other sports in the Big 12 will also be impacted. Foremost among the sports are men's and women's basketball, with the shifting tides of expansion having a downstream effect on the makeup and power of the American Athletic Conference and West Coast Conference as well.

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    No. 5 Texas gets Beard first win, 92-48 over Houston Baptist



    Chris Beard is doing everything he can to pump new energy into Texas basketball.

    He rebuilt the lineup with all-star transfer talent. He promised a campus party if the students packed their section in the stands for the season opener.

    And after No. 5 Texas routed Houston Baptist 92-48 on Tuesday night behind 13 points from Tre Mitchell — with five others scoring in double figures — Beard invited the students onto the court for a team photo.

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    Agbaji's career night helps No. 3 Kansas top Michigan State



    Ochai Agbaji said he was close to turning pro and skipping his senior season at Kansas.

    He's glad he decided to stay.

    Agbaji scored a career-high 29 points and No. 3 Kansas beat Michigan State 87-74 on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden on the opening night of college basketball.

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    No. 8 Baylor celebrates title, beats Incarnate Word 87-60

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    Baylor coach Scott Drew crowed about the special guest he decided to bring to the meeting with reporters after a season-opening win that was really more about celebrating the Bears’ first national championship.

    “Coach Teague,” he called MaCio Teague, one of the three guards who played key roles in the run to the title last spring.

    Of course, Drew wanted his former player to take the first question — and it wasn’t about coaching or Baylor’s 87-60 victory over Incarnate Word on Friday night. It was about being in the building to revel one more time in the championship that was capped by an 86-70 victory over previously undefeated Gonzaga in Indianapolis.

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