The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
03.04.2017 | Men's Basketball
Texas claims No. 10 seed and will face Texas Tech in Wednesday’s first round at approximately 8:30 p.m. Central on ESPNU.
2017 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship Bracket (.pdf)
IRVING, Texas — The pairings for the 2017 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship have been set, conference officials announced Saturday evening. Texas (10-21, 4-14 Big 12) is the No. 10 seed in the tournament and will open play in a first-round contest against No. 7 seed Texas Tech (18-13, 6-12 Big 12) on Wednesday, March 8 at approximately 8:30 p.m. (Central). The game will be televised nationally by ESPNU.
Should Texas win its first-round game, the Longhorns would advance to play in the quarterfinal round on Thursday, March 9 at 6 p.m. (Central) against No. 2 seed West Virginia (24-7, 12-6 Big 12) on ESPNU. The semifinals will be contested on Friday, March 10 (ESPN or ESPN2), while the championship game is slated for Saturday, March 11 at 5 p.m. (Central) on ESPN.
All tournament games will be played at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. All Texas games also will be aired over the radio on the Longhorn IMG Radio Network (check www.TexasSports.com for listing of affiliates).
