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JimBob
03-09-2008, 07:55 PM
Big 12 men's basketball tournament pairings set


By Staff Reports
3/9/2008 6:20 PM
Last Modified: 3/9/2008 6:23 PM


The Big 12 men's basketball tournament pairings are set.

Oklahoma is the No. 4 seed, Oklahoma State is the No. 9 seed and Texas is No. 1. The tournament starts Thursday and ends Sunday in Kansas City, Mo.

Oklahoma State will play at 11:30 a.m. Thursday against No. 8 seed Texas Tech. If the Cowboys win, they would play Texas at 11:30 a.m. Friday in a quarterfinal game.

Oklahoma has a first-round bye and will play at 2 p.m. Friday. The Sooners will face the winner of a first-round game between fifth-seeded Baylor and 12th-seeded Colorado. Baylor plays Colorado at 2 p.m. Thursday.

The pairings:

Thursday's games

No. 8 Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State, 11:30 a.m.

No. 5 Baylor vs. No. 12 Colorado, 2 p.m.

No. 7 Nebraska vs. No. 10 Missouri, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Texas A&M vs. No. 11 Iowa State, 8:20 p.m.

Friday's games

Game 1: Texas Tech/OSU winner vs. No. 1 Texas, 11:30 a.m.

Game 2: Baylor/Colorado winner vs. No. 4 Oklahoma, 2 p.m.

Game 3: Nebraska/Missouri winner vs. No. 2 Kansas, 6 p.m.

Game 4: Texas A&M/Iowa State winner vs. No. 3 Kansas State, 8:20 p.m.

Saturday's semifinals

Game 1 vs. Game 2 winner, 1 p.m.

Game 3 vs. Game 4 winner, 3:20 p.m.

Sunday's championship

Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.