The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship bracket announced
03.05.2006 | Men's Basketball
DALLAS -- The pairings for the 2006 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship have been set, conference officials announced tonight. Texas (25-5, 13-3 Big 12) is the No. 1 seed in the tournament and will face the winner of Thursday's first-round contest between No. 8 seed Texas Tech and No. 9 seed Kansas State in the quarterfinal round on Friday, March 10 at 11:30 a.m. (Central).
Semifinal round play is scheduled for Saturday, March 11, while the championship game is slated for Sunday, March 12 at 2 p.m. All tournament games will be played at American Airlines Center in Dallas.
All quarterfinal and semifinal round contests will be televised by ESPN Regional in Big 12 markets. In addition, Saturday's semifinals will be broadcast by ESPN2 to markets outside of the ESPN Regional viewing area. Sunday's championship game will be televised nationally by ESPN.
All Texas games also will be aired over the radio on the Longhorn Sports Network.
2006 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship Schedule
(all times Central)
First Round: Thursday, March 9
Game 1: #8 Texas Tech vs. #9 Kansas State (11:30 a.m., ESPN Regional and ESPNU)
Game 2: #5 Colorado vs. #12 Baylor (2 p.m., ESPN Regional and ESPNU)
Game 3: #7 Oklahoma State vs. #10 Iowa State (6 p.m., ESPN Regional and ESPNU)
Game 4: #6 Nebraska vs. #11 Missouri (8:20 p.m., ESPN Regional and ESPNU)
Quarterfinal Round: Friday, March 10
Game 5: #1 Texas vs. Game 1 winner (11:30 a.m., ESPN Regional and ESPNU)
Game 6: #4 Texas A&M vs. Game 2 winner (2 p.m., ESPN Regional and ESPNU)
Game 7: #2 Kansas vs. Game 3 winner (6 p.m., ESPN Regional and ESPNU)
Game 8: #3 Oklahoma vs. Game 4 winner (8:20 p.m., ESPN Regional and ESPNU)
Semifinal Round: Saturday, March 11
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner (1 p.m., ESPN Regional or ESPN2)
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner (3:20 p.m., ESPN Regional or ESPN2)
Championship: Sunday, March 12
Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner (2 p.m., ESPN)
