The No. 2 Houston Cougars face the Colorado Buffaloes in the Big 12 Tournament. Thursday's game is the second meeting of the season between the two teams.

Houston will have the luxury of resting an extra two days with the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship basketball tournament starting Tuesday. The Big 12 regular-season champion Cougars (27-4) won’t be playing until Thursday’s quarterfinal round at Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center,

Fans were quick to call out the Big 12 tournament's 2025 court design. See our favorite social media reactions.

Fully adorned with “XII” symbols, the court has been panned as headache-inducing, although the Big 12’s commissioner said players approved of the “aspirational” design.

Day 2 of the Big 12 Tournament closes with the Kansas Jayhawks (20-11, 11-9) taking the court against the UCF Knights (17-15, 8-13). UCF thumped Utah yesterday 87-82 in the opening round of the tournament. Kayshawn Hall scored 23 points to pace the UCF attack.

Tune in to see the No. 8 seed West Virginia Mountaineers (19-12, 10-10 Big 12) face off the No. 16 seed Colorado Buffaloes (13-19, 3-17 Big 12) in the Big 12 Tournament Wednesday at T-Mobile

Elijah Malone and RJ Smith helped keep Colorado men's basketball's season alive in the Buffs' Big 12 Tournament win over West Virginia

Joshua Jefferson recorded 19 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals to lead No. 12 Iowa State to a 76-56 victory over Cincinnati on Wednesday afternoon in the second round of the Big 12 tournament at Kansas City.